Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Gay pastor could lose collar

This article was something else: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/nyregion/25pastor.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/H/Homosexuality

Here we have a pastor of a church in the Bronx who has been with her congregation for years and even lives in the same neighborhood as much of the people in her congregation. Much of the congregation is of Caribbean decent and all have close ties to her. When her partner became pregnant she decided it was time to let them all know about her secret. Much of the congregation did not mind, as some went as far to throw a party for the child to come. This is all great until the church states that it allows gay pastors but forbids them from being in open homosexual relationships. Are you kidding me? This makes no sense to accept it but deny them from going any further. It is obvious that the great majority of her congregation loves her so why bring anything else into it. If the people of the church don't mind why should the 'higher ups' get involved?
marvin

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