Tuesday, October 21, 2003
NZ Presbyterian church opens door to homosexual ministers
The Presbyterian Church has effectively become the first New Zealand denomination to allow homosexual ministers.
Last year, Deborah Gordon – a lesbian – applied to be accepted for ministry training in the church, but was turned down. She appealed, and a Church Judicial Commission headed by Sir Duncan McMullin, has come out in her favour. The decision says “there are currently no specific regulations barring the ordination of homosexuals.�
The Presbyterian Church has effectively become the first New Zealand denomination to allow homosexual ministers.
Last year, Deborah Gordon – a lesbian – applied to be accepted for ministry training in the church, but was turned down. She appealed, and a Church Judicial Commission headed by Sir Duncan McMullin, has come out in her favour. The decision says “there are currently no specific regulations barring the ordination of homosexuals.�
