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Title: God Knows Post by: JudgeNot on May 25, 2005, 10:54:33 AM Woman priest to marry lesbian lover
Ananova.com 5/25/05 A woman priest and her partner are aiming to become Britain's first legally married lesbian couple. The Rev Debbie Gaston and Elaine Cook are among three couples set to have same sex weddings in Brighton on December 21. They will marry a second after midnight on the first day the Civil Partnership Bill legalises same sex weddings. The Rev Gaston, 46, of the Metropolitan Community Church, and Elaine, 53, have been together for 16 years and they have two children. She said: "As a vicar I obviously believe whole-heartedly in the concept of marriage and I have married more than 30 couples myself. "Elaine and I have waited many years to be able to make this kind of commitment to each other and we both see the Civil Partnership Bill as a huge step in the right direction for equality. "However, we are only part way there. Until I can have a legal ceremony in the eyes of God I will not feel completely fulfilled."They will marry in a joint ceremony with two other gay couples - Gino Meriano and his partner Mike Ullett; and Roger Lewis, a Sussex Police employee and partner Keith Willmott-Goodall. Quote ...and they have two children. I've just got to ask myself, "Self... just how did THAT happen???"Debbie & Elaine, if you ever read this, I'm relatively certain that God is already fully aware of your 'partership'... Title: Re:God Knows Post by: Soldier4Christ on May 25, 2005, 11:43:57 AM Quote Until I can have a legal ceremony in the eyes of God I will not feel completely fulfilled. That part of the statement is what gets me. Rom 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Rom 6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Rom 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. |