Quote From: gebhamA gay priest is to marry her long-term partner in Britian's first same-sex wedding this December.
Rev Debbie Gaston, 46, and Elaine Cook, 53, will join two other gay couples in a ceremony at Brighton's town hall.
It will take place at one second past midnight on December 21, the first day when gay weddings are legal.
The Civil Partnerships Bill comes into force on December 5 but, as with civil marriages, there is a 15-day period before couples can tie the knot.
Ms Gaston, of the Metropolitan Community Church, is delighted to be tying the knot with her partner of 16 years, who has two adult children from a previous heterosexual marriage.
She says that they both see this bill as a "huge step" in terms of equality, but there is still some way to go.
"Until I can have a legal ceremony in the eyes of God I will not feel completely fulfilled," she said.
The other couples, who will marry at the same time are Gino Meriano and his partner Mike Ullett, who run a wedding planner agency.
The others are Roger Lewis, who works for Sussex Police, and his partner Keith Willmott-Goodall.
All participants come from Brighton, where the council has been a supporter of civil partnerships since they were first mooted.
It's a great example to many people who quarry over religion and homosexuality being deemed wrong in the 'eyes of god'. I for one think these people are full of crap, but i guess everyones entitled to their opinion. Is it just me, or does anybody else think a lot of group turn to religion to prevent something happening they are scared of? coincidence? mmm. (Before anyone says anything, i know the religious debate is a lot deeper and more indepth, but i thought a little light hearted sarcasm would be a refreshing take!) :)
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Well, to each their own but any one who reads and believes in the teachings of the New Teastament (which is basically the teachings of Christ and the guide to how we should live our lives today) will clearly see that it teaches against the homosexual life style. The scriptures are there for us to read and to interprett as we apply them to our lives and I personally believe that the day of judgement is coming for all people and how we live and our relationship with the Lord Jesus himself will be the basis of that judgement. I personally believe that the gay life style is wrong in the eyes of the Lord but I am not here to judge but I will continue to teach what I believe, and encourage people to pray sincerely and to seek God's will and plan for their lives, for we are only accountable to our selves . We are living in a "whatever goes" society but the the thing of it is, I don't believe that is how God planned it, He wants us to follow His plan and not the worlds plan so the only thing I have to say on this subject is to know the word of God and His will and know with your whole being that the choices you have made is righteous in the sight of the Lord, for that day is coming when the Truth will be revealed. Our God is a loving and compassionate God but at the same time, His Ways are the truth and remember that the Bible also says that not every one who calls Lord Lord will make it, so seeking his word and ways as wellas praying and living for him is the best thing to do and the way we are to live is written int he New Testament. Now, I do believe in the Old Testament as well and believe that God has always been here and will always be here and the events recorded in the old teastament really did happen, And we need to also remember that the old testament was written before Christ and the way they did things were completeley different casue they didn't have the savior of the World at that time, but the teachings of God I believe is the truth and even the old testament taught against the homosexual life style, The people were condememd for it but of coursre this is my interpretation and my belief and as I said at the beginning, to each their own, we have the freedom of choice to love our loves the way we choose and God himself will not take that freedom away from us but regardless of the choices we make, his Word is Truth and He shall prevail and in the end we will either be told well done or not.................
