contoh omongan sedeng Hasan Basri yang sudah nggak waras... --- In [email protected], Habe Proletar <proletar4@...> wrote: > > kalo berniat ngawinin si item, ngga usah ragu ragu plik > jangan pake forward berita segala > kawinin aja...kaapan kasih undangan? > > ________________________________ > From: Bukan Pedanda <bukan.pedanda@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:11 AM > Subject: [proletar] CNN: Episcopal Church approves same-sex blessing service > > >  > > > Di dar al Islam homoseksual itu dipersekusi, diseret ke depan pengadilan, > malah ada yang dihukum mati sesuai dengan ajaran agama najis Islam.. > > [CNN] > > Episcopal Church approves same-sex blessing service - CNN.com > By Michael Pearson , CNN > July 11, 2012 -- Updated 0130 GMT (0930 HKT) > > CNN.com > Episcopal priests will now be able to bless same-sex relationships. > Episcopal priests will now be able to bless same-sex relationships. > > (CNN) -- Episcopal priests will be allowed to conduct services blessing > same-sex relationships under a policy approved Tuesday at the church's > national convention in Indianapolis. > > The convention's House of Bishops approved the provisional policy 111-41 with > three abstentions Monday, clearing it for consideration by the House of > Deputies, which approved it Tuesday evening. > > The policy was approved in the House of Deputies, following more than an hour > of debate, by 78% of the voting lay members and by 76% of clergy. > > Can 'true Catholics' favor same-sex marriage? > > With the vote, the Episcopal Church becomes the largest U.S. denomination to > officially sanction same-sex relationships. The Episcopal Church has about > 1.95 million members in the United States, down 16% over the last decade, > according to the church. > > The service is not considered a marriage ceremony, media affairs > representative Nancy Davidge said. > Gay weddings mean big business > > "We have authorized a blessing, and a blessing is different than a marriage," > she said. "A blessing is a theological response to a monogamous, committed > relationship." > > Marriage requires the additional involvement of civil authorities, and many > states do not allow gays to marry. > Gay marriage stance costs pastor a flock > > The Episcopal policy calls for a three-year trial run of the blessing > service, which is called "The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant." > > It will be accompanied by a review process leading up to the church's next > annual convention in Salt Lake City. It's then that church leaders would > decide whether to make the policy permanent, church media affairs > representative Neva Rae Fox said. > > The vote in the House of Deputies followed comments, including from advocates > arguing the policy would be a step toward inclusiveness. > > Delegate Pete Ross of Michigan said it was time for the church to honor > lifelong commitments of people in same-sex relationships. > > "The signs outside our church says all are welcome. Do we need an asterisk?" > > But the Rev. David Thurlow of South Carolina said the policy advocates a "new > theology" of human sexuality that is inconsistent with church canons and > doctrine. > > The approval means the church is "marching off, not simply out of step, but > completely out of line from the faith once delivered to the saints," Thurlow > said before the vote. > > The policy, which has been in development since 2009, allows local bishops to > decide whether to allow the service. It also includes a provision stating > that clergy members who object to same-sex unions cannot be coerced to > perform the blessing, or be disciplined for refusing. > > As with civil politics, issues involving homosexuality have roiled American > churches for years. > > In 2003, the Episcopal Church in the United States split over the election of > an openly gay priest, Eugene Robinson, as bishop in New Hampshire. And in > 2009, the church approved a policy allowing the ordination of homosexual > Episcopalians as priests. > > Just this summer, the Presbyterian and Methodist churches rejected measures > that would have granted formal church recognition to gay relationships. > > The United Methodist Church, at its General Conference meeting in Tampa, > Florida, upheld the church's position on homosexuality, which excludes gay > marriages and same-sex unions. The Methodist body also rejected a proposal > saying the church is not of one mind on the issue of homosexuality. > > Tech is getting more gay-friendly > > This month in Pittsburgh, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA > decided not to change the church's definition of marriage as being "between a > man and a woman." Delegates approved a two-year study of the issue. > > The only major U.S. denomination to endorse same-sex marriage across the > board is the United Church of Christ, which did so in 2005. > > In 2009, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America allowed member churches > to recognize same-sex relationships, but stopped short of creating a > churchwide policy or crafting a specific blessing service. > > During Monday's debate, Bishop Nathan Baxter of Central Pennsylvania said the > policy would allow the church to focus on inclusion while respecting > theological differences within the church, according to the Episcopal News > Service. > > But others said the policy was a bad idea, the news service reported. > > "The Christian world is going to understand us as having changed the nature > of the sacrament of holy matrimony," the news service quoted Bishop Edward > Little of Northern Indiana as saying. "The Christian world will look at that > liturgy world and see vows, and exchange of rings, a pronouncement and a > blessing and they will understand that to mean the Episcopal Church has > endorsed same-sex marriage and changed a basic Christian doctrine. I do not > believe that we are free to do that." > > Randall Balmer, a Dartmouth University religion professor and an Episcopal > priest who supports the change, said he expects little fallout from the > policy within the American church. Most of the most conservative > Episcopalians who oppose blessing same-sex relationships have probably > already left the church, he said. > > "In many ways, the church is tracking public sentiment," which is > increasingly supportive of same-sex relationships, Balmer said ahead of > Tuesday's vote. "The Episcopal Church is merely part of that trend." > > He said it's also unlikely to increase tensions with conservative elements of > the worldwide Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church is a member. > > "I really don't think it will have a major effect. The real divisions already > occurred over Gene Robinson's consecration in 2003," he said. > > But some conservatives within the communion might try to use the decision to > further marginalize the U.S. church, Balmer said. > > As blood donations decline, U.S. ban on gay donors is examined > > Google pushes for gay rights with 'Legalize Love' campaign > > Wed-locked: Some same-sex couples denied divorce > > Rareview: Growing old openly gay > > CNN's Eric Marrapodi and Phil Gast contributed to this report. > © 2012 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights > Reserved. > Share this article inShare > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
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