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William Belser Spong Jr. (September 29, 1920 – October 8, 1997) was an American Democratic Party politician and a United States Senator who represented the state of Virginia from 1966 to 1973. Biography. Early life and education.
19 de sept. de 2021 · John Shelby Spong, a charismatic Episcopal bishop who pushed his followers to accept women and L.G.B.T.Q. clergy, and who later called on them to reject sacrosanct ideas like Jesus’ virgin birth...
Spong was the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark from 1979 to 2000. He was known as a leader of the church's liberal wing. [5] He was one of the first American bishops to ordain a woman into the clergy (in 1977), and he was the first to ordain an openly gay man ( Robert Williams in 1989). [6]
William Belser Spong Jr. (29 de septiembre de 1920 - 8 de octubre de 1997) fue un político del Partido Demócrata estadounidense y senador de los Estados Unidos que representó al estado de Virginia de 1966 a 1973. Biografía. Vida temprana y educación.
9 de oct. de 1997 · William B. Spong, 77, a Democrat whose election to the U.S. Senate in 1966 became a major turning point in dismantling the control of Virginia politics held by the old-line political...
The Right Rev. John Shelby Spong, a liberal theologian and retired bishop who shook up the modern Episcopal Church, championing the inclusion of women and LGBTQ people in the clergy while...
22 de dic. de 2021 · William Belser Spong Jr. was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served in the House of Delegates (1954–1955), the Senate of Virginia (1956–1966), and the United States Senate (1966–1973). He was born in Portsmouth on September 29, 1920, to William Belser Spong and Emily Nichols Spong.
