Tag Archives: same-sex marriage

First Unitarian becomes third Louisville church to support marriage equality (UPDATED)

June 7, 2011 – 11:58 am

Following in the footsteps of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, Old Louisville’s First Unitarian Church has become the second third Christian ministry in the city to decline issuing marriage licenses to straight couples so long as same-sex marriage remains illegal. UPDATED: Technically speaking, the first church in Louisville to do so was Clifton’s Universalist Unitarian church in 2004. (D’oh!) From [...]

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DBCC senior minister rebukes Mohler

April 26, 2011 – 4:14 pm

After criticizing the Highlands-based Douglas Boulevard Christian Church’s (DBCC) equality-minded decision to end the practice of issuing civil marriage licences so long as non-heterosexuals are prohibited from marrying, ridiculous 19th century man and Southern Theological Baptist Seminary President Albert “God thinks torture is OK” Moheler has been rebuked by the DBCC’s  senior minister, Rev. Derek Penwell. Writing [...]

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Equality-minded Highlands church makes waves on Internet

April 20, 2011 – 11:12 am

The story of Douglas Boulevard Disciples of Christ Church’s decision to promote marriage equality is blowing up on the Internet. An article by the Courier-Journal’s Peter Smith detailing the church’s decision to stop issuing marriage licenses so long as same-sex couples cannot marry has made the front page of the LOLcat-friendly website Reddit, so it appears Kentucky is [...]

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Louisville church adopts pro-same-sex marriage policy

April 19, 2011 – 4:33 pm

The congregation of the Douglas Boulevard Disciples of Christ Church unanimously voted Sunday to end the practice of issuing marriage licences to heterosexual couples so long as same-sex couples are legally prohibited from marrying. Via WHAS-11: “As an Open and Affirming Community of Faith (a designation signifying DBCC’s commitment to full acceptance of all people, regardless of race, gender, age, or sexual [...]

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Mohler rails against DOMA repeal, reality

February 25, 2011 – 3:49 pm

Yoga-hating, empty womb-loathing Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler made a special guest appearance on today’s installment of Focus on the Family’s propaganda broadcast radio show to assail the Obama Administration for declaring the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. “This administration has been very pro gay rights,” Mohler said, calling the DOMA repeal “a [...]

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