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Title: Church to discuss gay marriage
Post by: Hazumu on October 21, 2008, 09:44:25 PM
Post by: Hazumu on October 21, 2008, 09:44:25 PM
By LANZ CHRISTIAN BAES/Times-Herald staff writer
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QuoteThe First Christian Church is not a gay church, Jones said.
Instead, it is an open and affirming church, Jones said. This means that the church has studied the issues, many of which will be discussed at the symposium, and came to the conclusion that sexual orientation is a human condition, such as skin color or being handicapped, Jones said.
"We do have a lot of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community," Jones said. "We also have people who have been members of this church for 70 years who are not LGBT who have grown along with society."
Quote:If you go ...
What: Workshop and
Symposium on Homosexuality and the Bible
When: 1-6 p.m. Saturday
Where: First Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ), 1035 Indiana St.
• Contact: 643-7973 or www.vallejochristian.com
Cost: Free and open to all.
Schedule of events: 1-3 p.m.: Bible study on same-sex
relationships and the bible; 3-4 p.m.: Documentary "Pursuit of Equality"; 4-6 p.m.: Panel
discussion with both clergy
and same-sex couples; 6 p.m.: Dinner