Kentucky Baptists yesterday voted to expel a Louisville church which is open to performing and holding same-sex marriage ceremonies.
During the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s annual meeting on Tuesday, church leaders from around the state decided to sever ties with Crescent Hill Baptist Church. Executive director of the convention Paul Chitwood said: “We’re all sinners and we recognize that, but for a church to say ‘we’re going to endorse the sin, we’re going to call what the Bible calls wrong, [and] call it right’, that becomes the issue.”
Crescent Hill’s website states that the church believes “God loves all people without condition” and says it is “a diverse community of faith including people of various races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and world-views.”
“In 2013 the church clarified its relationship with LGBTQ individuals. The congregation overwhelmingly voted to be open to grant ordination, hire, or perform wedding ceremonies for LGBTQ individuals,” the site explains…Read More
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