Would Jesus Discriminate?

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1. OIA: They’re baaaaack!
(About us/News)
... on the way from Cape Town to Jozi, particularly the lesbians they met who opined about dating, marriage, having children, parenting, coming out, toys, men, sex and the spaces women make for themselves, ...
2. MCC Impact August 2010 (1)
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... marriages, Rev. Katie Houts was interviewed on KTSM TV in El Paso, Texas, asking why so many people were leaving the Catholic Church and coming to MCC and other affirming churches.  Churches and ...
... Northern District of California ruled Proposition 8 unconstitutional.  "Although we know the case will likely be appealed, today we celebrate a step forward in the return to marriage equality for ...
... They were requested by the spiritual counselor and co-facilitator of the Personal Empowerment Program to take the pre-marriage counseling as a prerequisite for marriage.  The pre-marriage counseling ...
... marriage equality in the US and other countries worldwide and continues to be a powerful voice in the LGBT equality movement. MCC's ministry reaches more than 43,000 members in 22 countries around ...
6. MCC Impact June 2010 (1)
(About us/News)
... California Marriage Director Marc Solomon, and Rev. Dr. Neil Thomas, senior pastor of MCC/ICM Los Angeles and president of California Faith for Equality. "All of the Abrahamic faiths teach us that it ...
7. MCC Impact May 2010 (2)
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... forced to withdraw from the parish even though their children sang in the choir and ushered there.  They are planning a civil union, which, in Britain, carries the same rights and protections as marriage. ...
8. MCC Headline News May 2010
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... as in the UK. The folks and churches in MCC gave over $33,000 (USD) to assist the people of Haiti following the earthquake there. Work continues on the same-sex marriage issue, especially in the United ...
"Metropolitan Community Churches worldwide offer our hearty thanks to God and congratulations to the Mayor and City Council of Washington D.C. as Marriage Equality becomes law in the Capital City of the ...
... its ministry open to persons in faithful same-sex relationship. It will honour and bless their love with the same blessing given to all marriages everywhere. That is as certain as day follows night. ...
11. MCC Impact July 2009 (2)
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... founder of ACT UP for HIV activism; Dr. Jacob Hale, professor of philosophy at California State University at Northridge for community activism around transgendered issues and marriage equality; Steve ...
12. MCC Impact July 2009 (1)
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... KYBR 700's Eddie Burke Show. They, along with Britney Rodriguez, were also interviewed by KTVA Channel 11 concerning the importance of gay marriage.   The 2009 Summer Concert Series at Sunshine ...
13. MCC Impact June 2009 (2)
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...  Resources  Juneteenth Celebrations Dates to Remember No Action was Best Marriage Caravan Working Together  MCC Responds to California Ruling  Justice and Social ...
14. MCC Impact May 2009 (2)
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... sponsored by Equal Love to raise funds for their national day of action for same-sex marriage in August.   Exodus MCC (Abilene, Texas) has completed one-third of its goal to raise the funds needed ...
15. MCC Impact May 2009 (1)
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... for Marriage Equality on the Capitol steps next Saturday.   At King of Peace MCC (St. Petersburg, Florida) they are reactivating their nursery to be open during Sunday morning worship.   ...
16. MCC Impact April 2009 (2)
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... participated in the Marriage Equality Tax Day Rally at their main post office and will be present in Albany for the LBGT Equality and Justice Day to lobby at the state capitol.   The Rainbow POD ...
17. MCC Impact April 2009 (1)
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... wed in a joint service at MCC of the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa) on 3 May.  Others have opted for individual weddings at other times now that marriage is legal in Iowa.   Under the direction ...
... Sex Marriage is not and should not be a religious debate in parliament, it is a question of equality and human rights.”  We respectfully call on: The President of the Federal Republic ...
19. MCC Impact November 2008 (2)
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... Martin facilitated the session focusing on such issues as gay marriage, solar power, coastline problems, and health care.   MCC Good Shepherd (Granville, NSW, Australia) sponsored the Parrametta ...
20. MCC Impact November 2008 (1)
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... added one on Saturday evening. MCCers in The Advocate!  The September 23 issue pictured Rev. Brad Wishon in an article about the anti-marriage initiative there.  The next one contained ...
21. Marriage Officials at Good Hope MCC
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)
Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church (GHMCC) has affiliated ministers who are licenced by the Department of Home Affairs to act as Marriage Officers on behalf of Good Hope MCC to perform marriages ...
22. MCC Impact
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... by a luncheon and the evening assembly featured a showing of Call Me Troy with new footage about the California marriage ruling, and a Q&A time with Rev. Troy.  Rev. Candace Shultis and others ...
...  Rev. Dr. Jonipher Kwong, chair of MCC's Asia-Pacific Initiative, is the new Interfaith Organizer for California Faith for Equality, which seeks to educate religious communities on the importance of marriage ...
... members.  Rev. Dr. Cindi Love was named the plan administrator.  Bill Hooper was thanked for staff support. To Have and To Hold - The Making Of Same Sex Marriage in South Africa features several ...
... "Would Jesus Discriminate?" and participated in an Interfaith Service. Rev Kevin Light, one of the church's designated Marriage Officials, and Labyrinth, a spirituality movement for people ...
26. Jesus said some are born gay. (Matthew 19:10-12)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... marriage is the only legitimate way for people to form romantic relationships. Ironically, Jesus’ own words in this very same passage refute these conclusions. As the dialogue continues, Jesus’ disciples ...
27. Ruth loved Naomi as Adam loved Eve. (Genesis 2:24, Ruth 1:14)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... Her feelings are celebrated, not condemned. And throughout Christian history, Ruth's vow to Naomi has been used to illustrate the nature of the marriage covenant. These words are often read at Christian ...
28. Jesus affirmed a gay couple. (Matthew 8:5-13)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)
... the property of the husband, with a status just above that of slave. Moreover, in Jesus’ day, a boy or girl was considered of marriageable age upon reaching his or her early teens. It was not uncommon ...
... he was instrumental in the same-sex marriage campaign. Lael Bethlehem: CEO of the Johannesburg Development Agency. She is married to Emilia Potenza and they have two daughters For  The  ...
... that when he references religion while discussing why he doesn't support gay marriage, he sends a subtle message that being gay and being Christian are mutually exclusive. Her open letter to the U.S. ...
... at the service. They were the first couple to be denied a marriage license at the Rochester City Hall in 2004. (back to top) Children, Youth, and Young Adults  MCC Elizabethtown (Kentucky) is beginning ...
... Hartford (Connecticut) participated in an Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast and press conference at the Connecticut State Capitol in support of marriage equality for same-gender couples. They are members of ...
On 30 November 2006, South Africa became the world’s fifth country and Africa’s first to legalise marriage for same-sex couples. To Have & To Hold explores the journey to same-sex marriage with a collection ...
... groups, including MCC, that urges the California Supreme Court to rule in favor of same-sex marriage. Among the media outlets carrying his quotes were CBS 5 TV in San Francisco, the Bay City News Wire, ...
35. Joseph's Dreams
(Spirituality/Sermons)
... that Joseph was an older man when he married Mary and that he had six children from a previous marriage. Some legends have him living to 111! There is no mention of him, as there is of Mary, in Jesus' ...
... guest preachers who are not registered with a South African denomination, to enable them to apply to become Marriage Officers in terms of the Marriage Act and the Civil Union Act.  This in turn, enables ...
... major anyway.   In 1968, Stonewall had not yet happened. The phrase "Marriage Equality" didn't exist. We didn't protest "hate crimes"(though they happened all the time). ...
... school mates reaction to the news of his mothers’ impending marriage. Self-help for Sapphists 6min Dirs: Jenny Radloff & Karen Rutter The un-PC middle-aged dykes who brought us the hilarious ...
... about the defeat of the petition against same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. http://www.townonline.com/wilmington/news/x398632420   Rev. Marion Harrison, who turns 75 in November, is a member of the ...
... joined in the Marriage of the Church (not the law) at MCC Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Pennsylvania). stevens.goudywedding@mcclv.org Bryan, the partner of Rev. Jim Martin, the new Interim Pastor of MCC Charlotte ...
... Series for the Central Ohio LBGT Community. Attract attention! In order to gather signatures to oppose an anti-gay marriage amendment, the folks at King of Peace MCC (St. Petersburg, Florida) erected a ...
... Wisconsin) opened its doors to Fair Wisconsin for a phone bank staffed by hundreds of people over a three day period in an attempt to defeat an anti-gay marriage amendment. MCC Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) ...
... on the Pastoral Care Team of Living Springs MCC (Bath, England, UK). Rev. Wesley Mullins was featured in a debate on gay marriage at Oregon State University. Churches in the Los Angeles area gathered together ...
44. Out in Africa 2007
(About us/News)
... loveless and childless marriage, serving her clients as a massage therapist and keeping her body in shape. But Jane is teetering on the edge of severe depression and yearns for the freedom and discipline ...
45. The Revelation to John
(Bible/New Testament (World English Bible))
... be exceedingly glad, and let us give the glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready." (8) It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, ...
46. The Letter to the Hebrews
(Bible/New Testament (World English Bible))
... you are also in the body. (4) Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. (5) Be free from the love of money, content ...
47. Paul's First Letter to Timothy
(Bible/New Testament (World English Bible))
... with a hot iron; (3) forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. (4) For every creature of God is ...
48. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
(Bible/New Testament (World English Bible))
... his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well. (38) So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better. (39) A wife is bound by law ...
49. The Good News According to John
(Bible/New Testament (World English Bible))
... and descending on the Son of Man."   John Chapter 2 (1) The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. (2) Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, ...
50. The Good News According to Luke
(Bible/New Testament (World English Bible))
... your lamps burning. (36) Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him. (37) Blessed are those servants, ...
51. Same Sex Marriages
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