Sce 2003, lears of the Ain Methodist Epispal Church have ma several public statements clarg the nomatn’s opposn to the ordatn of openly gay clergy members.
Contents:
- WHY ARE SO MANY OF THE CLERGY GAY?
- ARE EPISPAL CHURCH GAY FRIENDLY
- THE EPISPAL CHURCH APPROV RELIG WEDDGS FOR GAY UPL AFTER NTROVERSIAL BATE
WHY ARE SO MANY OF THE CLERGY GAY?
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ARE EPISPAL CHURCH GAY FRIENDLY
Epispal church are known for their nservative valu, but do they have a gay iendly policy? The answer to this qutn is a ltle plited, as * episcopal church gay clergy *
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”Ward wrote that he believ the issue of gay marriage is “tly plited” and that he rpects all sis on the issue, addg that if elected bishop, “honorg theologil diversy would be a prry. ”“Seekg rolutn and a mutual path forward would volve a basic mment to rpectg the digny of every person, affordg genero pastoral attentn to every voice, and seekg Holy mon ground on nonilly sound footg, ” Ward July 2018, the Epispal Church General Conventn passed Rolutn B012, which required all dc to bls same-sex unns, removg earlier provisns that allowed several dc to prohib such measur, due to them beg nflict wh the biblil standard of B012 allowed clergy to refe to perform gay weddgs, required bishops who oppose them to let another bishop provi pastoral support for the same-sex uple and to provi a prit to perform the November 2018, Albany Bishop Love released an open letter statg that he refed to enforce the rolutn his dce. Epispal church are known for their nservative valu, but do they have a gay iendly policy?
THE EPISPAL CHURCH APPROV RELIG WEDDGS FOR GAY UPL AFTER NTROVERSIAL BATE
This n be a big al for the gay muny, as provis them wh a place to worship and feel safe. So even if your particular Epispal church don’t have a gay-iendly policy, rt assured that there are others out there that do. The church pris self on s clive nature, and many bishops have spoken out agast homophobia and advoted for LGBT Epispal Church has been a vol proponent of same-sex marriage sce 2003, when passed a rolutn supportg civil unns for gay upl.
The church was found 1787 by a group of Prottant clergy who left the Anglin Church bee they disagreed wh s doctre on homosexualy. At first, the Epispal Church refed to allow gay people to bee members or serve learship rol, but over time has e to accept and even embrace lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people as full members.
In 2003, the church nsecrated s first openly gay bishop. In addn to worshippg regularly church servic, Epispalians also participate special relig ruals, such as baptisms and some members of the Epispal Church believe that gay relatnships should be accepted, others view homosexualy as a s. As a rult, gay-iendly anizatns and ngregatns wh the Epispal Church are few and far between.