Being LGBT is a protected characteristic? How is it that the CoE can engage in such discrimination? I don’t understand, hence the question.
>For his part, the Archbishop of Canterbury has celebrated what he sees as a move forward. He has also talked about the difficulty of holding together a Church with people with a wide range of beliefs on gay marriage.
>He has just returned from South Sudan and said he is not just trying to keep together the Church of England, but also the global community of those who follow the Anglican tradition – to which millions belong.
>Some conservative bishops abroad have already pulled their churches out of the Anglican Communion because the Church of England allows gay clergy and others threaten to leave if there are moves towards marriage equality.
>”What we are doing is seeking to have a Church that accepts every person is equal, called by Christ to be loved and accepted and valued,” he told the BBC.
>”We are seeking not to match one exclusion with another, in not saying to the conservatives ‘we don’t like you, so you’ve got to go away.'”
I’m not religious at all so this makes no sense to me. Surely these bishops are discussing what God and the Bible say and what they believe happens in the afterlife to LGBTQIA+ people. Why would what bishops believe in other countries matter to this? Either God is ok with same-sex marriage or God is not ok with it. Just goes to show how the whole thing is obviously made up.
I dont understand why you would want to be part of something that dosent agree/allow/recognise your choice of partner?
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Being LGBT is a protected characteristic? How is it that the CoE can engage in such discrimination? I don’t understand, hence the question.
>For his part, the Archbishop of Canterbury has celebrated what he sees as a move forward. He has also talked about the difficulty of holding together a Church with people with a wide range of beliefs on gay marriage.
>He has just returned from South Sudan and said he is not just trying to keep together the Church of England, but also the global community of those who follow the Anglican tradition – to which millions belong.
>Some conservative bishops abroad have already pulled their churches out of the Anglican Communion because the Church of England allows gay clergy and others threaten to leave if there are moves towards marriage equality.
>”What we are doing is seeking to have a Church that accepts every person is equal, called by Christ to be loved and accepted and valued,” he told the BBC.
>”We are seeking not to match one exclusion with another, in not saying to the conservatives ‘we don’t like you, so you’ve got to go away.'”
I’m not religious at all so this makes no sense to me. Surely these bishops are discussing what God and the Bible say and what they believe happens in the afterlife to LGBTQIA+ people. Why would what bishops believe in other countries matter to this? Either God is ok with same-sex marriage or God is not ok with it. Just goes to show how the whole thing is obviously made up.
I dont understand why you would want to be part of something that dosent agree/allow/recognise your choice of partner?