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:
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND BISHOPS REFE TO BACK GAY MARRIAGE
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND SAYS THAT MARRIED GAY UPL SHOULD BE ABSTENT
- ANGLIN MUNN TO RTRICT US CHURCH OVER GAY MARRIAGE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND BISHOPS REFE TO BACK 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.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SAYS THAT MARRIED GAY UPL SHOULD BE ABSTENT
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 church *
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.
When I was born, homosexual sex was illegal; now, two weeks time, people of the same sex will marry, acpanied by celebratns all over the untry here the UK. After lookg at each of the turn, we’ll see if we n discern any signs of is a paradox that though one of the tes of the media narrative about the church is s irrelevance, is emed relevant enough to be relentlsly targeted the mpaign for full ‘gay rights’.
Why should matter to the majory of gay people and those who support the succsful mpaign for full ‘equaly’ what the church believ or do? “Oh y, I will pray general for the natn”, I have been told, “but not specifilly about gay marriage”.
ANGLIN MUNN TO RTRICT US CHURCH OVER GAY MARRIAGE
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 church *
The church is now irreemably divid over homosexualy. Should Anglins prott agast gay marriage outsi registry offic, or the teachg of homosexual practice schools?
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. 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.