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Church of England's rejection of gay marriage report welcomed - BBC News
I really don't understand what it is with the homosexual community - In Britain (sorry I'm not sure about the laws elsewhere) in 2005 civil partnerships came into force allowing these to "run alongside" traditional marriage and to me this is fair enough given most gay people are secular and have no desire to follow the Bible BUT they were not content with civil partnership - it had to be called "marriage" even though...frankly it isn't - is it? Then in 2014 they got their way once again forcing us all to accept their unions as marriage. You'd think they'd be satisfied wouldn't you but oh no now they want to force churches to marry them! This surely is one step too far. Churches are Christian and Christians believe the Bible to be God's word and God hates the homosexual act calling it "an abomination". Sure He loves the homosexual but He hates the homosexual act itself and it was God who determined marriage to be between ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN. This being the case then, the gay movement want to deprive Christians of their beliefs in order to accommodate theirs...hmmm. They won't be content until once again they get their way and eventually they will - count on it!
My pastor said he would close down his church rather than perform these "marriages"and that we would go back to having house services in our homes - like the early churches. The church of England (Anglican church) lost their way a long time ago and this is why it is dying in Britain today. You cannot claim to worship God by defying Him. I wonder if wilful defiance is actually worse than total unbelief.
Sorry - I needed to rant on this one!
I really don't understand what it is with the homosexual community - In Britain (sorry I'm not sure about the laws elsewhere) in 2005 civil partnerships came into force allowing these to "run alongside" traditional marriage and to me this is fair enough given most gay people are secular and have no desire to follow the Bible BUT they were not content with civil partnership - it had to be called "marriage" even though...frankly it isn't - is it? Then in 2014 they got their way once again forcing us all to accept their unions as marriage. You'd think they'd be satisfied wouldn't you but oh no now they want to force churches to marry them! This surely is one step too far. Churches are Christian and Christians believe the Bible to be God's word and God hates the homosexual act calling it "an abomination". Sure He loves the homosexual but He hates the homosexual act itself and it was God who determined marriage to be between ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN. This being the case then, the gay movement want to deprive Christians of their beliefs in order to accommodate theirs...hmmm. They won't be content until once again they get their way and eventually they will - count on it!
My pastor said he would close down his church rather than perform these "marriages"and that we would go back to having house services in our homes - like the early churches. The church of England (Anglican church) lost their way a long time ago and this is why it is dying in Britain today. You cannot claim to worship God by defying Him. I wonder if wilful defiance is actually worse than total unbelief.
Sorry - I needed to rant on this one!