Only affects the Sydney diocese. It isn't new - Sydney has always had strong positions on several things, and they're just clearing up that they don't agree that their private space be used for...
The Sydney Anglican Church is set to vote on sweeping powers that...
Only affects the Sydney diocese. It isn't new - Sydney has always had strong positions on several things, and they're just clearing up that they don't agree that their private space be used for things that they don't agree should be allowed. Under religious freedom laws, they're allowed.
However, as this is likely to make quite a lot of people angry, please bear in mind that the entire Anglican church is not like this.
My local priest married three gay couples in the last week. That church also runs education sessions about abortion and options for the youth, and it doesn't take the stance of it being a mortal sin.
And well, we get articles like this where Anglican priests marry partners of the same sex, all the time. And though the Anglican church's official stance is the same as that of Sydney, priests who marry partners of the same sex are not dismissed from their positions.
The Anglican Church as a whole looks to be changing it's position on this, but the higher-ups are dragging their feet. Change is scary.
But, as a whole most of the community acknowledges that the anti-gay sentiment isn't Christian in nature - our Messiah had a terrorist in his inner circle, and was close friends with a whore. Even if we disagree with what you do, you yourself must be welcomed with open arms.
As for the actual theological argument that homosexuality is wrong... It's based on around two to three sentences, in a corpus that is absolutely enormous. It may also be talking about the Greek practice of having sex with your friend when you get bored. Which would translate that theological concept into sex should be reserved for couples who truly love each other, and treating it casually is to be discouraged. (And the man who taught me this, was also an Anglican priest.)
Only affects the Sydney diocese. It isn't new - Sydney has always had strong positions on several things, and they're just clearing up that they don't agree that their private space be used for things that they don't agree should be allowed. Under religious freedom laws, they're allowed.
However, as this is likely to make quite a lot of people angry, please bear in mind that the entire Anglican church is not like this.
My local priest married three gay couples in the last week. That church also runs education sessions about abortion and options for the youth, and it doesn't take the stance of it being a mortal sin.
And well, we get articles like this where Anglican priests marry partners of the same sex, all the time. And though the Anglican church's official stance is the same as that of Sydney, priests who marry partners of the same sex are not dismissed from their positions.
The Anglican Church as a whole looks to be changing it's position on this, but the higher-ups are dragging their feet. Change is scary.
But, as a whole most of the community acknowledges that the anti-gay sentiment isn't Christian in nature - our Messiah had a terrorist in his inner circle, and was close friends with a whore. Even if we disagree with what you do, you yourself must be welcomed with open arms.
As for the actual theological argument that homosexuality is wrong... It's based on around two to three sentences, in a corpus that is absolutely enormous. It may also be talking about the Greek practice of having sex with your friend when you get bored. Which would translate that theological concept into sex should be reserved for couples who truly love each other, and treating it casually is to be discouraged. (And the man who taught me this, was also an Anglican priest.)