Entries Tagged as “Holy Marriage”

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Church of Sweden says yes to gay marriage
By:  Craig Uffman on October 22, 2009 Excerpt: The Synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden has come down in favour of church weddings for homosexuals in a vote held on Thursday morning. The decision, which is based…   Read full post >>

SE Florida Bishop Authorizes Same-Sex Blessings
Channel: Living Church  Author: Doug LeBlanc
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on September 15, 2009 Excerpt: Only a few months after General Convention approved Resolution C056, public blessings for same-sex couples have begun emerging in dioceses of the Episcopal Church. On Aug. 30, E. Denise Simmons,…   Read full post >>

The Condomization of the Church
By:  Craig Uffman on September 11, 2009
Excerpt:  A friend wrote recently of her frustration with her parish. The presenting issue was what she called the exclusivity of her parish. Her fear is that if the parish did…   Read full post >>

Bishops Call for Development of Liturgies for Same-Sex Blessings
Channel: Living Church  Author: George Conger
By:  Craig Uffman on July 16, 2009 Excerpt: The House of Bishops on Wednesday adopted a substitute version of Resolution C056, calling for the church to collect and develop “theological resources and liturgies for the blessing of same…   Read full post >>

Text of C056 on Same Sex Blessings
Channel: Lead
By:  Craig Uffman on July 14, 2009 Excerpt: Here is the text to C056, now being debated by the HoB: Resolved, that the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music, in consultation with the House of Bishops Theology Committee,…   Read full post >>

A Matter of Justice? Thinking Ethically About Holy Marriage and Same-Sex Partnerships
By:  Craig Uffman on July 09, 2009
Excerpt:  The many questions and concerns at General Convention about same-sex partnerships lead us (or ought to lead us) to reflect on the truth about God (and therefore about ourselves) that…   Read full post >>

Diocese of Niagra Authorizes “Rite of Blessing of Civil Marriage”
By:  Craig Uffman on July 08, 2009 Excerpt: The Diocese of Niagra (The Anglican Church of Canada) has authorized a "Rite of Blessing of Civil Marriage." From their website: The Niagara Rite is intended for the voluntary use…   Read full post >>

General Convention and the Ethics of Same-Sex Partnerships
By:  Craig Uffman on June 29, 2009
Excerpt:  In the next few weeks, the eyes of the Anglican Communion will focus intently on the 2009 General Convention. The great question before the Convention, as it was in 2006,…   Read full post >>

Tract 7: Blessing - A Scriptural and Theological Reflection (Pt 5)
By:  Ephraim Radner on June 23, 2009
Excerpt:  In Part 4, we explored how to think rightly about contested blessings. In this fifth and final part, we dig more deeply into the question of blessing same-sex partnerships. 8.…   Read full post >>

Tract 7: Blessing - A Scriptural and Theological Reflection (Pt 4)
By:  Ephraim Radner on June 23, 2009
Excerpt:  In Part 3, we explored what it means to bless God and other things. In Part 4, we begin our exploration of contested blessings, setting up our discussion of same-sex…   Read full post >>

Tract 7: Blessing - A Scriptural and Theological Reflection (Pt 3)
By:  Ephraim Radner on June 23, 2009
Excerpt:  In Part 2, we considered what the Old Testament teaches us about what it means to bless God and other things. In Part 3, we turn to consider the New…   Read full post >>

Tract 7: Blessing - A Scriptural and Theological Reflection (Pt 2)
By:  Ephraim Radner on June 23, 2009
Excerpt:  In Part 1, we considered the Old Testament teaching on the meaning of blessing. In Part 2, we consider what it means to bless God and other things, before considering,…   Read full post >>

Inspiration
By:   Fr. Tony Clavier on June 19, 2009 Excerpt: Those of us old foggies who oddly can’t accept that the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony may be entered into by two persons of the same sex are frequently accused of…   Read full post >>

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