Homosexuals File Complaint Against Minister for Not ‘Marrying’ Them

christiannews.net ^ | November 19, 2014 | Heather Clark

[itsahoot]

The question is whether a same-sex marriage constitutes a non-adulterous relationship in the eyes of the church.

Living breathing doctrine, who knew God was so fickle?

[itsahoot]

with the intention of getting them to amend or chuck out the rule book for the United Methodist Church.

I thought they did that 50 years ago when Angela Davis was danced down the isle by a Methodist Minister, made a front page photo as I recall.

[AppyPappy]

The whole marriage thing is a moral problem. But the church will have to rule on whether a same-sex marriage constitutes a Biblical marriage for purposes of ordination. Many conservative churches do not allow men to be pastors if they have been divorced.

[AppyPappy]

“The Ministry of God never condones sin. It forgives sin “

Not exactly. The church usually requires that the person repent or even recognize their sin.

I taught this whole thing in Sunday School and used a example of a guy who ran a pyramid scheme in his church. The church removed him from membership after he stated that he didn’t think he had done anything wrong.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Dancing. I know it.

[trebb]

“Carpenter’s refusal to perform our wedding violates our rights as members of his church and my fiance and I wish to charge him for this offense.”

Interesting that they think that their "membership" in that church entitles them to services that the church itself forbids.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

EMBRACE DINING AT THE Y . . . OR ELSE!

[itsahoot]

But the church will have to rule on whether a same-sex marriage constitutes a Biblical marriage for purposes of ordination.

Here I thought all along Jesus settled those issues, wow.

[AppyPappy]

Actually, Paul decided the qualifications for ordination. Not that churches obey them much.
Maybe same-sex marriage is just another way to identify and destroy the apostate churches.

[NorthMountain]

Not half bad ...

I perceive that they also have Florida Jokes ...

[AppyPappy]

Exactly. They are violating the Book of Discipline by asking. They could have just as easily demanded the right to baptize someone.

[Red Badger]

If you’ll notice, most of the jokes are the same, they just change the state and universities!..................

[NorthMountain]

I caught that too ... I think it’s a ‘bot, generating all of them.

[pepsi_junkie]

First they said they just wanted to visit their "partners" in the hospital and have rights of inheritance and tax breaks, so they got civil unions. Problem solved!

Er, no. What they really needed the state to give them official recognition as "married" because somehow civil unions still didn't let them into hospitals and gosh darn it they are so sad about that. Women everywhere wept, judges wept, actors tore their shirts and wailed, so they got the way (or will soon enough) in all 50 states.

So that settles that. Problem solved. Er, no. Now they need churches to recognize them as "married" because ... well just because.

The truth of it is that they know they can collect scalps now on this issue, and they are going around getting them.

[Albion Wilde]

One does wonder how some progressives would survive in their own denomination where they could preside at as many same-sex weddings as they liked. But of course it’s no fun being a rebel when no one cares.

Excellent letter -- thanks for posting, Padre.

[itsahoot]

Maybe same-sex marriage is just another way to identify and destroy the apostate churches.

It certainly should be a warning to perspective members. Of course you don't actually join The Church, you are born into it.

[fwdude]

This entire “church” is a bunch of unbelievers. Read the article. The congregation supports these sodomites.