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Posted on 03/22/2015 7:48:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Days after America's largest Presbyterian denomination approved an amendment to its constitution changing its definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, a lesbian couple will be ordained as ministers Sunday at First & Central Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware.
Kaci Clark-Porter and Holly, who married three years ago, will be the first-ever same-sex couple to be jointly ordained, according to USA Today, which says the denomination couldn't point to other examples.
Last year, Presbyterian Church (USA) approved a vote on an amendment to change their official definition of marriage from "a man and a woman" to "two people, traditionally a man and a woman." And on Tuesday, the proposed change to PCUSA's Book of Order got the necessary number of presbytery votes.
The ordination service will be held Sunday afternoon.
Both were raised in conservative Texas homes, divorced their husbands and came out in their 20s during seminary.
"It wasn't until I started serving here at First & Central that I felt like I really became a pastor," WDDE quoted Clark-Porter as saying. "That I was really able to care for people. Because I finally cared for myself, and this community cared for me and accepted me, and accepted my relationship to Holly fully."
Clark-Porter will now be the church's associate pastor, and Holly runs the Big Gay Church, which operates at First & Central.
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Presbyterian Church USA?
Boy, I guessed wrong on that one; I though PCUSA was Political Correctness USA, a commie organization.
So much for the eternal word......
Ah yes, PCUSA: the denomination with 4.7 million members in 1965 and only 1.7 million in 2013. Somehow I think the incredible shrinking denomination will just continue to accelerate its loses.
There are what 3% of the American public are gay? Maybe they are hoping to get a piece of that vast percentage.
and yet another reason why using a bible with no central God ordained authority, other than your own view of the scriptures, results in these sort of decisions....
Nope, nothing about serving others in the name of the Lord!
Glad we cleared that one up.
Are they both going to be paid?
“What, no polygamy? Is the PCUSA Polyphobic?”
Heck, the PCUSA wouldn’t even marry these two if they happened to be in a state that didn’t also accept ‘gay marriage.’ Have to think they would wait for the state to hold their hand and tell them it was OK before they started in on polygamy.
Freegards
America’s largest Presbyterian denomination approved an amendment to its constitution changing its definition of marriage to include same-sex couples
I thought Presbyterians were Christians? Christians follow the Word of God. The Presbyterians are not following the Word of God, so that must mean they are not Christians......
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Bible Churches, or home fellowship!
It’s a “church” comprised of atheists. At least one has come out as such.
Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. ( 1 John 2:4 )
“”So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?” ( Luke 6:46 )
Knox is spinning around in his grave.
You may have missed all the whining and bitching from the gay publications and activist organizations about how their initial self-deceiving euphoria has dissolved an how disappointed they have been.
Five Worst (Best) Quotes from Homophobic Pope Francis (LINK)
Isn’t that special.
Actually I’ve seen a lot who were both “guys”.
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