Presbyterian minister to be censured for gay weddings

[Kadie]

Presbyterian minister to be censured for gay weddings

By PAUL PAYNE
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Published: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 1:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 1:43 p.m.


A retired Presbyterian minister was found guilty Friday by a special commission of her own church of officiating the marriage of same-sex couples in 2008 and will be censured by rebuke.

The six-member panel announced it verdict around noon in the case of the Rev. Jane Spahr, 68, of San Francisco, who was accused of violating church law in 16 ceremonies, including the marriage of a gay Santa Rosa couple.

Her lawyer, Scott Clark, said he will launch an appeal to stay the official rebuke, which amounts to the reading of the judicial commission's findings at a public meeting.

“We were, of course, disappointed with the decision,” Clark said. “The church had the opportunity to recognize the dignity of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples and it fell short.”

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"This is such a sad moment for the Church," Spahr, a minister for 36 years and a lesbian activist, said in a written statement. "Today, the Church rejected God's amazing hospitality and welcome. It deeply troubles and saddens me."

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http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100827/ARTICLES/100829534/1349?Title=Church-panel-Spahr-guilty-

[Richard Steele]

1. Jesus wept. nm

[RKP5637]

2. Some ruling elements of churches and members just love the cover a church gives them to

practice and promote hatred and bigotry.

[Angry Dragon]

3. And God said

"Come walk with me my children, we will walk among the mountain tops, we will walk through the valleys.
If you truly seek me then you will find me within your soul. Let no others blind you to the true word and
forsake those who would try to control what you know is right."

as found in the Book of Dragon

[TK421]

4. Fuck church law...I would love a world that doesn't have zealots telling others how to live

their lives...based on the teachings of a book on who's authors they know nothing about...except what is written in that book about the authors.....and that is pretty fucking amusing in and of itself

pretty fucking simple, you would think, but damn are people fucking stupid or what?

Let's move on, shall we? I can't BELIEVE with all the problems we face in this world we are so concerned what others do in the privacy of their own homes and how they live their own lives we are still DEBATING this fucking crap!!!!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

SHE should tell that church to piss off!!!!!

[nosmokes]

5. Fuck religion and religionists and the 'holy' books they

rode in on.