Posted on 07/11/2016 8:59:52 AM PDT by marshmallow
The United Reformed Church has voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex couples to marry in its buildings.
Members of the URC's ruling general assembly voted in favour at a meeting in Merseyside, although individual churches will not be forced to comply.
The URC becomes the largest Christian organisation in Britain to offer same-sex weddings in its churches.
The Church, which has about 60,000 members, is a Protestant Church with roots in Presbyterianism.
The assembly, meeting in Southport, voted to allow individual congregations to register churches as venues for same-sex marriage services immediately if they wish.
Church officials think the first weddings under the new powers will be able to take place from the autumn.
'Sensitive issue'
The Rev John Proctor, general secretary of the URC, said: "Today the URC has made an important decision - at which some will rejoice and with which others will be uncomfortable."
Churches within the denomination which did not wish to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies would not be compelled to do so, he said.
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The British will be ecstatic.
They are opening up their church for satanic rituals and ceremonies.
That’s what this is.
YET.
Reformed?
Uh-kay.
“Is the Pope Catholic?” has now become a question instead of indicating a foregone conclusion.
Reformed? Deformed.
A parallel comment, wrong thread.
Yeah. “Are the Reformed, reformed?”
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