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My congregation recently had a.vote to decide whether or not we want our church to conduct same sex weddings
I voted for same sex weddings
The results were:
For - 29 votes
Against - 2 votes
Abstentions - 2 votes
So we now do same sex marriages!
Well, the Swedish Lutheran church has been happily celebrating same sex marriages for a while now. More and more Protestant and evangelical churches in Europe are in favour of gay marriages reframed by the church itself.My congregation recently had a.vote to decide whether or not we want our church to conduct same sex weddings
I voted for same sex weddings
The results were:
For - 29 votes
Against - 2 votes
Abstentions - 2 votes
So we now do same sex marriages!
Well, the Swedish Lutheran church has been happily celebrating same sex marriages for a while now. More and more Protestant and evangelical churches in Europe are in favour of gay marriages reframed by the church itself.
Ciao
- viole
Yes. Made up churches with no authority.
Truth is not determined by a democratic vote.
Yes. Made up churches with no authority.
Truth is not determined by a democratic vote.
You call the official Lutheran church in Sweden made up?Yes. Made up churches with no authority.
Truth is not determined by a democratic vote.
There are independent churches. I'm guessing it was maybe that.Which church is this?
Surely religious doctrine cannot be changed so easily
Sounds like a made up church.
No authority.
And to go along with what you post here, the charge that it's a "made up" church is likely bogus since some of the Scandinavian Lutheran denominations can trace their leadership back to the Apostles as a byproduct of apostolic succession.Well, the Swedish Lutheran church has been happily celebrating same sex marriages for a while now. More and more Protestant and evangelical churches in Europe are in favour of gay marriages reframed by the church itself.
Ciao
- viole
No, but cultural changes can be.
As far as i am aware all churches are made up, including that original made up in the the 1st century.
There are now close to 50,000 of them, each one believing slightly differently, which one has authority over the others?
You call the official Lutheran church in Sweden made up?
If yes, aren't they all?
Ciao
- viole
Nor is it determined by the arbitrary superstitions of ancient primitives.Yes. Made up churches with no authority.
Truth is not determined by a democratic vote.
So, you mean the Catholic Church is the only not invented one? Now, is that so? The only one with some authority?Yes.
All those who split from the Church Jesus started are made up.
Jesus only started one Church.
Nor is it determined by the arbitrary superstitions of ancient primitives.
So, you mean the Catholic Church is the only not invented one? Now, is that so? The only one with some authority?
Isn't there really another Christian Church less morally discredited than the Catholic Church? If that is the case, poor Christians
Ciao
- viole
Well, the Catholic Church is famous for loving poverty.Yes. Jesus only started one Church. The Church has stood firm for centuries. Individual sinners in the Church don't negate Church authority or teaching. Even the apostles were sinners.
The Church is the largest charity in the world. Go to the worst places on earth and you will find Catholics feeding the hungry and caring for the sick.