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Detroit archbishop bars pro-gay New Ways Ministry from speaking at parish

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English: The spire of St. Joseph Church in Detroit Category:Images of Detroit, Michigan (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Detroit ’s archbishop has banned a homosexual activist from making a presentation at a parish in his diocese, and the speaker, along with the church’s pastor, is using Pope Francis to object. Archbishop Allen Vigneron , who last year  weathered   criticism  for affirming that Catholics  who support homosexual marriage should not present themselves for Communion, put a stop to homosexual activist Francis DeBernardo’s planned presentation November 22 at Christ the King parish in northwest Detroit. DeBernardo, who heads up  New Ways Ministry , was going to speak for Fortunate Families, a group for Catholics whose children are in the homosexual lifestyle. Christ the King Pastor Father Victor Clore was notified the week prior to the event by an archdiocesan official that the parish could not host the meeting,  according  to the De...

Judge rules Michigan’s marriage protection amendment unconstitutional, but appeals court issues stay

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DETROIT, March 24, 2014 – Judge Bernard Friedman struck down Michigan's state constitutional marriage protection amendment late Friday afternoon. But that does not mean the state will recognize such unions as legal marriages yet. In 2004, some 59 percent of Michigan voters amended the state constitution to read: “To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our society and for future generations of children, the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose.” This was enacted “for future generations of children.” Judge Bernard Friedman was named to the bench in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, a lesbian couple, sued for the right to adopt one another's children. On Friday Judge Friedman, a Reagan appointee, ruled that the state's amendment, supported by 2.7 million Michigan residents, violated the U.S. Constitution, paving the way for homosexua...

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 ...