From Anglican News-My vicar took a risk last night. He decided that, following our monthly church meal (yesterday was fish and chips), the topic for discussion should be same sex marriage.
In the light of the Pilling Report and the British Government’s decision to legalise gay marriage, he wanted to ensure church members clearly understood the Church of England’s position on the issue. He also wanted to use the church’s monthly gathering over dinner as a safe space where members could share their thoughts, hopes and concerns about the subject.
Church members were first presented with certain facts: by March same sex marriages will be legal in the UK; the Church of England is prohibited by law from conducting same sex weddings or blessings; current Anglican teaching/theology worldwide defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman; the Anglican Communion has repeatedly condemned the victimisation of, or violence against, members of the gay community.
More here-
http://www.anglicannews.org/comment/2014/02/fish-and-chips-and-sex-at-church.aspx
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