Stance On Gay Marriage May Cost Rev. His Church

[There Is No Spoon]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – The reverend of a St. Paul church says he needs to raise $200,000 to pay off a church loan after most of his followers left because of his support for gay marriage.

The Rev. Oliver White runs Grace Community United Church of Christ in St. Paul. The 69-year-old said he needs to raise the money by June 30.

“We lost our income when we lost a number of people from our congregation.” White said.

White said two-thirds of his followers left after he said he supported same-sex marriage, and said he was against the marriage amendment that will be up for a vote in November.

... http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/29...is-church/

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This story sickens me. I wonder at times if we're doomed as a country - we seem just too filled with hate.

[Peacetrain]

What is so interesting about this TINS is that the UCC leadership is the first church to support Gay Marriage..

[There Is No Spoon]

(05-31-2012 09:59 AM)Peacetrain Wrote:  What is so interesting about this TINS is that the UCC leadership is the first church to support Gay Marriage..

I'm not even a church person, but this if I had to support a church, it would be one that actually gave a crap about the teachings of Jesus, not the right-wing hate variety.

I'm giving them some money to help save the church - here's a link for anybody else who would like to contribute:

https://rally.org/gcucc/iCZOwWzoDvz/wsw

[jaxx]

Bigotry runs deep in this country. The self-righteous would beat their mothers to the ground if it meant they'd stand up for discrimination.