Thursday, May 17, 2007

Churches bar gay marriages

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070517114712583C154510

[Independent Online] 16 May 2007--Six months after gay marriages were legalised, at least four leading denominations are refusing to conduct same-sex unions.

The national leadership of the Anglican Church, as well as the provincial offices of the Catholic Church, Baptist Church and Presbyterian Church, all confirmed their clergy were not allowed to officiate at or bless gay marriages.

The Methodist Church - which has been embroiled in a row with 19 of its ministers over whether to conduct civil unions - has implemented an interim policy that prohibits gay marriages in its churches.

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