Posted on 01/27/2018 3:11:09 AM PST by Lera
The Church of England has rejected a proposal for a new service to mark a congregant’s sex change – but has given the nod to using an existing ‘reaffirmation’ baptism service, instead.
The decision by the Anglican House of Bishops to reject proposals for the development of a new special service to mark gender transitions was criticised by LGBT activists within the church.
The ruling, revealed on Sunday, comes after the General Synod voted overwhelmingly in favour of introducing such church services in July.
Though the House of Bishops rejects the writing of a new service, it advises clergy that they may use an existing rite used to reaffirm a Christian’s faith, the “Affirmation of Baptismal Faith”, to mark gender transitions.
The Bishop of Norwich, the Right Reverend Graham James, said: “The Church of England welcomes transgender people and wholeheartedly wishes for them to be included in the life of the Church.
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Why not. This is “welcomed” in the “church” .
That is the perfect verse for this day and hour .
Keep looking up :)
[[The, “Church of England” aka Anglicans came to exist because the Catholic church taught that divorce was wrong and remarriage was only acceptable upon the death of the spouse, say, they were beheaded.
They have a long history of sanctifying sin.]]
The Roman Catholic church has a long history of hiding their sin and shuffling the perpetrators around allowing them to continue doing it that is even worse.
It all boils to neither one of these churches believes the word of God and neither one fears God.
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