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  2. Marital conversion - Wikipedia

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    Marital conversion is religious conversion upon marriage, either as a conciliatory act, or a mandated requirement according to a particular religious belief. [1] Endogamous religious cultures may have certain opposition to interfaith marriage and ethnic assimilation, and may assert prohibitions against the conversion ("marrying out") of one their own claimed adherents.

  3. List of Christian denominational positions on homosexuality

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    The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, the highest Orthodox Christian representative body in the Americas, reaffirmed in a statement in September 2013 that "the Orthodox Christian teaching on marriage and sexuality, firmly grounded in Holy Scripture, two millennia of Church Tradition, and Canon Law, holds that ...

  4. Christian views on marriage - Wikipedia

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    Christian terminology and theological views of marriage vary by time period, by country, and by the different Christian denominations.. Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians consider marriage as a holy sacrament or sacred mystery, while Protestants consider marriage to be a sacred institution or "holy ordinance" of God.

  5. Young men leaving traditional churches for ‘masculine ... - AOL

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    Trenham’s church has 1,000 active participants, and, although recent converts in his congregation have been split roughly evenly between men and women, he agrees that most Orthodox churches ...

  6. Same-sex marriage in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Prior to May 7, 2004, same-sex marriage was neither recognized nor prohibited in Ohio. On December 10, 2003, the Ohio House of Representatives, by a 73–23 vote, passed the Defense of Marriage Act, which banned same-sex marriage and "statutory benefits of legal marriage to nonmarital relationships", along with prohibiting state recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages.

  7. Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Community Church is an Ecumenical Christian Church for all people, with a special ministry to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people; it advocates for equality and social justice. Its affiliations in The Philippines are the following: MCC Quezon City, MCC Makati, MCC Metro Baguio, MCC Olongapo, and MCC Marikina.

  8. The Catholic Church’s Blessing of Same-Sex Couples, Explained

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    The document explains that blessings are integrated throughout Christian life. They are bestowed on places, objects, and people. And one may presume the sinfulness of people who are receiving a ...

  9. Homosexuality and Baptist churches - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of Baptist denominations around the world hold a conservative view on homosexuality, [5] like those gathered in the Baptist World Alliance. [6] They only support sexuality in marriage between a man and a woman, but show sympathy and respect towards LGBT people. [7]