Religions > Atheism > Methodist Rulings Reinforce Traditional Church Policy on Homosexuality
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"J Young" |
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01 Nov 2005 11:49:28 PM |
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Methodist Rulings Reinforce Traditional Church Policy on Homosexuality |
Apparently the RCC is alot more gay-friendly than other religious
denominations. The Catholic church does not cast it's lesbian parishioners
to the wind.
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/144/15.0.html
Methodist Rulings Reinforce Traditional Church Policy on Homosexuality
Beth Stroud's conviction upheld; Judicial Council says homosexuals have no
automatic right to church membership.
An openly gay United Methodist minister lost her bid to return to the pulpit
Monday (Oct. 31) when the church's highest court upheld her conviction on
charges of being a "self-avowed practicing" lesbian.
And, in a separate decision that could have even wider implications, the
church's Judicial Council said gays and lesbians have no automatic right to
church membership and upheld the power of local pastors to turn them away.
The twin rulings represent a major setback for liberals who advocate greater
inclusion of homosexuals in the nation's second-largest Protestant
denomination, and served to reinforce church policy on homosexuality as
ironclad.
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| User: "Paul Duca" |
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| Title: Re: Methodist Rulings Reinforce Traditional Church Policy onHomosexuality |
02 Nov 2005 06:44:20 AM |
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in article nK6dnTdbuIpAzvXeRVn-2w@giganews.com, J Young at
youngopinions@aol.com wrote on 11/2/05 12:49 AM:
Apparently the RCC is alot more gay-friendly than other religious
denominations. The Catholic church does not cast it's lesbian parishioners
to the wind.
Like my sister, they require them to remain celibate...
Paul
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| User: "Andrealphus" |
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| Title: Re: Methodist Rulings Reinforce Traditional Church Policy onHomosexuality |
02 Nov 2005 06:44:59 AM |
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In News BF8E1ED4.1AD07%p.duca@comcast.net,, Paul Duca at p.duca@comcast.net,
typed this:
in article nK6dnTdbuIpAzvXeRVn-2w@giganews.com, J Young at
youngopinions@aol.com wrote on 11/2/05 12:49 AM:
Apparently the RCC is alot more gay-friendly than other religious
denominations. The Catholic church does not cast it's lesbian
parishioners to the wind.
Like my sister, they require them to remain celibate...
Paul
With a wink and a nod.....
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Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be
one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded
fear. - Thomas Jefferson
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