Chaplain defies gay church wedding ban

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BBC News - Chaplain defies gay church wedding ban

An Anglican hospital chaplain has become what is believed to be the first member of the clergy in Britain to have a gay marriage.
Canon Jeremy Pemberton is a chaplain at Lincoln Hospital and has Permission to Officiate and leads occasional services in Nottinghamshire.
Gay marriage became legal in England and Wales last month but the move was not supported by the Church of England.
The Bishop of Lincoln said Mr Pemberton had been reminded of this policy.
Mr Pemberton, who describes himself as activist for LGBT equality in church and workplace, married his long-term partner on Saturday.


Supporters on social media predicted he would be the first of many gay clergy to wed.
The Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Reverend Christopher Lowson, said: "I am aware that a member of the clergy who works in the Diocese of Lincoln has married a partner of the same sex.
"The priest concerned wrote to me in advance to explain his intention and we had a subsequent meeting in which I explained the guidelines of the House of Bishops."
Commenting on Twitter last night, Mr Pemberton thanked well wishers but said "Nay-sayers we can talk another time…maybe?"

 
A hypocrite is more damaging than any external enemy. That is why Jesus clashed with the pharisees.
 
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1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
 
Ironically, hypocrites are often well meaning deceived people but they are still hypocrites because they exchange the truth for a lie and claim to hold to the truth while practicing a lie.

Drett said:
A hypocrite is more damaging than any external enemy. That is why Jesus clashed with the pharisees.
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AgeofKnowledge said:
Ironically, hypocrites are often well meaning deceived people but they are still hypocrites because they exchange the truth for a lie and claim to hold to the truth while practicing a lie.
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I have to disagree with you. From the definitions Jesus gives a hypocrite is someone that seeks reward in this world rather than in the next world for his belief. Whether it is fame, respect, monetary or any other worldly gain. This chaplain would enjoy the praise for being "open minded". There is nothing well meaning about a hypocrite. The people you describe are just misguided. Jesus had a lot time for people who were well meaning but misguided.


  1. They exhibited themselves as righteous on account of being scrupulous keepers of the law, but were in fact not righteous: their mask of righteousness hid a secret inner world of ungodly thoughts and feelings. They were full of wickedness. They were like whitewashed tombs, beautiful on the outside, but full of dead men's bones. (Matt 23:27-28)
 
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The word hypocrite is based on the Greek theatrical words that mean "actor" or "to play a part." The essential identity of hypocrites, therefore, is that they pretend to be something they are not. Psalm 26:4 calls them "false men" and "dissemblers" (RSV), but in the Gospels the implications are more specific:

"Hypocrites pretend to be paragons of religious piety while lacking spiritual virtue in their inner souls. They honor God with their lips, but their heart is far from him." (Mark 7:6).

The hypocrisy of the Pharisees, recorded in the bible, is a prototype true; however, the actual definition is wider than you are asserting.



Drett said:
I have to disagree with you. From the definitions Jesus gives a hypocrite is someone that seeks reward in this world rather than in the next world for his belief. Whether it is fame, respect, monetary or any other worldly gain. This chaplain would enjoy the praise for being "open minded". There is nothing well meaning about a hypocrite. The people you describe are just misguided. Jesus had a lot time for people who were well meaning but misguided.



  1. They exhibited themselves as righteous on account of being scrupulous keepers of the law, but were in fact not righteous: their mask of righteousness hid a secret inner world of ungodly thoughts and feelings. They were full of wickedness. They were like whitewashed tombs, beautiful on the outside, but full of dead men's bones. (Matt 23:27-28)
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