Sce 2003, lears of the Ain Methodist Epispal Church have ma several public statements clarg the nomatn’s opposn to the ordatn of openly gay clergy members.
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- EPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALYEPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALY
- EPISPAL CHURCH WON'T BACK DOWN ON GAY RIGHTS DPE CENSURE
EPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALYEPISPAL CHURCH SPLS OVER GAY EQUALY
Wh an timated 2.3 ln members, the Epispal Church is open and welg of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer muny. * episcopal church on gays *
In 1976, both the Hoe of Deputi and Hoe of Bishops voted for a fully clive Epispal Church, statg, “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. SocietyFeatureDecember 29, 2008Epispal Church Spls Over Gay EqualyThe Epispal Church’s promotn of an openly gay clergyman has created a ser rift wh the relig muny, threateng the future of the nomatn.
EPISPAL CHURCH WON'T BACK DOWN ON GAY RIGHTS DPE CENSURE
The majory of the Amerin Epispal Church (93 dc) already allows gay marriage their church. This vote affects eight dc that did not allow for relig ceremoni to be nducted si their sanctuari. * episcopal church on gays *
Rick Warren to give the gural nvotn speech has prompted an outcry om progrsiv and gay activists, all of whom who have nounced Warren’s antigay rhetoric and role the passage of Proposn 8. Followg a requt om the Lambeth Commissn, the Epispalian Church published a 135-page document etled “To Set Our Hope Christ, ” which tailed how the church had e to clu homosexuals as equal members of the ngregatn. Prentg both a theologil and legislative argument for gay and lbian equaly, the document clus a long list of missn fdgs and refully word rolutns statg repeatedly how the Epispal Church is “not of one md” on matters of sexualy but is mted to “promot[g] the ntu[ed] e of dialogue.