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Married lesbian couple to lead prominent D.C. Baptist church
WaPo ^ | Jan 9, 2017 | Lauren Markoe

Posted on 01/09/2017 6:35:05 PM PST by upchuck

Calvary Baptist Church, a progressive Baptist landmark in the heart of downtown Washington, has named a gay couple as co-pastors.

Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen were presented to the congregation during worship services Jan. 8 and are set to begin their new jobs Feb. 26...

The 155-year-old church severed ties with the Southern Baptist Convention in 2012: It was at loggerheads with the group on several issues, including the SBC’s stance against homosexuality. Calvary Baptist still affiliates with American Baptist Churches USA...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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It may be a church, but with two lesbians leading it it sure isn't a Baptist church.
1 posted on 01/09/2017 6:35:05 PM PST by upchuck
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THis crap makes me vomit!!!!!!!!! Damned percerts oretending to be God fearing and part of a church? (I need to go vomit again)


2 posted on 01/09/2017 6:36:51 PM PST by MagUSNRET
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Unfortunately, these two lesbos got their start here in SC, one at a Unitarian church.

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3 posted on 01/09/2017 6:37:10 PM PST by upchuck (Obama once thought that he belonged to the ages. Now he belongs in the rubbish bin. h/t D.Greenfield)
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Being a Baptist used to mean something.


4 posted on 01/09/2017 6:39:24 PM PST by Fzob (Let the saving love of Christ be the measure of our lives.)
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5 posted on 01/09/2017 6:41:32 PM PST by dfwgator
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Im reminded of the parable of the church being like a tree, and the birds would nest in its branches. Jesus had already said in another parable the birds represent the servants of Satan.


6 posted on 01/09/2017 6:44:10 PM PST by brucedickinson
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Damned percerts oretending to be God fearing and part of a church? (I need to go vomit again)

I hate it when percerts oretend...

7 posted on 01/09/2017 6:45:27 PM PST by sargon (The Revolution is ON! Support President-elect Trump!)
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To: upchuck

For some reason the Washington Post doesn’t do articles on new pastors at local baptist churches who are in traditional marriages.


8 posted on 01/09/2017 6:45:29 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: upchuck

this kind of filth has infested a BAPTIST church!???????!!!


9 posted on 01/09/2017 6:45:53 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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First new congregants: Barack and Michelle. They will fit right in.

I also have a question: Given that DC is largely black, where is this church located? My understanding is that blacks tend to be socially conservative even though they vote for Liberals. So I am just wondering if my preconception is correct, and how a "Baptist" church led by two lesbos will go over.

10 posted on 01/09/2017 6:46:30 PM PST by Robwin
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(by “filth” i was referring to the anti-Biblical nature of having homosexuals leading a church. it is deplorable, rotten, sickening imho. i was not referring to any individuals per se.)


11 posted on 01/09/2017 6:47:18 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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Yeah if they were Methodists it would be a nonstory


12 posted on 01/09/2017 6:52:22 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: upchuck

Not Christian.


13 posted on 01/09/2017 6:52:27 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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All the Bible-believing Baptist churches have long ago left the ABC denomination. I personally know the pastor of a church who did this in the early 90s, and he thought his church had waited way too late to separate. AFAIK they are an ever-shrinking, microscopically-small denomination when compared to other denominations with "Baptist" in the name.

You most often see references to the American Baptist Church when leftwing groups of churches publish an open letter or hold a presser to support some radical idea or group, and they ALWAYS love to highlight the inclusion of the ABC with a gleeful "even the ***BAPTISTS*** are in agreement with us!", counting on the fact that most people who see the word "Baptist" will assume "Conservative Christian".

14 posted on 01/09/2017 6:53:37 PM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (Folks ask about my politics. I say: I dont belong to any organized political party. I'm a Republican)
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certainly also for PCUSA?


15 posted on 01/09/2017 6:54:44 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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It still does....
....this is an apostate event center


16 posted on 01/09/2017 6:55:00 PM PST by Guenevere (If my people......will humble themselves and pray and seek my face .....I will heal their land...)
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To: upchuck

Call it what they will, it surely isn’t a “church” either, just as a debauched same-sex union, isn’t a marriage.


17 posted on 01/09/2017 6:55:02 PM PST by zerosix ( Native Sunflower)
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To: upchuck

they could join the episcopals


18 posted on 01/09/2017 6:56:15 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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That’s nice. Libertarian dittos everyone!


19 posted on 01/09/2017 6:58:38 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: upchuck

I’ve been there. It’s a cool building but a crappy “church”

They rent out their Sunday school rooms to groups touring DC. They have a bunch of mattresses. limited kitchen, showers etc. The price is great but I realized the place was pretty weird when we got there and checked in with Mohammed at the baptist church.


20 posted on 01/09/2017 6:58:49 PM PST by cyclotic (Democrats haven't been this mad since we freed their slaves)
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