Sentences with phrase «committed same sex relationships»

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It's fine, Steve, for you to believe «unrepentant gays» (for example, people who choose to live as God created them, in committed same - sex relationships) are going to hell.

I think about the teacher who was kind and encouraging to me when I was a teenager in need of encouragement and would like to know how her multi-decades-long loving committed monogamous relationship with her same sex partner is remotely bad for society or bad for them.

And I see no reason why the self - sacrificing love of Jesus can not be modeled in a committed same - sex relationship as well as it can be modeled in a committed heterosexual relationship.

Research demonstrates that the psychological and social aspects of committed relationships between same - sex partners closely resemble those of heterosexual partnerships.

@YeahRight: Research demonstrates that the psychological and social aspects of committed relationships between same - sex partners closely resemble those of heterosexual partnerships.

Same - sex acts, sure, but within the confinds of a loving and committed relationship would be as alien to the culture and writers of the bible as a Toyota Prius.

And all loving and committed relationships should be honored and protected in the bounds of marriage: same sex included.

- condemns same - sex acts because the assumption was this was about lust and the concept of a long - term committed relationship wasn't on the radar yet for Judaism.

A motion at its recent meeting asked the synod to «acknowledge the injury felt by members of the Church who enter into loving, committed and legally - recognised, same - sex relationships, due to the absence of provision for them to mark that key moment in their lives publicly and prayerfully in Church.»

They maintain that same - sex couples can live in a committed relationship and have a right to express their affection for one another genitally.

The parish of St Laurence Cowley in London, for example, advertises on its website that it offers «blessings to same sex couples in committed and faithful relationships».

(p. 182) These sort of practices, Justin notes, bear little resemblance to the committed same - sex relationships being discussed and debated in the Church today.

So there you will find a mix of LGBT Christians who are seeking monogamous, same - sex relationships and LGBT Christians who are committed to celibacy.

But if that's so, he notes, then it should govern the way Christians think about same - sex sexual activity as well, and thus he concludes: «When those with homosexual orientation act on their desires in a loving, committed relationship, [they] are not, as far as I can see, violating the love command.»

The new article's authors claim the original scholar committed «classification errors» because some of the same - sex relationships were very brief, even evanescent affairs, and so what he should have done is what they proceed to do: toss out data until they get a handful of same - sex households where a couple stayed together at least several years.

The gay, lesbian, and bisexual Christians I know tell me they have experienced same - sex attractions for many years, often since childhood, and simply want to be in a committed, sacrificial relationship with someone to whom they are attracted.

Given the vast and obvious disparity between the gang rape scene of Genesis 19 and those gay, lesbian, and bisexual people seeking to enter into committed, sacrificial relationships with one another, it still surprises me that the story of Sodom and Gomorrah is used to condemn same - sex orientation and relationships.

«While is six references to same - sex behavior are negative,» writes Matthew, «the concept of same - sex behavior in the Bible is sexual excess, not sexual orientation» and so these passages do not apply to gay, lesbian, or bisexual Christians in committed same - sex relationships.

But Matthew's aim with God and the Gay Christian is to show that «Christians who affirm the full authority of Scripture can also affirm committed, monogamous same - sex relationships.»

Theologically, Farrow takes issue with the Anglican proposal to «affirm the integrity and sanctity of committed adult same - sex relationships,» for the wording suggests that persons can be «already pleasing to God, requiring no redemption in Christ.»

I actually do believe that there are great Bible - based arguments for the church to support people in committed same - sex relationships.

British Quakers agreed in 2009 to treat same sex committed relationships in the same way as opposite sex marriages and the British Unitarian Church is also seeking the right to hold marriages for same sex couples.

Like other religious opponents of same - sex marriage, he goes on to argue that civil partnership is «in every respect in ethical terms an honourable contract of a committed relationship».

«Josh and Brent represent one of the thousands of same sex couples from all around our state who are in loving committed relationships but are denied the right to marry,» said the campaign's senior strategist Brian Ellner.

According to Statistics Canada, around 5 per cent of all long - term Canadian couples are in partnerships that can be described as mixed unions — a percentage which has seen a rapid increase in the last few decades.1 For those in lesbian relationships or gay relationships the percentage of mixed unions is even higher, with some 10 per cent of all same - sex couples being mixed.2 Clearly, there are single men and women in Canada for whom interracial dating leads to lasting, committed love.

There is also a specific gay version of the site for those looking for a serious committed relationship with a same sex partner.)

You were legally married to the borrowing spouse when the reverse mortgage originally closed, or you were in a committed same - sex relationship with the borrower and could not legally marry the borrower at the time of the loan's origination, but you became legally married before the borrower died.

If you are a same sex couple where one partner was a Borrower at loan origination and the other a Non-Borrower the Mortgagee Letter states you must have been in a committed relationship and occupy the property as your primary residence at origination.

Are you in a committed same - sex relationship, or a domestic partnership of the same - or different - sex variety?

Use a Domestic Partnership Agreement if you're in a committed heterosexual or same - sex relationship and would like to create financial and emotional security without marriage.

The traditional model of the western nuclear family, consisting of married heterosexual parents and their legitimate offspring, has undergone enormous change in the last two hundred years — attaching family status to unmarried partnerships and legalizing same - sex marriage are only the most recent changes — perhaps expectations as to exclusivity and the dyadic nature of committed relationships are next.

One commenter sought clarification that «close personal friend» was intended to include domestic partners and same - sex couples in committed relationships.

Simply put, as far as verifiable science goes, you can't predict if someone is going to molest a child, have same - sex relationships, or commit an act of terrorism just by looking at their face.

Does your partner's level of interest in sex and yours have to be the same in order for you to feel happy in a committed relationship?

Committed relationships between two women defy common stereotypes about same - sex relationships.

It is open to all couples in a committed relationship, including engaged, married, de-facto, and same - sex couples and will run for up to 12 months from 1 July 2014.

Minority stress experiences in committed same - sex couple relationships.

For instance, in most cases those who are single, married (including same - sex), or even in committed relationships may be able to adopt.

A cohabitant is one of two adults (whether of the same or opposite sex) who live together as a couple in an intimate and committed relationship and who are not close relatives.

(A cohabitant is a person living in an intimate and committed relationship with a person of the same or opposite sex who is not that person's spouse, civil partner, or a close relative.)

Although fewer people are getting married, couples of all sorts, from same - sex couples in a long - term, committed relationship, to young adults who are casually dating, experience common difficulties that face married couples.

If you are in a heterosexual relationship, a same - sex relationship, or in a committed relationship without being married, Laurie Grengs can help support you and the growth of your relationship.