Washington National Cathedral to wed same-sex couples

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

Have any of you ever been a member of an Episcopalian church? I have, and I continue to be good friends with many of my former fellow parishioners. All of them today are posting on Facebook about how proud they are of the National Cathedral for pushing ahead on this.

It may be the National Cathedral, but it's an Episcopalian church. The Synod decided to let individual churches decide for themselves whether to allow the marriage rite to be available to committed homosexual couples. A rite was established for this.

Tough t!ts, weirdos. CHOICE!!!

Edited January 9, 2013 by the maven

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

This is the official rule book of Christianity. This book is the word of God according to Christians and it says NO to homosexuality.

Edited January 9, 2013 by Bad_Daddy

[Darnell 8,478]

Raise yer hand if'n you've sung in the Choir at the Sunday Service at the National Cathedral during the Episcopal Liturgy.

[raises hand, 50 times ! ]

Maven(the ) - there's a huge schism in the Episcopal Church about homosexuality. The other faction has pushed it to the edge, getting right in there INSIDE of the National Cathedral. Should I thank your friends for that? Nope, I'd rather curse at them, instead.

Yay !

Edited January 9, 2013 by Darnell

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

Raise yer hand if'n you've sung in the Choir at the Sunday Service at the National Cathedral during the Episcopal Liturgy.

[raises hand]

Maven(the ) - there's a huge schism in the Episcopal Church about homosexuality. The other faction has pushed it to the edge, getting right in there INSIDE of the National Cathedral. Should I thank your friends for that? Nope, I'd rather curse at them, instead.

Yay !

Hey Darnell -- those bigots LEFT. The majority of bishops voted FOR the rite. Democracy YAY!

[Darnell 8,478]

They dinna leave - they migrated. Into my neck of the woods, so to speak..

[Penny Lane 8,159]

This is the official rule book of Christianity. This book is the word of God according to Christians and it says NO to homosexuality.

Show me what Jesus said about homosexuality, please?

Also, that "holy word" says NO to a lot of things that Christians ignore.

[TiklingGuy 211]

Since you're very into what the Bible says about homosexuality (or what you think it says about it, anyway) ... I'm going to assume you live your life according to the rules set out in the Bible? Someone as passionate as yourself surely doesn't pick and choose which rules to follow, does he?

If you care to read Romans 1:26-27 and you will see what it says. I do my best, but fall short everyday. Especially around happy hour.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

They dinna leave - they migrated. Into my neck of the woods, so to speak..

You ignore the fact that an overwhelming majority of bishops voted for this.

[Darnell 8,478]

alright quit it. you're getting weird now darnell.

What's wrong with orange? Don't like orange? ok - pick yer fav colour and move on, la..

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Show me what Jesus said about homosexuality, please?

Also, that "holy word" says NO to a lot of things that Christians ignore.

Leviticus 20:13

"If a man practices homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman, both men have committed a detestable act. They must both be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense." (NLT)

Judges 19:16-24

That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah, where the people were from the tribe of Benjamin. When he saw the travelers sitting in the town square, he asked them where they were from and where they were going.

"We have been in Bethlehem in Judah," the man replied. "We are on our way to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim, which is my home. I traveled to Bethlehem, and now I'm returning home. But no one has taken us in for the night, even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves."

"You are welcome to stay with me," the old man said. "I will give you anything you might need. But whatever you do, don't spend the night in the square." So he took them home with him and fed the donkeys. After they washed their feet, they ate and drank together. While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. They began beating at the door and shouting to the old man, "Bring out the man who is staying with you so we can have sex with him." The old man stepped outside to talk to them. "No, my brothers, don't do such an evil thing. For this man is a guest in my house, and such a thing would be shameful. Here, take my virgin daughter and this man's concubine. I will bring them out to you, and you can abuse them and do whatever you like. But don't do such a shameful thing to this man." (NLT)

1 Kings 14:24

And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations that the LORD drove out before the people of Israel. (ESV)

1 Kings 15:12

He put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. (ESV)

2 Kings 23:7

He also tore down the living quarters of the male and female shrine prostitutes that were inside the Temple of the LORD, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah pole. (NLT)

Romans 1:18-32

But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.... Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.

So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.

Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. They know God's justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. (NLT)

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Don't you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people-none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (NLT)

1 Timothy 1:8-10

Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine ... (ESV)

Jude 7

And don't forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God's judgment. (NIV)

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[JensJrny2Ray 367]

This is the official rule book of Christianity. This book is the word of God according to Christians and it says NO to homosexuality.

Please, go ahead and cast that first stone.

[Darnell 8,478]

You ignore the fact that an overwhelming majority of bishops voted for this.

Not ignoring it, alas.

Questioning the validity of it, that vote, as it occurred after the schism.

Who was left standing, really, to step into the vote??? Oh.. ya... them...

hmmmm..

[TiklingGuy 211]

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In this country, we are all free to waste our own time. What is your problem?

I understand completely. No problem here.

[elmcitymaven 9,711]

Not ignoring it, alas.

Questioning the validity of it, that vote, as it occurred after the schism.

Who was left standing, really, to step into the vote??? Oh.. ya... them...

hmmmm..

Are you an Episcopalian?

[TiklingGuy 211]

Please, go ahead and cast that first stone.

So are you saying you are coming out of the closet? Are you saying you are gay?