Homosexual couples could be allowed to register their civil partnerships in traditional religious ceremonies under reforms currently being considered by ministers.
Liberal Anglicans are likely to press for civil partnership registrations to be held in churches, according to William Fittall, secretary general of the Church of England’s parliament, the General Synod.
Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration of the newly elected Synod by the Queen, Mr Fittall said: “The gay issue will not go away.”
“The Equality Act, which has now come onto the statute book, gives the Government a power to bring into force a provision enabling faith denominations to offer places of worship for hosting civil partnership registration ceremonies.â€
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The above statement can be addressed using Paul’s guidance in 2nd Timothy, Chapter 4, Verses 2-4,
“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction.
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and aside to myths.”
“…the gay issue will not go away…”
Mr. Fittall clearly has a gift for understatement.
#2 And it well that it will not. This is a fight that NEEDS to be fought nor should anyone calls quits until there is a clear victor. Some challenges require blood and champions because both sides of the issue cannot stand at once. This confrontation sends out reverberations far beyond the battlefield proper. Larry