Gay Marriage – Page 5 – An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy

Porvoo Shipwrecked

By Peter Ould Posted on October 23, 2009 Posted in Church of England, Secular / Christian, Sexuality 3 Comments Tagged with Church of England, Church Of Sweden, Civil Law, Conger, Conservative Members, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriages, Gay Rights Group, Kalin, Marriage Rites, No Doubt, Public Authorities, Rfsu, Same Sex Couples, Sexuality Education, Social Climate, Social Institution, Swedish Association, Theology Of Creation, Traditionalist

There can be no doubt about it – the actions of the Lutheran Church of Sweden this week in redefining marriage as a covenant in front of God that can be entered into by any two people, regardless of their …

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A Great Analysis of the California Decision

By Peter Ould Posted on May 28, 2009 Posted in Sexuality, US Politics No Comments Tagged with Arana, Btb, California Decision, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Right, Constitutional Rights, Equal Protection Of The Laws, Family Relationship, Fundamental Revision, Gay Marriage, Gays And Lesbians, Governmental Plan, Marriage Cases, Minimal Effect, Public Referendum, Sex Couple, Sex Couples, State Constitution, Substantive Aspects, Term Marriage

Having just criticised Tim K on BTB for a post on the Prop 8 ruling, can I now commend to you all a post by Gabriel Arana on the same site that sums up very clearly what the Supreme Court …

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Andrew Goddard on Gay Marriage

By Peter Ould Posted on May 4, 2009 Posted in Secular / Christian, Sexuality 2 Comments Tagged with Allegation, Christian Marriage, Gay Christians, Gay Marriage, Goddard, Guardian Website, Hegemony, Imposition, Man And A Woman, New Testament, Objections, Religious Aspect, Religious Beliefs, Religious Issue, Rod Stewart, Sacrament, Sexual Relationships, Uk Residents, Vows, Worldview

Andrew Goddard had an opinion piece published on the Guardian website on Friday, which Fulcrum have republished today. Any attempt to redefine marriage so it need not be entered into as a life-long commitment â€“ Rod Stewart once claimed that …

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Giles Fraser misses the point

By Peter Ould Posted on June 18, 2008 Posted in Sexuality, Theology 8 Comments Tagged with Adversity, Book Of Common Prayer, Christ Loved The Church, Distinction, Echoes, Ephesians 5, Gay Marriage, Giles Fraser, Honour, Husband And Wife, Institution Of Marriage, Marriage Service, Power Structure, Procreation, Prosperity, Remedy, Seventeenth Centuries, Theology, Wrong Conclusion

Giles Fraser in this morning’s "Thought for the Day" completely misses the main theology behind the BCP Marriage Service, and in doing so comes to the wrong conclusion. Back in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as the Book of Common …

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