The Prbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved refg marriage the church nstutn Tuday to clu a "mment between two people," beg the largt Prottant group to formally regnize gay marriage as Christian and allow same-sex weddgs every ngregatn.
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- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH FORMALLY APPROV GAY MARRIAGE CHURCH NSTUTN
- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH AMERI LEARS SAY THOSE WHO INTIFY AS GAY ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORDATN
- WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH: EVANGELILS SUDNLY ON THE WRONG SI GAY MARRIAGE BATE
- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) CHANG S NSTUTN TO CLU GAY MARRIAGE
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH FORMALLY APPROV GAY MARRIAGE CHURCH NSTUTN
The Prbyterian Church ma a historic cisn Tuday night to formally regnize gay marriage and allow same-sex upl to marry. * presbyterian church gay marriage *
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. “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.
” Meanwhile, on Twter, the Relign News Service announced that wh the PC(USA) change “male Prottants have solidified their support for gay marriage. “I remember Chris wrote , ” she says, sharg the story of how her son me out to her as gay.
” McCallum remembers visg her son’s apartment where he was leadg a Bible study for gay men.
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH AMERI LEARS SAY THOSE WHO INTIFY AS GAY ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORDATN
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She had never nmned homosexualy as agast God’s will, but tth be told, she had been uneasy wh . When an associate pastor said to me, ‘I have a gay brother, and he don’t have any more time for you to study the matter, ’ I ma a cisn.
I am glad that a pastor is not forced to officiate at any marriage, heterosexual or homosexual, if they don’t feel is wise. Jt as the church changed her stance on slavery and women’s role the church, some of have e to unrstand the biblil prohibns of homosexual behavr to refer stead to vlent sexual acts agast anyone, wh specific reference to sexual acts between men and children. ) approved refg marriage the church nstutn Tuday to clu a "mment between two people, " beg the largt Prottant group to formally regnize gay marriage as Christian and allow same-sex weddgs every new fn was endorsed last year by the church General Assembly, or top legislative body, but required approval om a majory of the nomatn's 171 regnal districts, or prbyteri.
Rob Whe, a lear of More Light Prbyterians, which advot for gay acceptance wh the far, 41 prbyteri have rejected the refn, which clus a provisn that no clergy would be pelled to pri at a gay marriage or host such a ceremony on church property.
WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
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The vote one prbytery was tied, acrdg to a tally by the Covenant Network of Prbyterians, a pro-gay group that works to keep Prbyterians uned spe theologil year, the church had allowed misters to pri at gay weddgs if lol church lears approved stat where the unns were legally regnized. Between 2011, when the Prbyterian church thorized gay ordatn, and 2013, the latt year for which figur are available, 428 of the nomatn's church left for more nservative nomatns or dissolved, though some theologil nservativ have remaed as they ci how to move Fowler LaBerge, print of the nservative Prbyterian Lay Commtee, said the new fn was "an exprs repudiatn of the Bible" and approved "what God do not bls. He said the Fellowship's opposn to the amendment is " no way tend to be anti-gay, " but aims "wh huy" to uphold the tradnal Bible view of marriage.
Although several Prottant nomatns have taken signifint steps toward regnizg same-sex relatnships, only one other major Christian group has endorsed gay marriage as Christian 2005, the 1.
"The Epispal Church, which blazed a trail 2003 by electg the first openly gay Anglin bishop, Gene Robson, do not have a formal posn on gay marriage, but allows bishops to ci whether their prits n officiate at the ceremoni. Epispalians will take up gay marriage at a natnal meetg Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri, which elimated barriers to gay ordatn 2009, tak a siar approach, allowg some discretn by clergy and ngregatns to officiate at same-sex ceremoni whout formally regnizg same-sex marriage as a Uned Methodist Church, the send-largt Prottant nomatn the U.
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH: EVANGELILS SUDNLY ON THE WRONG SI GAY MARRIAGE BATE
(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. * presbyterian church gay marriage *
S., bars "self-avowed practicg homosexuals" om ordatn and prohibs gay weddgs. Many Methodist clergy have been performg gay marriag as a prott of church Rev. (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.
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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.
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) CHANG S NSTUTN TO CLU GAY MARRIAGE
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.