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Posted by SoftTouch (Member # 2316) on :

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,154359,00.html

Christian Church May Accept Gay Marriage

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This is the first time the same-sex marriage (search) issue will be debated at the church's General Synod meeting. The United Church of Christ has a membership of 1.3 million.

The General Synod considers resolutions, but it does not create policy for its nearly 6,000 congregations: UCC churches are autonomous. The UCC's meeting, involving about 3,000 people, is set for July 1-5 in Atlanta.

Guess said that if the delegates support a resolution approving same-sex marriage, it would be the first time a large Christian denomination has done so.

The Rev. John H. Thomas, the UCC's general minister and president, declined comment on the issue.

The UCC's General Synod (search) previously has affirmed the ordination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and holy unions for non-married couples.

Posted by David (Member # 1) on :

I know one thing, if the Church you are going to is even condersidering this and don't take a stand against it.

I WOULD LEAVE IT RIGHT THEN!

"Tolerance is a virtue of a man without convictions" - G.K. Chesterton

Posted by SoftTouch (Member # 2316) on :

AMEN Brother David, AMEN!

Posted by Ripp (Member # 3832) on :

This is just the beginning. In order to be "seeker-friendly", everything will have to be accepted. That is the danger of tolerance and is destroying the church. What people fail to realize by saying, "oh what's the big deal, so what?" is that we are moving toward a society where sin rules the day. Hmm, weren't there some cities like that before...um...oh yeah, Sodom and Gomorrah. If I remember correctly, weren't they destroyed for their insatiable appetite for sin? God help us.

Tolerance in the end is death.

God bless. [Bible]

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

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Originally posted by David:
I know one thing, if the Church you are going to is even condersidering this and don't take a stand against it.

I WOULD LEAVE IT RIGHT THEN!

"Tolerance is a virtue of a man without convictions" - G.K. Chesterton

Stop leaving- Fight. Find 2 elders and challange it.

Posted by Caretaker (Member # 36) on :

The UCC has been one of the most liberal and affirming churches since its inception, I believe in 1957. They have ordained practicing homosexuals for decades. They have had strong ties to the Society of Friends and now the American Baptist Conference, which are both also affirming of the practice of homosexuality. They are right in line with many of the Episcopal and a large segiment of the United Methodist Church.

They constitute a spreading cancer in the Body of Christ.

Posted by shadowmaker (Member # 3696) on :

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Originally posted by WildB:

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Originally posted by David:
I know one thing, if the Church you are going to is even condersidering this and don't take a stand against it.

I WOULD LEAVE IT RIGHT THEN!

"Tolerance is a virtue of a man without convictions" - G.K. Chesterton

Stop leaving- Fight. Find 2 elders and challange it.

AMEN!!!!!

We just had a church come from over 1000 miles away to protest a "gay pride" thing at a university. What I want to know is why some from 100 miles away didnt do the same thing.

God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

Brad

Posted by TEXASGRANDMA (Member # 847) on :

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/262005b.asp

this site is for those who want to minister to homosexuals.

A Heart for Healing the Homosexual
Former Homosexual Reaches Out to Hurting Homosexual Community

Feature by Ed Vitagliano
April 26, 2005

(AgapePress) - Stephen Bennett is executive director and founder of Stephen Bennett Ministries in Huntington, Connecticut, a pro-family organization advocating for the traditional family and the protection of children, and proclaiming the truth about homosexuality. Bennett was a practicing homosexual for 11 years before becoming a Christian and leaving the lifestyle. Now he reaches out to "gays" and lesbians with the Gospel. In early March AFA Journal interviewed Bennett about his ministry.

Posted by yahsway (Member # 3738) on :

Thanks for the site Betty!