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To: fwdude

Very true.

For now, almost all mainstream religious denominations still define marriage as a man and a woman. For now anyway.

I’ve heard that some denominations were having some big internal debates about the status of homosexuality within their denominations. And that naturally leads to whether they should perform homosexual marriages.

I heard one Christian denomination, don’t remember which, would probably have a split over homosexual marriage. So they will probably divide in two, with one branch being liberal about homosexual marriage and homosexuality, and the other still retaining the traditional marriage definition.

If this happens, it will be interesting to see church membership numbers, as to how many members choose to go to the liberal church, and how many stick with the conservative one.

Having said that, it does pain me to think that religious organizations are now being compelled to confront homosexuality in the first place. What is now decreed legal in our civil laws, is seeping into the churches.


7 posted on 06/20/2016 7:12:48 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

You’re thinking about United Methodism. They punted on addressing the marriage redefinition question until another convention.


8 posted on 06/20/2016 7:20:58 AM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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