A traditionalist Anglican group has warned the issue of homosexuality could split the Church of England the way the Episcopal Church has done in the US.

The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans will be launched in the UK on Monday.

The group has campaigned against active homosexuality in the Anglican Communion after being established last year.

One supporter, the Bishop of Rochester, the Right Reverend Michael Nazir-Ali, told the Sunday Telegraph homosexuals should "repent and be changed".

"People who depart from this don't share the same faith. They are acting in a way that is not normative according to what God has revealed in the Bible.

"The Bible's teaching shows that marriage is between a man and a woman. That is the way to express our sexual nature.

"We welcome homosexuals, we don't want to exclude people, but we want them to repent and be changed."

Originally posted by XXXN3O
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Well in my opinion....

I do not agree personally with homosexuality and I am not that way inclinded but I would never condemn anyone for choosing what they want in life. The bible does say judge not lest ye be judged.

I do not agree that god makes people who are gay or straight, I think this is a choice of personal preference that you make from a young age or in some cases older as we all have free will to be as we choose, it is not gods choice to make.
I think people including the person mentioned in the report need to take a good look in the mirror because they have no right whatsover, even if they are at the top of any church, to condemn another human being for being something they are not or taking a choice in life that they have not.

God is the only judge, like the bible says again.

I would suggest this man reads his bible again as his comments make me wonder how on earth he ever became a bishop. This is a form of blasphemy.



[edit on 5-7-2009 by XXXN3O]

Originally posted by woodwardjnr

Originally posted by XXXN3O
reply to post by kiwifoot

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Well in my opinion....

I do not agree personally with homosexuality and I am not that way inclinded but I would never condemn anyone for choosing what they want in life. The bible does say judge not lest ye be judged.

I do not agree that god makes people who are gay or straight, I think this is a choice of personal preference that you make from a young age or in some cases older as we all have free will to be as we choose, it is not gods choice to make.
I think people including the person mentioned in the report need to take a good look in the mirror because they have no right whatsover, even if they are at the top of any church, to condemn another human being for being something they are not or taking a choice in life that they have not.

God is the only judge, like the bible says again.

I would suggest this man reads his bible again as his comments make me wonder how on earth he ever became a bishop. This is a form of blasphemy.



[edit on 5-7-2009 by XXXN3O]

I take it you dont know any gay people, I have many gay friends and i can tell you, it's not a choice they have made. They were born gay.Many can't even tell their parents as they fear the damage it could cause. A friend has kept it quiet all his adult life, only recently admitting, even though everyone who met him though he was gay. He has felt the need to keep it quiet for so long for fear of ridicule and being sidelined by his religious family. It's terribly sad and with outdated opinions like yours only make it harder.
IMO