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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts) Fri Jun 9, 2017, 02:50 PM Jun 2017

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Scottish Episcopal Church votes to back same-sex marriage (religious good news)

From the article:

"The Scottish Episcopal Church has voted to back same-sex marriage, making it the first Anglican church in the UK to do so. The vote, described as a "momentous step" by the head of the church, means gay Christians from any Anglican Church can now ask to be married in a Scottish Anglican Church."

To read more:

http://www.independent.co.uk/News/uk/home-news/scottish-church-same-sex-marriage-support-vote-episcopal-a7779691.html

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Scottish Episcopal Church votes to back same-sex marriage (religious good news) (Original Post) guillaumeb Jun 2017 OP

Duplicate thread. trotsky Jun 2017 #1

Different sources commenting on the same topic. guillaumeb Jun 2017 #2

OK, can't blame you. trotsky Jun 2017 #3

I suspect that if the Anglican communion splits, the Scots will go with the Episcopal Church and oth hrmjustin Jun 2017 #4

The tide is turning. guillaumeb Jun 2017 #5

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

1. Duplicate thread.

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 02:57 PM

Jun 2017

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1218251275

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

2. Different sources commenting on the same topic.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 02:59 PM

Jun 2017

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

3. OK, can't blame you.

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:03 PM

Jun 2017

Not enough good religious news to start threads about, apparently.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. I suspect that if the Anglican communion splits, the Scots will go with the Episcopal Church and oth

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Sat Jun 10, 2017, 08:48 PM

Jun 2017

liberal members.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

5. The tide is turning.

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 11, 2017, 05:33 PM

Jun 2017

Too slowly, but it is turning. And there is a reaction to this from the most conservative among believers.

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