Jeff Dudgeon, speaker, and Gerry Lynch, officiant, at the service at St. George’s Belfast, 28th October 2012. [Continue Reading]
Photo: Church of Ireland, Presbyterian representatives signal strong support for equal marriage
29 September 2012
Church of Ireland Canon Charles Kenny and Revd Chris Hudson of All Souls Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church conveyed their strong support for equal marriage to Green Party MLA Steven Agnew. [Continue Reading]
Belfast Telegraph: Homophobia is new sectarianism in Northern Ireland
20 August 2012
A veteran Church of Ireland cleric has backed David Cameron’s calls for same sex marriage – saying homophobia has become Northern Ireland’s “new sectarianism”. Canon Charles Kenny has spoken out about the attitude to the gay community from within his own Church, claiming that bias was distorting the Christian message. Canon Kenny, who retired from Belfast’s St Anne’s Cathedral in 2000, told the Belfast Telegraph: “The same failings of the Christian Church, and the presentation of the Gospel, which led to sectarianism in the past are playing again now in relation to homophobia.” [Continue Reading]
