Posted on 01/10/2017 12:21:22 PM PST by Cronos
Calvary Baptist Church, a progressive Baptist landmark in the heart of downtown Washington, has named a gay couple as co-pastors.
Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen were presented to the congregation during worship services Jan. 8 and are set to begin their new jobs Feb. 26.
A spokeswoman for the congregation said she didn’t know whether a gay couple leading a church was a first for Baptists.
“We look for the best people in the world and that’s who they were,” said Carol Blythe. “We’re very excited.”
The 155-year-old church severed ties with the Southern Baptist Convention in 2012: It was at loggerheads with the group on several issues, including the SBC’s stance against homosexuality. Calvary Baptist still affiliates with American Baptist Churches USA.
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I am greatly encouraged by the comments at the source article. It shows that this abomination does NOT enjoy such widespread acceptance as the sodomite propagandists would have us believe.
Sorry, Carol, if a homosexual couple is the "best" you can drum up to lead your congregation, then I would not expect God to bless your ministry. I'm sure the SBC was glad to be rid of this group.
Well 9 of 10 commandments and already doing selfies? Proud of themselves. D.C. must have something in the water.
Can pedofiles be out of the closet too?
I’m sure they were. I expect this congregation to die out soon and hopefully be replaced with an SBC community
i wonder if Baptists could sue this gay kirk?
i wonder if Baptists could sue this gay kirk?
Exactly — and the leftist media portray both sham groups as groups we should “follow”.
“where she won an award for her preaching.”
Is that like winning the Golden Globe?
What did I say to cause such an ugly response
Years ago the Communists decided one of the ways to subvert the West was to infiltrate the Churches. They’ve certainly succeeded in getting one of their own to be Pope.
I was responding to the concept these leebezians are Baptist
Not precisely to you
But to call Baptist My Arse such a “ugly response “
You must not visit here a whole lotp
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