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Contents:
- MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
- A STORM A TEACUP? GAY MARRIAGE THE COE
- GAY ANGLIN PRITS FIGHT TO GET CHURCH BLSG OF THEIR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
- TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
- CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
Letters:<strong> Ian Gordon</strong>, <strong>Stephen Evans,</strong> <strong>William Bartram</strong> and <strong>Meirn Bowen</strong> rpond to Archbishop Jt Welby’s affirmatn that gay sex is a s * gay marriage in anglican *
On 7 June 2003 Gene Robson be the first openly gay bishop the Epispal church of the US; on 3 Augt 2022 Archbishop Jt Welby “affirms validy” of the 1998 Lambeth claratn that homosexual relatnships are patible wh scripture (Jt Welby ‘affirms validy’ of 1998 gay sex is s claratn, 2 Augt).
Ian GordonFolktone, Kent The affirmatn that gay sex is a s will e much nsternatn, cludg among many Anglins who regnise the sufferg that this regrsive posn has flicted on gay people. William BartramHampton, Greater London I spect that a lot of people will share my disgt at the affirmatn that gay sex is a s.
Although Jt Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, recently affirmed the validy of a 1998 claratn that gay sex was a s, there are signs that the C of E may be movg towards allowg clergy to follow their nscience on the issue. Anglin church the US, Stland and Canada have already moved to start nductg same-sex weddgs, while the church Wal has started offerg blsgs to married gay upl. Church of England prits will be permted to bls the civil marriag of same-sex upl a profound shift the church’s stance on homosexualy after a historic vote by s erng first blsgs for gay upl uld happen this summer.
A STORM A TEACUP? GAY MARRIAGE THE COE
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) — 'The issue of gay people and their rights is equivalent a stggle our time to the one over race,' said Michael Curry, pridg bishop of the Epispal Church. * gay marriage in anglican *
”Nigel Pietroni, the chair of the Campaign for Equal Marriage the C of E, said the cisn “falls short of what we ultimately believe is the only oute for radil cln – equal marriage for all people”, but was “a small step forward” gay rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell said: “The offer of blsgs to same-sex partners is an sult. CANTERBURY, England (RNS) — The prejudice felt by gay people over same-sex marriage is the new racism, acrdg to the head of the Epispal Church of the Uned Stat.
2), said that the Uned Stat, “the issue of gay people and their rights is equivalent a stggle our time to the one over race. ” He went on to say all Christians the Uned Stat need to stand solidary wh gay people over same-sex marriage. In rponse to the amendment, bishops om the Global South announced they would refe Holy Communn om bishops wh gay partners and om those who support same-sex marriage.
GAY ANGLIN PRITS FIGHT TO GET CHURCH BLSG OF THEIR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
A signifint move by the Anglin Church to bls the marriage of two gay prits at a ceremony this week has been postponed due to a legal challenge. * gay marriage in anglican *
The pot-unterpot protts over the past week have unrsred the growg divisns between the bishops the Wt who support gay marriage and those the Global South who oppose — and the creasgly tenuo operatn that Welby, as archbishop of Canterbury, has fed. 10 rolutn, which rejects homosexualy as patible wh Scripture, had not been rcd.
For some supporters of gay unns, the lack of a cisn favor of same-sex marriage was a blow. It was the first Lambeth Conference sce 2008, and the first to which married gay and lbian bishops were ved.
”A Rwandan bishop, Alexis Bildabagabo of the dce of Gahi, said he nmns the ordatn of gay prits bee “weak” people shouldn’t stand at the pulp. “A gay man mt be led, but he should not lead others, ” said activists say most Anglin church Ai are led by nservative prits, cludg many averse to even discsg homosexualy. “For Uganda, the Anglin church has almost played a learship role beg tolerant, ” said Frank Mugisha, a proment LGBT lear the East Ain untry where a lawmaker once troduced legislatn seekg to punish some homosexual acts wh executn.
TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
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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.
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
A schism over gay marriage has led to a spl the Anglin church Atralia. Will affect the church’s future? * gay marriage in anglican *
) Pollg June found that more than three-quarters of Brons now support gay marriage, up om jt over half 2012. 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.
This latt cisn by the Epispal Church to perm gay marriage has been highly cricized by other branch of the Anglin Church. * gay marriage in anglican *
Almost half of Brons now say they know a married gay uple.