tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post6622429950689328526..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Is anyone really surprised by this?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-89314789192273422772011-09-17T07:56:56.146-05:002011-09-17T07:56:56.146-05:00"In 2000 the national church of
Sweden decide..."In 2000 the national church of<br />Sweden decided that every candidate<br />for the Office of the Holy Ministry<br />had to confess the legitimacy of<br />female pastors by receiving Holy<br />Communion from one of them."<br />The Lutheran Witness Magazine<br />August 20ll, page 17<br /><br />There you have it. The doctrine of female supremacy codified. It started as the small error asking for tolerance. <br /><br />How long till the government will require Asherah poles in front of every church?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-75445503541321362792011-09-17T07:52:28.187-05:002011-09-17T07:52:28.187-05:00Remind me again why society is catering to the tin...Remind me again why society is catering to the tiny minority who are both gay and want a legal union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-41439449075747245002011-09-16T18:56:24.623-05:002011-09-16T18:56:24.623-05:00"In 2000 the national church of
Sweden decide..."In 2000 the national church of<br />Sweden decided that every candidate<br />for the Office of the Holy Ministry<br />had to confess the legitimacy of<br />female pastors by receiving Holy<br />Communion from one of them."<br />The Lutheran Witness Magazine<br />August 20ll, page 17Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-57986263901256033092011-09-16T12:16:16.700-05:002011-09-16T12:16:16.700-05:00I don't think they can stop a church from perf...I don't think they can stop a church from performing Sacraments but the state may choose to no longer recognize marriages performed by the church. Then you have what they have in Germany today, a state marriage (civil union) and a church marriage / Sacrament. For those who see marriage as a Sacrament the civil ceremony has no more meaning than applying for a marriage license. The problem I see is for those confessions / denominations that do not understand marriage as a Sacrament. If the civil ceremony counts as marriage then there is less need to have a church ceremony. <br /><br />I think the time has come for separate services, civil and church. Such separation, where the state performs the civil union, would remove threats from churches to perform marriages they cannot support.Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511317203353075644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-83438262746542868402011-09-16T09:14:20.804-05:002011-09-16T09:14:20.804-05:00It might go back to Henry VIII who proclaimed hims...It might go back to Henry VIII who proclaimed himself head of the Church of England, a tradition that has passed on to the current occupant of the throne, Elizabeth. As I recall, there are one or two well-known maartyrs who stood up to the king in this matter.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350908137437557142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-90267088950532462422011-09-16T06:19:01.924-05:002011-09-16T06:19:01.924-05:00Maybe I am really naive, but I am genuinely surpri...Maybe I am really naive, but I am genuinely surprised by this. I know this is the United Kingdom and not the United States that is discussing this, but still, how can the state tell a non-established and privately funded institution in Britain (the Roman Catholic Church, for instance) that it MUST perform gay weddings? I just don't see how that is possible. Since when does the state tell churches how to perform SACRAMENTS? I thought British jurisprudence was wiser than to get involved in something like this. Perhaps I was greatly mistaken.BrotherBorisnoreply@blogger.com