Posted on 05/15/2018 7:24:50 AM PDT by NRx
The Georgian Orthodox Church is protesting International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) by holding a mass wedding of 400 heterosexual couples. The church, a vehemently ant-gay denomination with 3.5 million members worldwide, previously declared May 17 “Family Purity Day.”
Organized by the reactionary group Patriarchate’s Chokhosnebi, the mass wedding is just the latest assault on the annual remembrance: In 2012, Orthodox priests led an attack against the first IDAHOT demonstration in Tbilisi. A small group of pro-LGBT activists, several of whom were injured, had to be led away by police in a bus.
An IDAHOT rally the following year was also attacked by counter-demonstrators led by Georgian Orthodox priests. Protestors carried images of Jesus and signs reading “Stop promoting homosexual propaganda in Georgia” and “We don’t need Sodom and Gomorrah.” Observers reported police allowed Orthodox clergymen and other protestors to enter the barricaded area.
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I'm a sick to death of churches pussy-footing around this issue. If anything, they take a defensive stance which is ineffective at best, and attacked and ridiculed at worst. Churches need to take a proactive, OFFENSIVE stance against this current cultural trend.
Beautiful photo.
All I can say is...
Hurray! Praise God!
May they strengthen in faith and number!
What an awesome photo and great idea for that day.
And Georgia’s always on ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-mind.
Refreshing to see a denomination standing joyfully for Gods standard.
The church in the West has been either cucked or way too hesitant in most cars. Some notable exceptions thank God. But the western church is really getting culled.
“Couples” they are couples to label them as “straight” makes it as if there could be another sort of couple getting married. A marrying couple are a man and woman-and that does not change because of some secular legal falsehood.
And God bless these couples on their day.
My only question is whether it was always called that, or did they add "Transphobia" later?
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