Children of parents who intify themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr may now be blsed as fants and baptized The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats whout First Princy approval, Print Dall H. Oaks announced Thursday morng, April 4.
Contents:
- 3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE
- POLICY CHANG ANNOUNCED FOR MEMBERS GAY MARRIAG, CHILDREN OF LGBT PARENTS
- WHERE SHOULD WE, AS CHRISTIANS, STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE?
- EXCLUSIVE: TAYLOR MARSHALL SAYS POPE FRANCIS MAY CHANGE POSN OF CATHOLIC CHURCH ON GAY MARRIAGE
3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE
The Prbyterian Church (USA) officially regnized gay marriage this week. * gay married church *
It has weled gay people sce 1976, when s General Conventn cid that “homosexual persons are children of God who have a full and equal claim wh all other persons upon the love, acceptance, and pastoral ncern and re of the Church.
POLICY CHANG ANNOUNCED FOR MEMBERS GAY MARRIAG, CHILDREN OF LGBT PARENTS
The Prbyterian Church ma a historic cisn Tuday night to formally regnize gay marriage and allow same-sex upl to marry. * gay married church *
That special missn nclud wh 53 percent of church lears and lay people votg to tighten language on s same-sex marriage ban at a general nference last Febary, a measure sayg “the practice of homosexualy is patible wh Christian teachg. Epispalians followed su 2018, expandg the right of gay ngregants to get married all ngregatns.
Pope Francis has drawn acclaim for sayg “Who am I to judge gay people?, ” but the Catholic Church has shown no sign of changg s strict anti-LGBTQ doctre.
WHERE SHOULD WE, AS CHRISTIANS, STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE?
While Pope Francis' ments supportg same sex civil unns were a drastic shift Catholic church guidance, U.S. Catholics have supported gay marriage for about a . * gay married church *
Siarly, the Southern Baptist Conventn, the largt Prottant nomatn the US, ntu to margalize LGBTQ ngregants, wh msag that have bee culture-war talkg pots agast queer rights — like homosexualy is not a “valid alternative liftyle” and “genr inty is termed by blogil sex and not by one’s self-perceptn. Correctn append, March 18 The Prbyterian Church (USA) ma a historic cisn Tuday night to formally regnize gay marriage and allow same-sex upl to marry s ngregatns.
EXCLUSIVE: TAYLOR MARSHALL SAYS POPE FRANCIS MAY CHANGE POSN OF CATHOLIC CHURCH ON GAY MARRIAGE
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“Fally, the church s nstutnal documents fully regniz that the love of gays and lbian upl is worth celebratg the fah muny, ” Rev.
Ellison, executive director of the Covenant Network of Prbyterians, which advot for the cln of gay people the church, told the Tim. " It lled on Catholics "to wele wh rpect and sensivy persons wh homosexual clatns.
" The Vatin also said that s refal to give relig approval to same-sex marriage do not preclu givg blsgs to homosexual people.