Your glorying is not good.
Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
1 Corinthians 5:6
"A day after the Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted not to authorize gay unions, questions about the integrity of the voting process emerged Tuesday, leading to a reversal of the result with the church approving the measure.
 |
| NOT anymore....... |
Monday night after hearing from more than 60 speakers, most of them in favor of gay marriage.
However, on Tuesday - the last day of the triennial conference - some members stood up to say their ballot had not been recorded during voting late Monday, when the resolution failed to pass by a single vote.
Delegates requested a detailed hard copy of the electronic voting records, which lead to a recount. Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the church then declared the resolution in favor of gay marriage passed, a resolution that aligns with secular Canada, which legalized same-sex marriage in 2005.
In order for the resolution to have passed, it required two-thirds support from each of three orders - the lay, clergy and bishops.
Meghan Kilty, the director of communications for the Anglican Church of Canada said Tuesday that 155 delegates voted in favor of the resolution and 68 against it, with three members abstaining from the vote. The initial result was one vote short of what was needed to pass the measure in the Anglican church - the third largest in Canada.
The initial outcome on Monday night, which followed a bitter and divisive debate, stunned those on hand into silence. Some wept openly, others embraced." CBS
They chose to align with the Canadian government instead of the Scriptures....