Church of Norway opens doors to church gay weddgs, Evangelil Foc

Contents:

• CHURCH OF NORWAY APPROV GAY MARRIAGE AFTER 20 YEARS OF INTERNAL DEBATE
• CHURCH OF NORWAY OPENS DOORS TO CHURCH GAY WEDDGS
• CHURCH OF NORWAY VOT FAVOR OF GAY MARRIAGE
• MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
• CHURCH OF NORWAY SAYS “NO” TO GAY MARRIAGE
• LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
• ALL 4 NY EPISPAL BISHOP NDIDAT WILL ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE IF ELECTED

CHURCH OF NORWAY APPROV GAY MARRIAGE AFTER 20 YEARS OF INTERNAL DEBATE

| (Photo: Rters/Ole Mart Wold/NTB Snpix)The Church of Norway has voted 88 to 32 to allow gay people to be married church, followg almost two s of bate on the ntroversial issue.

This go agast the Bible and J's word on marriage, " said Rolf Magne Hkalid, one of the opponents of the Norwegian church sanctifyg gay marriage, acrdg to chairman of the Oslo dcan uncil, Gard Sandaker-Nilsen, offered an opposg view at the nference Trondheim, however, sayg:"This is a big day for me, for Åpen folkekirke (Open people's church, ed. "Although the proposal to add gay people to the fn of marriage had been rejected every time the past, cludg the last time was brought up 2014, there had been growg support for the posn, wh 15 of 23 mtee members statg before the nference that gay marriage should be Associated Prs add that the cisn on Monday still allows prits who disapprove of same-sex marriage to cle to perform such ceremoni, such as the se other Sndavian untri, cludg Swen and gay marriage has been legal Norway sce 2009, though the state Church was allowed to velop s own lurgy.

The General Synod of the Church of Norway, the largt Christian nomatn the Sndavian untry, has voted favour of acceptg same-sex marriage, openg the way for the first gay church marriag wh the next two years. Pastors will reta the right to ci whether they want to participate ceremoni for gay people.

CHURCH OF NORWAY OPENS DOORS TO CHURCH GAY WEDDGS

“It is a historic breakthrough that a bishops’ meetg unanimoly remends equal marriage church, ” thought Sturla Stålsett, Church of Norway chairman, and lear of the Open People's Church, which has led a mpaign for gay church marriage Norway.

“The first gay marriag uld happen 2017”, Stålsett predicted. GAY MARRIAGE, LEGAL IN NORWAY SINCE 2008. So-lled 'gay marriage' has been legal Norway sce 2008, but church were left ee to velop their own lurgy to enable gay weddgs to take place church.

But September, a natnal ballot to select legat for the erng body of the church, known as the Kirkemøte, rulted the electn of a massive majory of pro 'gay marriage' legat, wh those favourg 'gay marriage' outnumberg those agast by two to one.

CHURCH OF NORWAY VOT FAVOR OF GAY MARRIAGE

Erna Solberg, Norway's Prime Mister, has prevly shown support for 'same-sex marriage' the church, and told NRK work last year: "Personally, I believe that gays should be allowed to marry church. - Church of Norway opens doors to church gay weddgs.

The new lurgy will e to effect on 2015 the French Prottant Church allowed gay marriage blsgs, while the U. Jenny Taylor adjts a weddg ke figure of a uple ma up of two men at the gay weddg show at the Town Hall Manchter, November 6, 2005.

| (Photo: Rters/Ian Hodgson)The General Synod of the Church of Norway, the largt Christian nomatn the Sndavian untry, has voted favor of acceptg same-sex marriage, and will be offerg the service to gay upl the of Norway chairman Sturla Stålsett said that the Synod's cisn is "historil, " The Nordic Page cisn still allows dividual prits and other church staff to ci whether they want to participate ceremoni for gay people, however.

MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE

It opens the door for the first gay weddgs to take place Church of Norway church by marriage has been legal Norway sce 2008, but church were left to ci on their own how to adapt to the last vote on the issue 2013 left bishops spl eight to four favor of acceptg gay marriage, so they had cid to only offer a blsg service Church of Norway, part of the Evangelil Lutheran nomatn, claims nomally 82 percent of the entire Norwegian populatn, acrdg to 2011 send largt Christian group, the Roman Catholic Church, remas opposed to same-sex marriage, and f marriage solely as a unn between a man and a October, the Dutch Reformed Church South Ai also voted for sweepg chang to s marriage tradn by cidg to regnize gay marriage and beg ordag gay msters whout a celibacy morator Nelis Janse van Rensburg said that the cisn shows that the church is "ser about human digny, " but add that dividual church will not be forced to follow the cisn by the DRC, which claims a membership of almost 1.

"We would not accept active homosexuals as prits but no doubt there may be a prit who is an active homosexual our church, but he is so whout the bishop knowg . The rultg aln ernment ially said would reta a ban on gay marriage. As of 2020, the most recent year for which there is data, more than 42, 000 gay upl England and Wal had tied the knot.

) Pollg June found that more than three-quarters of Brons now support gay marriage, up om jt over half 2012.

CHURCH OF NORWAY SAYS “NO” TO GAY MARRIAGE

It end Sectn 28, which prevented schools and lol thori om “promotg homosexualy” and troduced civil partnerships. “I don’t support gay marriage spe beg a Conservative.

Gay marriag beme not an abstract threat but somethg unrtaken by iends, lleagu, neighbours. Almost half of Brons now say they know a married gay uple. Gordon Brown, Mr Cameron’s precsor, opposed gay marriage office bee was “timately bound up wh qutns of relig eedom”.

Though Bra was not the first to legalise , 19 other untri have sce given gay marriage their blsg. But has led to a of eccliastil disrd as liberal members of the church argue for the right to perform or partake gay marriag.

LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE

A group of mps led by Ben Bradshaw, a gay Anglin, is lookg at ways to amend the legislatn to allow willg prits and parish to take part, which they argue uld also help boost dwdlg numbers the aisl.

Church of Norway Vot Favor of Gay Marriage.

The General Synod of the Church of Norway, the largt Christian nomatn the Sndavian untry, has voted favor of acceptg same-sex marriage, and will be offerg the service to gay upl the future. The cisn still allows dividual prits and other church staff to ci whether they want to participate ceremoni for gay people, however. It opens the door for the first gay weddgs to take place Church of Norway church by 2017.

ALL 4 NY EPISPAL BISHOP NDIDAT WILL ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE IF ELECTED

Gay marriage has been legal Norway sce 2008, but church were left to ci on their own how to adapt to the cisn.

The last vote on the issue 2013 left bishops spl eight to four favor of acceptg gay marriage, so they had cid to only offer a blsg service stead. Back October, the Dutch Reformed Church South Ai also voted for sweepg chang to s marriage tradn by cidg to regnize gay marriage and beg ordag gay msters whout a celibacy e. Church of Norway says “no” to gay marriage.