The Progressive Christianity Network (PCN) is the latest British faith-based group to come out in favour of legal recognition of gay marriage.

Reverend John Churcher, a Methodist minister and chair of the PCN, said in response to comments from Roman Catholic bishops – who have urged Christians to campaign against the government’s proposal – that there are very few biblical texts that appear to condemn homosexuality, and that the interpretation of those that do is controversial.

Reverend Churcher added that those Christians who condemn gay relationships often cherry-pick verses from the Bible, often misrepresenting their context and original meaning in order to support personal prejudice. He said they then claim they have biblical authority to back up their view, describing this way of using the Bible as “an abomination.”

He continued: “Being gay is not an illness to be cured but a natural biological orientation. The sexual sin is infidelity, not homosexuality. Marriage should be a loving relationship between two consenting adults, so why continue to deprive many within and beyond our churches from the God-given blessings of marriage?”

- PinkNews.co.uk.

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