Church of Stland to ci on misters and same-sex marriage, while Epispal Church to vote on gay church weddgs
Contents:
- STTISH CHURCH PH FORWARD ON GAY RIGHTS
- GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
- MOSW CY HALL BANS GAY LGBT PARA FOR 14TH YEAR A ROW
- A TERRIBLE SERMON: PATRIARCH OF MOSW BLS “METAPHYSIL” WAR AGAST THE “WORLD OF GAY PRIS”
STTISH CHURCH PH FORWARD ON GAY RIGHTS
LONDON (RNS) — In June, the Sttish Epispal Church, which is part of the Anglin Communn, announced that was allowg gay weddgs after s synod voted to amend s non law on marriage. * scottish episcopal church gay marriage *
While clergy will not be required to marry same-sex upl, the move mak the mory who oppose the natnal church’s volvement gay marriage worried about further divisn.
LONDON (RNS) — The first gay marriage an Anglin church Bra took place this week, a day after Archbishop of Canterbury Jt Welby scribed the ntug squabbl over same-sex marriage the worldwi Anglin Communn as “tractable. The gay uple, known as “Mark and Rick, ” had their orr of service posted on Facebook, which told people that they were married on Tuday (Aug. In June, the Sttish Epispal Church, which is part of the Anglin Communn, announced that was allowg gay weddgs after s synod voted to amend s non law on marriage.
Has allowed gay marriage sce 2015. Welby, speakg to the BBC om Ai where he has been travelg, was asked if the Anglin Communn’s rift over homosexualy might worsen, given that the munn’s center of growth is on that ntent, where tradnal views on marriage hold sway.
GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
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Holdsworth, a leadg figure the Changg Attu Stland mpaign, said that people Stland have changed their mds on gay marriage and now support . Although they have only an timated 100, 000 members, the impact of gay weddgs s Sttish Epispal church will be signifint, acrdg to Simon Sarmiento, of the webse, Thkg Anglins.
“Gay Anglins England will be able to travel to Stland to get married, puttg more prsure on the Church of England, ” he said. Wh the Church of England there are eply divergent views on gays, and at the most recent General Synod, a bishops’ report advotg no change the church’s stance on the blsg of gay partnerships or the nductg of gay marriag was narrowly rejected. Holdsworth said Welby is wrong to say the problem is tractable and urged him to speak to gay people who want to help e up wh solutns.
Gay upl uld be married Sttish church wh a year after the Sttish Epispal Church voted favour of allowg s clergy to pri over same-sex weddgs. The historic cisn, reached after an impassned bate at the Church's General Synod Edburgh, mak the first mastream Christian church the UK to allow gay marriage. It also means that gay Christians om any Anglin Church n now ask to be married Stland, givg many their first opportuny for a church weddg.
MOSW CY HALL BANS GAY LGBT PARA FOR 14TH YEAR A ROW
Historic move hailed by gay rights activists uld rult sanctns om 80 ln-strong global Anglin munn<br> * scottish episcopal church gay marriage *
Unr the new l, clergy who want to pri over gay weddgs will have to put themselv forward for the role, allowg those who object to the cisn to opt out. But other gay members of the Church spoke passnately about the importance of changg the doctre.
Speakg of her "ep hurt and pa" at beg told that there was "somethg wrong" wh her when she me out as gay, she add: "If J was standg right here this room today, he would be tellg jt to get on wh .
WHERE OTHER CHURCHES STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE. Church of England: The Church's teachg remas that marriage is only permted between heterosexual upl, although gay clergy are permted to live celibate liv civil partnerships.
A TERRIBLE SERMON: PATRIARCH OF MOSW BLS “METAPHYSIL” WAR AGAST THE “WORLD OF GAY PRIS”
Earlier this year a report by the Hoe of Bishops remend that the Church should not change s opposn to same-sex marriage, but should adopt a "h tone and culture of wele and support" for gay people.