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Progressive theology on homosexuality is code for blatant sin

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Official seal of City of Dayton (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) ‘I don’t want to be the reason for the church to split, and potentially for family members to be at odds with one another,therefore, I felt that it was in the best interest of everyone to resign.” A pastor resigned after announcing to her congregation that she had married a woman. Bishop Allyson Abrams, 43, stepped down from Zion Progress Baptist Church in Detroit . She told her congregation earlier in the month that she married Diana Williams in March in Iowa, where gay marriage is legal. She served as pastor at the church for five years, according to the Michigan Chronicle . Abrams told the Chronicle that she was not forced out, but chose to resign because she didn’t want to cause a divide within the church. The pastor, who was previously married to a man, told the Free Press she hadchanged her views a year ago and would not classify herself when it comes to sexual orientation. “I progressed in my theology