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QUEBEC BISHOPS AGAIN SAY THEY DO NOT OBJECT TO HOMOSEXUAL CIVIL UNIONS
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Posted on 03/28/2003 9:30:42 AM PST by matthew_the_brain
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To: canuck_conservative
Not to nitpick, but I think your stat[500 per 1000] applies only to "new" marriages.
Possibly. Here is a contrary view.
Until the 1960s, the family lives of French Canadians were heavily influenced by the Roman Catholic Church. Large families were the norm. Today the average couple has only two children. The French Canadian divorce rate is comparable to that among other groups in North America. Roughly half of all newly married couples eventually divorce. The increased divorce rate has raised the number of single-parent families.
And from the US
Between 50-67% of first marriages end in divorce
Heck, the US looks ever worse that Quebec!
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posted on
03/28/2003 6:23:15 PM PST
by
gcruse
(If they truly are God's laws, he can enforce them himself.)
To: gcruse
Damn bifocals.
Heck, the US looks even worse than Quebec!
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03/28/2003 6:24:54 PM PST
by
gcruse
(If they truly are God's laws, he can enforce them himself.)
To: RonF
You can add the Episcopal Church of the United States of America to the list. Despite their identification as a liberal church, they don't bless gay unions. There has been however, quite a battle within the Episcopal Church over this issue, and I beleive there are some Episcopal priests who openly support gay unions.
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posted on
03/28/2003 6:35:03 PM PST
by
Jorge
To: Jorge
There has been however, quite a battle within the Episcopal Church over this issue, and I beleive there are some Episcopal priests who openly support gay unions.True and true, but both are in the minority, and movement towards recognizing them has stalled.
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posted on
03/28/2003 7:28:57 PM PST
by
RonF
To: matthew_the_brain
**I imagine the floor is a bit cluttered right about now.**
Ditto that!
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posted on
03/28/2003 9:11:08 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Salvation
The problem is leftist are bend on creating God in their image.
These clergy are often educated in leftist universities and are indoctrinated to a leftist view. If you think marriage would change their view, it will not. The Orthodox religions allow for marriage and they have their fair share of leftist priests. The only thing that ha saved them so far is the leadership is stuctured to prefer traditionalists.
This is religion not a beauty pagent.
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