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
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
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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.
”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.
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 *
” 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. 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.
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 *
”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.
TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT
McLennan County Jtice of the Peace Dianne Hensley filed a lawsu after a state agency warned her about refg to marry gay upl. She hop a recent U.S. Supreme Court se about relig eedom helps her e. * gay marriage in anglican *
“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. 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.
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 *
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. 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.
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 *
In 2009, former members of the Epispal Church and the Anglin Church of Canada, disaffected by those muni' liberalizatn on homosexualy, formed the Anglin Church North Ameri.
Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love. There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia. 'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022.
Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife. The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage". Two gay Anglin prits om oppose sis of the world who meet and fall pots:In Augt, the Wangaratta Anglin Dce voted Augt to bls same-sex marriagNow, a schled blsg of the marriage of two prits has been postponed due to a legal challengeThe matter was referred to the Appellate Tribunal — the church's hight eccliastil urtFather John Davis and Father Rob Whalley met two s ago Whalley said was love at first sight.