Southern African Anglican Church adopts friendlier disposition towards Gay couples
Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Richard Catto 1,756 views
I was pleased tonight to read this article - IOL – Church makes key decision on gay couples – the link and excerpt of which were sent to me by my Google Alert on the keyword “Cape Town”.
I have been a member of the Anglican Church since I was a child and recently (since 2007) began re-attending the Anglican Church of my youth. As a gay friendly person and a Christian, I am very pleased to see that the Anglican Church met in Synod this past weekend and decided to adopt a resolution to accept and care for all gay couples in committed relationships in their parishes. Clergy of St George Street Cathedral parish proposed the resolution saying that their parish has come to be seen by gay couples as a “safe place” for them.
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba sees the resolution as an important first step towards the Southern Anglican Church ministering to its gay members.
Tags: Anglican Church, Gay Christians, Thabo Makgoba
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No smooth path for same-sex couples to follow to wed
Posted on May 30th, 2007 by Richard Catto 4,515 views
It’s been over six months since South Africa decided to end its discrimination (on the grounds of sexual orientation) and allow same sex couples the same marital rights as male and female couples, and yet the obstacles to achieving a perfect union still loom large for them.
Whereas a heterosexual couple can quite easily find a Church willing to bless their union, same-sex couples are being told NO by all the major denominations.
The Anglicans, Catholics, Baptists and Presbyterians will not be officiating over any gaggle of gay betrothals.
The Methodists are simply stalling for time – 19 of their misguided ministers are keen to catch teh ghey (sic) bouquet, whilst the rest of their number fumes over their Heresy! In the interim, they have placed a moratorium on performing any same-sex weddings.
Don’t ya just love the smell of excommunication in the morning?
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Churches bar gay marriages
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