{"id":8519,"date":"2022-08-17T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2022-08-16T19:04:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T19:04:56","slug":"church-leaders-reject-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/17\/church-leaders-reject-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Church leaders reject same sex marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bishop Justin Badi, the Primate of South Sudan Episcopal Church (photo William M Garang)<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By William Madouk Garang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposed same sex-marriage law adopted by some churches has been categorically rejected by the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bishop Justin Badi, the Primate of Episcopal Church of South Sudan said they have refused to sign gay-marriage law after his return to Juba on Tuesday from Lambeth conference held in United Kingdom, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn behalf of the people of South Sudan, I have raised my voice that we cannot accept same sex practice within the Anglican Communion and within the church,\u201d Badi told journalists yesterday.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have spoken on your behalf, I have told the world that we should embrace biblical authority within Anglican Communion to live our lives and to order our faith in accordance to the Bible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Lambeth meeting themed \u2018God\u2019s Church for God\u2019s world\u2019 many things were discussed but the contentious issue was the topic on whether to legalize same sex behaviour or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are parts of the world that they have accepted with their governments but I have told them to repent, [however] there are parts of the world where they still respect biblical authority, we have mobilized them to be together and continue to tell the world about the sin of the world,\u201d Rt. Rev. Badi narrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Badi said he has also preached to the world the authentic gospel calling the world for repentance so that the wrath of God may not come on these generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ECSS Primate in Juba also serves as the chairman of Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches \u2013 GSFA, a grouping of 25 provinces which make up 75 percent of the Anglican Communion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, orthodox bishops refused to take Holy Communion with gay bishops at Lambeth Conference in Canterbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The once in ten years, Lambeth conference \u2013 is an international event that aimed to share in worship, prayer and debate on key concerns affecting the lives of their communities around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference in 1998, resolved that a marriage is between one man and one woman and sex outside marriage is unbiblical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversely, in the just concluded conference, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby informed delegates that some provinces have welcomed the same sex marriage after careful theological study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, social media had surfaced with a claim that South Sudan Anglican church led by Justin Badi, were compelled to sign Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender policy (LGBT) in Lambeth Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is false there is nothing like that. In every organization, in every meeting when you reach the venue, you have to register your names and other things, that is what happened,\u201d Badi refuted the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean that we were forced but we were registered for the meeting to receive all the stationary and to have our rooms that is what happened. Nobody was forced to do anything,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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