The Bishop of Buckingham is @Out4Marriage

The Standard reports

A Church of England bishop today supported gay marriage, saying God is not “an angry old man out to get us”.

Bishop of Buckingham Alan Wilson, a married father of five, caused a row in the Church by urging leaders to “get our head around blessing gay people’s relationships”.

He said in a YouTube video for the Out4Marriage campaign: “It all comes down to how we see gay people and how we see God. We don’t actually believe gay people are sick or stunted or criminal. We don’t believe God is an angry old man out to get us.

“Let’s stop behaving as though we did. Recognising gay people are equal means they won’t dilute or spoil marriage but potentially enrich it.” His intervention comes amid a major split between religious leaders and in the Government over David Cameron’s proposals to allow same-sex marriages.
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A Church of England spokesman contradicted Dr Wilson. “Our Church is committed to marriage as being between a man and woman,” he said.


Posted by John B. Chilton on August 23, 2012 9:05 PM | |
Comments (1)

"All that's saying is that theology doesn't take justice and equality seriously. Scriptures say that God does."

That may be one of the best rebuttals I've heard in this entire debate over the years.

Posted by Matthew Buterbaugh+ [TypeKey Profile Page] | August 24, 2012 5:49 PM

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