The Prbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Tuday voted to allow the ordatn of openly gay and lbian misters.
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- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH AMERI LEARS SAY THOSE WHO INTIFY AS GAY ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORDATN
- FIRST OPENLY GAY MISTER TO BE ORDAED BY PRBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) TOMORROW
- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH U.S.A. TO ALLOW GAY AND LBIAN CLERGY
- AS A GAY PRBYTERIAN, WE SHOULDN’T PAT OURSELV ON THE BACK JT YET
- GENEVA COLLEGE ALLEGEDLY FIR GAY SOCCER ACH AFTER INSTAGRAM POSTS ABOUT CLIVENS
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH AMERI LEARS SAY THOSE WHO INTIFY AS GAY ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORDATN
Wh an timated 3.1 ln members, the Prbyterian Church (USA) is very supportive of gay, lbian and bisexual people. * gay presbyterians *
Followg the risen Christ, and seekg to make the Church a te muny of hospaly, the missn of More Light Prbyterians is to work for the full participatn of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) people the life, mistry and wns of the Prbyterian Church (USA) and society.
FIRST OPENLY GAY MISTER TO BE ORDAED BY PRBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) TOMORROW
(RNS) — Stt Barber, chair of the Overtur Commtee, told the elrs votg on the overture that s tent is not to exclu Christians who are gay but rema celibate. Still, that’s not the way many opponents of the overture received s approval. * gay presbyterians *
Out of Orr is a groundbreakg feature documentary revealg the plex and paful stggl faced by lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer fah lears wh the Prbyterian Church, 2019, we gathered alongsi folks om Immanuel Prbyterian Church, Clarendon Prbyterian Church, Fairlgton Prbyterian Church, Wtern Prbyterian Church, and Oaklands Prbyterian Church to celebrate and show our pri. (RNS) — Pastors and church lears the Prbyterian Church Ameri passed an overture at s General Assembly this week sayg those who intify as gay are not qualified for ordatn the nservative Prbyterian nomatn.
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH U.S.A. TO ALLOW GAY AND LBIAN CLERGY
The Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force applds the historic ordatn of Stt Anrson set for tomorrow Madison, Wis. He will bee the first * gay presbyterians *
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The overture clus any inty Christians may profs “that unrm or ntradicts their inty as new creatns Christ, ” though sgl out “gay Christian, ” “same sex attracted Christian” and “homosexual Christian” among those inti. The nomatn already bars any “practicg homosexual” om ordatn. Those who profs an inty (such as, but not limed to, ‘gay Christian, ’ ‘same sex attracted Christian, ’ ‘homosexual Christian, ’ or like terms) that unrm or ntradicts their inty as new creatns Christ, eher by nyg the sfulns of fallen sir (such as, but not limed to, same sex attractn), or by nyg the realy and hope of progrsive sanctifitn, or by failg to pursue Spir-empowered victory over their sful temptatns, clatns, and actns are not qualified for ordaed office.
AS A GAY PRBYTERIAN, WE SHOULDN’T PAT OURSELV ON THE BACK JT YET
* gay presbyterians *
Barber told the elrs votg on the overture that s tent is not to exclu Christians who are gay but rema celibate. “We don’t need to amend our nstutn to make a non-affirmg nomatn (hostile) to gay people who want to follow J celibacy, ” the Rev. Johnson, who voted agast the overture, has prevly shared his story as a “gay atheist kid who experienced a nversn to J llege and has joyfully walked wh him celibacy ever sce.
The pastor pots a fger at the ex-gay movement and nversn therapy, which, while wily discreded the mental health field, he said ntu to shape many evangelils’ beliefs about and expectatns of LGBTQ people. His book, “Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn om the Church’s Failed Attempt to Cure Homosexualy, ” releas September.
“While the ex-gay movement is ad, s daver walks about unad among . “The reigng cultural narrative is that ‘Christians hate gay people.
GENEVA COLLEGE ALLEGEDLY FIR GAY SOCCER ACH AFTER INSTAGRAM POSTS ABOUT CLIVENS
In the Prbyterian Church USA, the church voted 2015 to allow gay and lbian weddgs wh the church. The Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force applds the historic ordatn of Stt Anrson set for tomorrow Madison, Wis. He will bee the first openly gay mister ordaed by the Prbyterian Church (USA) sce the nomatn amend s nstutn this year to elimate official barriers to the ordatn of people based on their sexual orientatn.