Father of the bride fired.As president of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school founded in 1784, in New York City, to educate ministers for the congregations of the Reformed Church in America. in New Jersey, the Reverend Norman Kansfield expected trouble when he presided over the marriage of his daughter, Anne, and her partner, Jennifer Aull, last June. In fact, he was counting on it. Indeed, the Reformed Church Reformed church Any of several Protestant groups strongly influenced by Calvinism. They are often called by national names (Swiss Reformed, Dutch Reformed, etc.). The name was originally used by all the Protestant churches that arose out of the 16th-century Reformation but of America on January 28 ousted Kansfield from Iris post and threatened to expel ex·pel tr.v. ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels 1. To force or drive out: expel an invader. 2. him from the church dining a trial scheduled for June. Kansfield, 64, said he welcomes the controversy. "Our denomination Denomination The stated value found on financial instruments. Notes: This term applies to most financial instruments with monetary values. The denomination for bonds and securities would be face value or par value. has been promising itself a conversation about the inclusion of gays and lesbians since 1994," he said. "I hope this will be a catalyst to that conversation." But the wedding wasn't just about changing policy, Kansfield said. "We've always been a close-knit family, and I wanted to do this for Ann and for Jennifer; I needed to do this wedding." |
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