Posted on 03/19/2013 4:55:19 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
- A local church has elected to stop performing marriage ceremonies for straight couples until same-sex marriage is legalized.
In a statement posted on the front page of their website, officials at the Green Street United Methodist Church said that they ask other churches to join in the movement to “refuse to sign any State marriage licenses until this right is granted to same- sex couples.”
The statement added, “Because the United Methodist Church prohibits its pastors from conducting same-sex weddings, excluding gay and lesbian couples from the holy sacrament of marriage, the Leadership Council has asked the pastor to refrain from conducting wedding ceremonies in our sanctuary for straight couples, until the denomination lifts its ban for same-sex couples.”
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So its is not a Church that follows the word of God.
Go somewhere else...........
This behavior supports Satan’s subversion, and NOT Christ’s charity.
I’d say that they’re out of the marriage business for the forseeable future then.
I believe that Christian churches should refuse to sign state-issued marriage certificates in “same sex marriage” states.
If the state has become this corrupt, no Christian church should be acting as their agent.
The “official” UMC position is to NOT celebrate sodomy....though they HAVE debated it WAY too much....this appears to be a renegade group.
So change churches!!! Don’t forget a church is FUNDED by its congregation. Stop the money, the doors close. If the doors stay open, then this is what this congregation wants...none of my business.
One of the ‘whore churches’ Luther knowingly referred to.
Exactly right.
It has never been about equal rights. It has always been about the 3-4% of the population which is deviant imposing their values on the 96-97% of the population which is normal.
The Methodist Church(?) will never follow the Bible. They’re more concerned if you gamble . . . Boy, that’s a No-No with them.
Homosexuality . . . hmmmm . . . not too sure what the Bible says about that
Abortion. . . hmmmm . . . not too sure what the Bible says about that
Fornication . . . hmmmm . . . not too sure what the Bible says about that
I’m still waiting for our Methodist pastor to hold the Bible in his hand and actually tell us what’s wrong and sinful rather than worry about upsetting some of the congregation.
Sorry, but it's more like 1 to 1-1/2%
Who Cares ??? Let this church close its doors.
When they say Straight couples , do they mean NORMAL People ?
Just what UMC church do you go to? Ain't seen anything in writing anywhere where they flat out agree with the Bible's condemnation of sodomy.
You may be right about homo perverts, but I’m counting all classes, threesomes, bis, transgenders, etc.
The horror! They might have to choose another church to get married in. There’s only one on almost every other street in America. Their stance has nothing to do with standing on principles. As usual it’s just another look at me” liberal trying to get his name in the MSM for attention. Were libs not loved enough by their mothers or what?
I'm unanimous on that too!
Would you replace your marriage with such a contract?
What do you lose doing it?
You might be able to 'bind' one another with such a contract but hospitals, governments and blood relatives? They won't care.
Your alternative fails because it doesn't work in the real world. That's why their argument exists.
WIshful thinking on your part. But let's say it was 1%, that's 3 million Americans. In raw numbers, that's not an insignificant population by any stretch.
I chair the ministry commission for my denomination in Florida and we have a set policy to perform no gay marriages, no civil unions. We only do weddings between one man and one woman.the day that changes I am outta there...if the govt mandates I do it...I will become a resistor. We need to stop the slide to sodom an gomorrah and get back on the path which leads to the narrow gate.
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Here in Pennsylvania, you can download a template form off the internet, spend $5 or so to get it witnessed and notarized and it becomes just as legally binding as a marriage certificate. Other states have similar procedures.
It is only an issue because the gay mafia wants to redefine marriage.
BS! Power of attorney, living wills, etc... provide for all but government recognition of the marriage for tax purposes. The government’s recognition of marriage was only ever there to promote marriages where procreation could occur - to promote the type of familial structure that has been shown time and again to be the best possible situation for well adjusted adults; realizing all the while these would be adults who eventually become productive taxpaying citizens.
Would you replace your definition of marriage for something that obviously doesn’t promote a healthy lifestyle?
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