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In 2009, the Anglican Diocese of Niagara in southwestern Ontario became the second diocese to authorize the blessing of same-sex unions when Bishop Michael Bird approved a gender-neutral rite for the blessing of civil marriages. The rite was permitted for use in consultation with the diocesan bishop beginning September 1, 2009.
The Episcopal Church (as of 2015: 7,115 open parishes and missions; 2,009,084 active baptized members [26]) at their 2009 General Convention declared that: "bishops, particularly those in dioceses within civil jurisdictions where same-gender marriage, civil unions, or domestic partnerships are legal, may provide generous pastoral response to ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Episcopalians voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples, solidifying the church's embrace of gay rights that began more than a decade ...
Out of the four sides, Side A is unique in that it fully endorses same-sex monogamy without qualifications. [17] People who align with Side A tend to believe that it's harmful for same-sex attracted people to keep themselves from living out their sexualities [18] [19] and may even argue that homosexual attractions are God-given [20] and therefore should be celebrated. [21]
The Dunedin Diocese already offers a "Liturgy for the Blessing of a Relationship" irrespective of gender. [253] The Anglican province has approved of allowing clergy "'to recognise in public worship' a same-gender civil union or state marriage of members of their faith community" with the bishop's permission. [254]
The Statement has also received opposition from some same-sex marriage opponents. Catholic intellectual Ryan T. Anderson "[feared] that 'evangelical leaders either don't know what the word chastity means or don't defend its requirements in marriage.'" [ 23 ] Some evangelicals were sympathetic to the statement's theology, but critical of what ...
The Church of Sweden: On 22 October 2009, the governing board of the Church of Sweden voted 176–62 in favour of allowing its priests to wed same-sex couples in new gender-neutral church ceremonies, including the use of the term marriage. [83] The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD): The EKD is a federation of twenty Protestant churches in ...
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