Anglican says gay relationships ok

[NewHope]

By DAVID STRINGER, Associated Press Writer Thu Aug 7, 8:03 AM ET

LONDON - In newly disclosed letters, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams wrote that the Bible doesn't forbid same sex relationships when there is a commitment similar to traditional marriages, a British newspaper reported Thursday. Read more...

What Bible is he reading? There is nothing in the Bible that says it is ok to have a same sex relationship as long as it's monogamous.

[joeycastaneda56]

The Bible says that it is an abomination for a man to lie with a man as with a woman, or a woman to lie with a woman as with a man.(Lev.18:22; 20:13). The Bible says that because of certain abominations such as homosexuality, a land will vomit out its inhabitants (Lev.18:25). The apostle Paul called it "shameful," the result of being given up by God to "vile passions" (Rom.1:24-27).

In the Old Testament, those who practiced these things were removed from the congregation of Israel by execution. We are told in the New Testament that those who practice homosexuality will not enter the kingdom of God (1 Cor.6:9,10). The apostle Paul shows homosexuality as a final order of rebellion against God. When people exchange the truth of God for a lie, and begin to worship the creature instead of the Creator, they are given up to evil. When values are turned upside down and moral anarchy appears, men burn with lust for other men and woman burn for woman, and they will receive in their own bodies the punishment for their actions (Rom.1:22-27). From a biblical standpoint, the rise of homosexuality is a sign that society is in the last stages of decay......Joey.

[Dave Sargeant]

One of the great dangers in society today is a well organised, vociverous, not sure of the spelling there, minority group as is the gay community in the Uk. I would never suggest that anyone be excluded from their employment because of their sexual orientation. What I do object to is that they plead for acceptance in the 1st place, obtain this in law, then seek to take the law further and impose it on groups, the church, who ought never to employ a gay person, then take them to court. The church has to respond in a firm but loving way. No compromise on the gay issue but a seeking to lead them out of this evil and into the love of God, not easy but honouring to God. Dave.