SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Episcopal Church has completed its embrace of gay rights, changing church law to allow same-sex religious marriages throughout the denomination, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide.
The new policy won overwhelming approval from the top Episcopal legislative body Wednesday, following decades of debate and conflict. It came 12 years after the denomination blazed a trail by electing the first openly gay bishop.
"To finally get to this day is an incredible moment," said the Rev. Cynthia Black, of Morristown, New Jersey, a lesbian who has been campaigning for gay acceptance for years. "It is the beginning. It is not the end. There will still be people excluded, but at least we've gotten to this point."
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they had to get in front of the Catholics
ReplyDelete"Many will come in my name...." and "know them not by their words, but by their actions."
ReplyDeleteAnd they're celebrating what god calls an abomination!
ReplyDeleteGood for them, if that is what they choose to do. It should not be forced upon every church though. Separation is key, and should be mandatory.
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ReplyDeleteObviously, you don't know squat about Catholics.
They must not believe in the Bible!
ReplyDeleteThey've already voted to approve gay marriage in the church.
ReplyDeleteChanged church law? You can't change gods word.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the gays have a church where they can have their dream weddings! I hope this is enough for them.
ReplyDeleteActually, this ain't so bad.
ReplyDeleteNow the preachers who actually believe the Bible and won't marry homosexuals can just refer them to these people.
So if somebody tries to sue, just send them to the local Episcopalians.
Its God not god. Please show respect to the one who gives you breathe
ReplyDeleteGay marriage has nothing to do with equality or acceptance...It's about attacking the Christian church and attack anything that unites our population.
ReplyDeleteGOD HAS REVEALED THE FALSE PROPHETS!!! MANY MORE WILL BE EXPOSED.
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