Speak for thyself.Dennis Ray believed he was representing his congregation when he publicly claimed that about half of the members of a Sebring, Fla., church where he served as a choir choir [O.Fr.] 1 A group of singers; traditionally the chorus organized to sing in a church. Usually, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran choirs are composed of men and boys, but occasionally in these churches and customarily in other Protestant director supported same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable . But leaders at First Christian Church First Christian Church can refer to:
After watching the July U.S. Senate hearings on the Federal Marriage Amendment The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) (also known as the Marriage Protection Amendment) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. , the openly gay Ray, 43, wrote an editorial for a local newspaper in which he decried religious conservation and said his church supported gay marriage. Even though he used his stage name, Adam Ray, and didn't identify the church, the essay was too much for church elders, who said Ray was free to have an opinion but went too far. Ray held the $100-a-week job for about two years. "All of the love that I brought to them, I still have," he said, adding that he feels like "a giant weight has lifted." |
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