Gay, Christian and celibate: The changg face of the homosexualy bate
Contents:
- PCUSA VOT TO ALLOW OPENLY GAY CLERGY
- PC(USA) RELAX NSTUTNAL PROHIBN OF GAY AND LBIAN ORDATN
- PCUSA APPOTS OPENLY GAY MEMBER TO BE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MISSN AGENCY
- GAY, CHRISTIAN AND CELIBATE: THE CHANGG FACE OF THE HOMOSEXUALY BATE
PCUSA VOT TO ALLOW OPENLY GAY CLERGY
Wh an timated 3.1 ln members, the Prbyterian Church (USA) is very supportive of gay, lbian and bisexual people. * pcusa gay *
Survey general studi and rearch, and asss theori and assumptns about homosexualy light of biblil and theologil perspectiv and current unrstandgs about homosexualy the social and behavral scienc, homophile groups, and society at large. Suggt guil for fahful Christian rponse to the nflicts between valu, rights, and human muni manift relatn to homosexualy, both the life of the church, cludg ordatn, and wh rpect to broad social polici.
PC(USA) RELAX NSTUTNAL PROHIBN OF GAY AND LBIAN ORDATN
The Prbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has bee the fourth Prottant nomatn the U.S. to allow the ordatn of gay and lbian clergy. It follows a majory vote by the 173 prbyteri (district erng bodi) on Tuday to change the body’s nstutn * pcusa gay *
” Meanwhile, on Twter, the Relign News Service announced that wh the PC(USA) change “male Prottants have solidified their support for gay marriage. 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.
PCUSA APPOTS OPENLY GAY MEMBER TO BE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MISSN AGENCY
PC(USA) relax nstutnal prohibn of gay and lbian ordatn * pcusa gay *
To allow the ordatn of gay and lbian follows a majory vote by the 173 prbyteri (district erng bodi) on Tuday to change the body’s nstutn orr to allow openly gay people same-sex relatnships to be ordaed as misters, elrs and move do away wh the nstutnal requirement for clergy to live “ fily wh the venant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chasty sglens.
”It also ends 33 years of wranglg between supporters and opponents of the move and revers the oute of a key vote two years ago, when the majory of prbyteri blocked the year, the PC(USA)'s hight legislative body voted to remove the ban agast noncelibate homosexual clergy.
GAY, CHRISTIAN AND CELIBATE: THE CHANGG FACE OF THE HOMOSEXUALY BATE
General public opn on gay rights is trendg pretty dramatilly the liberal directn, ” he Uned Church of Christ, the Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri and The Epispal Church already allow the ordatn of openly gay ordatn of the openly gay Gene Robson 2003 ed an irreversible fissure The Epispal Church, which led to the breakaway of orthodox members and the formatn of a new body, the Anglin Church North Ameri.
Though the global Anglin Communn, of which TEC is part of, bans openly gay clergy, TEC adopted a rolutn 2009 openg the ordatn procs to all baptized members, which would clu practicg have also been occurrg the ELCA, which opened the door to partnered gay and lbian clergy 2009, and the PC(USA). Though the Prbyterian church body had not approved gay ordatn until this year, many orthodox ngregatns were disntent wh the liberal directn was already movg .
The much smaller and more nservative Prbyterian Church Ameri prohibs the ordatn of women and openly gay Relig Freedom UpdatJo thoands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for ee, sent twice a week om The Christian Post.