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US Episcopalians celebrate defeat of Defense of Marriage Act
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| 6/26/2013
| Martin Barillas
Posted on 06/26/2013 4:46:25 PM PDT by markomalley
The bells at the National Cathedral of the Episcopal Church of the United States, located in Washington DC, pealed for an hour at noon on June 26 following the decision of the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act. Bells tolled at other places of Christian worship, including those of other Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian and other Christian churches.
The National Cathedral, which has seen numerous solemn occasions in American history, has also scheduled a prayer service for male and female homosexuals, bisexuals, transgenders and their families for the evening of June 26.
The dean of the cathedral, Rev. Gary Hall said in a statement that the Supreme Court's decision rang his bells. He said that his church is glad to celebrate the extension of federal marriage equality to all the same-sex couples modeling Gods love in lifelong covenants. He added that the ruling should make Christian embrace same-sex marriage.
The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the US, Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori released a statement about the court's decision, saying "The Episcopal Church is presently engaged in a period of study and dialogue about the nature of Christian marriage. This work is moving forward, with faithful people of many different perspectives seeking together to discern the movement of the Holy Spirit. However, our Church has taken the position that neither federal nor state governments should create constitutional prohibitions that deny full civil rights and protections to gay and lesbian persons, including those available to different-sex couples through the civic institution of marriage."
Accordingly, I welcome todays decision of the United States Supreme Court that strikes down the 17-year-old law prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex civil marriages granted by the states. The unmistakable movement toward civil marriage equality in the states over the past decade reflects the will of the people in those states to grant equal rights and dignity under the law to all married couples and families, and todays decision will appropriately allow those families to be recognized under federal law as well. At the same time, the Courts withholding of judgment on the ultimate constitutional question of whether a state may ban same-sex marriage reflects the fact that this conversation will continue to evolve in coming years."
TOPICS: Mainline Protestant; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: ecusa; fancydressfairies; fauxchristians; fdrq; gaychurch; homosexualagenda; religiousleft
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To: markomalley
No church that condones homosexuality is in any way Christian. End of story.
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posted on
06/26/2013 4:48:15 PM PDT
by
noiseman
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
To: markomalley
Wow, that’s a big surprise from the faux catholics.
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posted on
06/26/2013 4:50:02 PM PDT
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: markomalley
The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the US, Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori released a statement ......
I bet she’s a lesbian.
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posted on
06/26/2013 4:52:38 PM PDT
by
laplata
(Liberals don't get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
To: markomalley
They have ruined a beautiful ritual that meant much to generations of people. Shame on them.
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posted on
06/26/2013 4:56:18 PM PDT
by
MHT
To: MHT
Another soulless faux religion.
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posted on
06/26/2013 4:58:11 PM PDT
by
shankbear
(The tree of Liberty appears to be perishing because there are few patriots willing to refresh it.)
To: markomalley
I’m sorry, but Episcopalians are really creepy.
To: markomalley
Considering the Espicopal Church is directly connected to the Anglicans of the UK should we really be surprised?
Since the UK is leading the West into the abyss of destruction so why expect anything less?
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:10:31 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
To: markomalley
Sad that this is happening. Woe to this church.
God doesn’t like it.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:12:43 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:14:44 PM PDT
by
Flintlock
("The redcoats are coming" -- TO SEIZE OUR GUNS!!--Paul Revere)
To: markomalley
delenda est...
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:14:59 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Lucifer has done an excellent job of replacing faith with humanism....
Of course, he’s done an even better job of convincing the world that he doesn’t even exist.
Stealth destruction of the Church....Brings to mind Matthew 24.
We were warned.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:15:52 PM PDT
by
Halgr
(Once a Marine, always a Marine - Semper Fi)
To: markomalley
Big Religion continues to marginalize itself.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:16:28 PM PDT
by
Arm_Bears
(Refuse; Resist; Rebel; Revolt!)
To: noiseman
Yeah, but they have pretty buildings.
To: markomalley
Yes, all the perverts celebrate perversity.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:21:02 PM PDT
by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: markomalley
This should certainly go a ways toward identifying the pagan “temples” that try to fly under the color of Christianity.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:25:39 PM PDT
by
arthurus
(Read Hazlitt's Economiws In One Lesson ONLINE http://steshaw.org/econohttp://www.fee.org/library/det)
To: markomalley
Episcopalian “church”= heretics and blasphemers.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:31:21 PM PDT
by
GenXteacher
(You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
To: GenXteacher
Another “Seinfeld” Church - A Church about nothing.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:32:35 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: markomalley
That church in question is dead.
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posted on
06/26/2013 5:35:58 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
Except in this case the Episcopalians are ahead of the Anglicans in the race to the abyss.
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