Lesbian Pastor Refuses to Wed Straights Until Gays Allowed to Marry in NC

http://teapartybase.com ^ | 08/09/2011 | n/a

[massmike]

Pastor Nancy Petty, the lesbian spiritual leader at Pullen Memorial Baptist church in Raleigh, N.C., has a message for her state: Legalize same-sex marriage — or else. Until gay unions are legislatively permitted, Petty plans to no longer sign marriage licenses — an action that will potentially have a profound impact on her congregation.

In addressing same-sex marriage, Petty said the following to her congregation:

“Do we, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, want to continue to participate in offering religious ceremonies that carry with them civil and human rights that are not afforded to all people? Or will it be our practice and the practice of our ministers to honor all marriages equally by only offering religious ceremonies, thus not acting as agents of the state and perpetuating the unjust marriage laws of our state?”

The church has a long history of advocating for progressive policies. According to ABP, its former pastor, Edwin McNeill Poteat, was a leading advocate for progressive Christianity within the Southern Baptist Convention in the early 1900s.

The pastors who followed also took stances on issues related to organized labor, the Vietnam War and, obviously, gay rights. As a result of the latter, the church was removed from the Raleigh Baptist Association, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1990s.

[massmike]

Pastor Nancy Petty

[massmike]

homosexual agenda ping

[a fool in paradise]

Where is the singles and swingles church sponsored orgy this weekend?

Will there be coffee and upside-down cake?

[doc1019]

Why would a heterosexual couple want to be wed by a queer? Just ask’n

[a fool in paradise]

Do we, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, want to continue to participate in offering religious ceremonies

To celebrate sin?

[doc1019]

?

[fwdude]

So the ugly dyke fake “pastor” is holding her congregation hostage.

How “Christian” of her.

[unkus]

Why would a heterosexual couple want to be wed by a queer? Just ask’n

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Exactly. Tell her to go screw herself.

[dfwgator]

Why would a heterosexual couple want to be wed by a queer? Just ask’n

Precisely my first question.

[El Cid]

Why would a heterosexual couple want to be wed by a queer? Just ask’n

I was about to make a similar comment...

If you are going to married in a Church -- why in the world would you want the service to be presided over by an apostate? Does not compute...

[dfwgator]

I get the feeling most of her congregation munches carpet.

[TSgt]

That’s okay since there’s no such thing as a lesbian pastor so the marriage would be invalid anyway.

[Razz Barry]

Do these people ever really read the Bible?

[fwdude]

I get the feeling most of her congregation munches carpet.

I have no doubt that you're right. It's an empty threat, because there are probably so few "weddings" actually performed in that "church."

[Mr. Jazzy]

"Do these people ever really read the Bible?"

Only the parts that tickle their ears, which is sad for them.

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Pastor Nancy Petty, the lesbian spiritual leader at Pullen Memorial Baptist church in Raleigh, N.C. ...

Puke me a river. These people are Baptist in Name Only (BINO, see what I did there??) What Bible believing straight couple would want a lesbian to officiate their wedding?

[doc1019]

And biblically speaking, there is no such thing as a female pastor.

[Mr. Jazzy]

Want to take bets on when this church will refuse to do marriages until inter-species marriages are recognized and sanctioned by the state?

[fwdude]

You can say that a thousand times. Heretics, every one.

[mlocher]

Until gay unions are legislatively permitted, Petty plans to no longer sign marriage licenses

Sign up for a job, get a job offer, accept the offer along with the responsibilities of the job, and then refuse to perform the job. Yep -- works for me.

Pastor Nancy must be related to our President.