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Presbyterian group OKs gay clergy
The Presbyterian Church (USA), the biggest group under the U.S. Presbyterian umbrella with 2.3 million members, voted Friday to amend its constitution to allow the ordination of gay clergy, just as the church's national governing body was deciding in San Jose, Calif., to not tamper with its own definition of marriage as being a "covenant between a woman and a man," The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
The conflicting moves with in the same denomination illustrated the struggles mainline Protestant faiths are facing on the issue of homosexuality.
Friday's vote, and a similar recent decision by Southern California Methodists to support same-sex unions in defiance of national leaders, has the potential to tear the religions apart and cost them some very successful congregations, a church leader told the newspaper.
"Already, many of our strongest churches, including mine, are losing members who are disgusted with a political operation that is not Christ-oriented or Scripture-oriented," said Rev. John Huffman of the 3,100-member St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, Calif.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International.
This news arrived on: 06/30/2008
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07-02-2008 04:42
tr wrote:
gean
we are talking about the clergy.
people have the right to sin if they want to but a God based church does not have the right to say a sin is ok.
people have the right to sin if they want to but a God based church does not have the right to say a sin is ok.
07-01-2008 13:45
candy wrote:
not here in nigeria!
its only in the United States u hear abt gays coming out in the open.Here in Nigeria ,if achurch makes that kind of noise,then dat church is finished!Quote me!
07-01-2008 12:34
notbuyingit wrote:
Gay Clergy Charlie
Oh yeah, Charlie, Jesus did!!
AND He (Jesus) in the 'same setting and passage, ALSO said ".... go and sin no more." (John 8 is where you got your quote: too bad you didn't bother to get it all!!)
AND He (Jesus) in the 'same setting and passage, ALSO said ".... go and sin no more." (John 8 is where you got your quote: too bad you didn't bother to get it all!!)
07-01-2008 07:47
billy wrote:
Gods house his rules
the idea that people have power or right to change Gods laws to fit their personal feeling or belife ? lets think in calif, the state is burning with over 1400 fires the middle states floods washing there homes away in both places people are working hard and long hours to save what they can! the gays ect, are getting together and marching on the streets for the right to change not only the people of this nation and its churches also the global community which also said no to there marriages are the people of this nation willing to dedicate their comonwelth resources! to help this group or street gang to change there churchs there goverment and to pressure nations around the globe where civil unions were established not marriages ? the judge said they could he's the boss of the people !! will the world accept the judges opinon ?/
07-01-2008 02:29
gean wrote:
homosexuality
You mean to tell me the only thing the churches have to worry about is who is sleeping with who??I thought only a small minded person decided he knew what was best for everyone==I think he was called "Hitler". It seems like everyone is sweeping someone elses door step before they do their own, and I think we as a country have a lot more to worry about than who does what, in their own home! If they need something to worry about I have a whole list I will gladly give them.
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