On the seventh day, the issue rested.

In the first Sunday sermon Bishop Alfred A. Owens Jr. made since apologizing for his remarks about gays and lesbians, the pastor of Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church moved beyond the controversy of the past weeks and preached a lively message about keeping one’s house in order.

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