The Presbyterian Church (USA) voted Thursday to allow gay and lesbian weddings within the church, making it among the largest Christian denominations to take an embracing step toward same-sex marriage. By a 76-24 percent vote, the General Assembly of the 1.8 million-member PCUSA voted to allow pastors to perform gay marriages in states where they […]

Orlando, FL–The Church of God General Council, meeting in Orlando for the 74th Church of God General Assembly, passed a number of resolutions, including one reaffirming the denomination’s Biblical stance on marriage and family. Resolutions …

Historical and Biblical Position: The institution of marriage was established and ordained by God (Genesis 2:24). Therefore “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them” (Genesis 1:27). Therefore, “marriage is honorable” (Hebrews 13:4). In spite of the progressive normalization of alternative lifestyles and the growing legal […]

You are signed up to receive updates from the Faith News Network Marriage: A Loveseat for Two Like so many people in America, I have had my share of nightmares trying to put together some new equipment or gadget without reading the manual. We get excited to open the box and cannot wait to put that piece of equipment to work. We are a little disappointed when we discover that it needs to be assembled, but take a few glances at the picture on the box and tell ourselves that the assembly is so easy there is no need to read the manual. We then jump right into fitting the item together, and in minutes we are done but notice there are a few extra pieces. We conclude that they are extra pieces and proceed to try the equipment out only to find out that it does not work. At that point, we hear that voice in our head saying: “You should have read the instructional manual.” The instructional manual is a direct means by which the product’s creator tells the consumer how to correctly assemble, use and care for the item they invented. I believe the institution of marriage is an invention of God the Creator to satisfy specific needs in us humans (consumers). Read More   Inspiring Writers to Counter Cancel Culture with Bold Faith at NRB 2022 In an age when Christianity has become a counterculture, Laura Woodworth inspires Christian writers to boldly share their faith. A speaker at NRB 2022 in Nashville, her workshop “Effective Writing: Share Your Faith with the World” (Thursday, March 10) will equip Christian writers to counteract the dark and disturbing agendas of secular media with intentional writing that brings truth, hope and light into the world. Read More The Prayer Scare and Beyond Bill Donohue comments on critical reactions to prayer and religious conversations: A half century ago, those who were not religious tended not to be anti-religious, so they had no impact on the faithful. That’s changed. With almost three in ten Americans not adhering to any religion, there has been an increase in secular militancy, the likes of which we have never seen before in this country. Read More   DISCLAIMER: Content of articles posted on Faith News come from various sources and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Church of God, Church of God Communications or the Church of God Internet Ministry.  Copyright © 2022 Church of God, All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Church of God 1996 Resolution SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN Church of God 2012 Resolution on MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Statement of the Church of God Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Court Decision [dated June 26, 2015] Adopted by the 75th International General Assembly (p. 158-159, S63) in GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINISTERS II. Marriage and Same-Sex Relationships A. The Church […]

Illinois’ same-sex marriage ban is under fire. Both the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund have filed suits against the Cook County Court, asserting that the General Assembly acted with intent to discr…

Cleveland, Tenn.—The Church of God Executive Committee, meeting in session on June 1, 2012, has released the following statement regarding marriage and the family: “In light of the debate and controversy of recent times regarding the state of marriage, the Church of God chooses to go on record and state unequivocally that we believe that […]