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Episcopal Churches in Arkansas Get Green Light To Perform Same Sex Marriage Ceremonies
KSLA ^ | July 27, 2006 | anon

Posted on 07/27/2006 6:33:38 PM PDT by fgoodwin

Episcopal Churches in Arkansas Get Green Light To Perform Same Sex Marriage Ceremonies

http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=5204093

July 27, 2006, 07:40 AM

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas sent out letters to the members of the congregation letting them know the church will now be performing same sex marriages.

Although same sex marriages are not legal in the state of Arkansas, all of the Episcopal churches in the state have been given the green light to perform ceremonies for same sex couples. Only two churches have come forward to offer the service and St. Paul's is one of them. Although the church went through an eight month process before making the decision, there has been plenty of backlash from parishioners.

Church officials say while some have regrettably left the church, others are joining.

In addition, financial giving has increased.


TOPICS: Current Events; Mainline Protestant; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture; Skeptics/Seekers; Theology
KEYWORDS: apostasy; apostates; ecusa; episcopalchurch; gaymarriage; heresy; heretics; hillarycanmoveback; homosexualagenda

1 posted on 07/27/2006 6:33:40 PM PDT by fgoodwin
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To: fgoodwin
Misread that as "Arkansas Episcopals given permission for same sex sex.

Didn't blink an eye either.

Those ol'boys got a nasty problem.

2 posted on 07/27/2006 6:36:06 PM PDT by muawiyah (-/sarcasm)
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To: muawiyah

So now they can marry either their sister, or their brother?
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3 posted on 07/27/2006 6:42:54 PM PDT by Hodar (With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
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To: fgoodwin

It is just as impossible for a human to marry someone of the same sex as it is for a human to marry an animal or a tree stump.

Of course someone who accepts the corrupted meaning of gay might also accept the corrupted meaning of marry or marriage.


4 posted on 07/27/2006 6:48:24 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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To: fgoodwin

sigh.........


5 posted on 07/27/2006 6:52:25 PM PDT by phatus maximus (John 6:29...Learn it, love it, live it...)
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To: fgoodwin
Guess Hill will be heading back soon.
6 posted on 07/27/2006 7:18:46 PM PDT by guitar4jesus (Black, Conservative . . . and I vote!)
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To: artemesia1013

Because it's profanation, that's why.

Can you wrap your brain around that, troll?


8 posted on 07/28/2006 1:03:25 PM PDT by hellinahandcart
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9 posted on 07/28/2006 5:00:49 PM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† | Iran Azadi | SONY: 5yst3m 0wn3d, N0t Y0urs | NYT:Jihadi Journal)
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To: fgoodwin

That is not a church, it's a political organization, and surprise of surprises, it is in a college town.


10 posted on 07/29/2006 12:35:45 PM PDT by billhilly
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To: fgoodwin; OrthodoxPresbyterian

My sense of the language is that one cannot "marry" two similar things together. One can only "marry" dissimilar things.

That's why it will never be linguistically possible to have a same sex marriage.

One can also not have a same sex "marriage" that "joins together." Without the possibility of procreation being present, there can only be a penetration...but never a joining.

So, the Arkansas dEspicopals might as well create a little ceremony for all kinds of things, because that's all they're doing. Let's have an "I brushed my teeth today" ceremony. How about a "Zeus loves All My Children" ceremony?


11 posted on 07/30/2006 4:53:02 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Supporting the troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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