The 221st General Assembly of the nearly two million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) made history today (June 19, 2014), as it affirmed the marriages of same-sex couples, the Religion News website reports.
The Assembly voted by more than 70 percent to update the language about marriage from a "man and a woman" to "two persons" in the PC (USA) constitution.
It will only become church law, if approved by a majority of 172 presbyteries. Then all couples can turn to their home churches to ask to be married.
"The Church affirmed all its faithful members today. This vote is an answer to many prayers for the Church to recognize love between committed same-sex couples," said Alex McNeill, Executive Director, More Light Presbyterians. "We will keep praying that the majority of our 172 presbyteries will confirm that all loving couples can turn to their churches when they are ready to be married."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment