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Belfast Pride 2013

Life in man is the glory of God; the life of man is the vision of God

From the treatise Against Heresies by Saint Irenaeus, bishop The glory of God gives life; those who see God receive life. For this reason God, who cannot be grasped, comprehended or seen, allows himself to be seen, comprehended and grasped by men, that he may give life to those who see and receive him. It […]

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Faith and Pride 2013

Every evening during Belfast Pride Week (Friday 28 June to Saturday 6 July) we will be holding our short reflective services, 15 mins with Christ, at 6 p.m. in St George’s Church in High Street. We will also be going, as a group, to the launch of Belfast Pride on Friday 28 June, meeting at […]

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Belfast Pride 2013

“Don’t think I have come to make life cozy”

Don’t think I’ve come to make life cozy. Hard words indeed. In fact if they weren’t said by Christ himself, we might question whether or not they were actually Christian at all. Christ is about love, and meekness, and compassion, yet he said “Don’t think I’ve come to make life cozy. I’ve come to cut—make […]

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Meetings

Faith, Pride, and Chat this Friday

Don’t forget Faith, Pride, and Chat, our informal social evening, is taking place on Friday, 31 May at 7 p.m in St George’s Church on High Street. More detail…. Facebook event page

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1 Corinthians 1 Timothy Defence Leviticus Romans Sodom

Andrew McFarland Campbell’s Very Short Guide to Debunking The Six Traditional Clobber Passages

There are six passages traditionally used to say you can’t be gay and Christian: Genesis 19, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13, Romans 1, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, and 1 Timothy 1:9-10. Genesis 19 is about gang rape. Anyone who says this has anything to say about consensual relationships has bigger problems than Biblical interpretation. Leviticus is part […]

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Meetings News

IDAHO Services 2013

Changing Attitude Ireland is hosting several events for IDAHO (the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia) this month. Date Time Details Sunday, 12 May 2013 3.15 p.m. St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin (map) Speaker: Canon Mark Gardner Sunday, 12 May 2013 7.00 p.m. St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick (map) Speaker: Canon Marie Rowley-Brooke Sunday, 12 May 2013 8.00.p.m. St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny (map) Speaker: Bishop Michael Burrows Friday, 17 May 2013 8.30 p.m. St Catherine’s […]

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Meetings

Equal Marriage Seminar by Accepting Sexuality

Accepting Sexuality, an informal group of Methodists, is holding a seminar on equal marriage, on Wednesday 22 May at 7.30 pm in the Skainos building, 239 Newtownards Road, Belfast. (Sandwich tea beforehand from 6.30 pm.) Legislation is going through the Houses of Parliament, and while it doesn’t cover Northern Ireland, it has prompted a debate […]

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Meetings

Faith, Pride, and Chat this Friday

Don’t forget Faith, Pride, and Chat, our informal social evening, is taking place on Friday, 26 April at 7 p.m in St George’s Church on High Street. More detail….

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Equality Commission News

@So_MeNI – Are you in? New Resource from Equality Commission.

[youtube=http://youtu.be/59whazIqrAw] We’ve been working with Roisin Lavery of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland on the new LGB web resource So Me. So Me stands for Sexual Orientation. More Equality. In the Commission’s most recent ‘Do You Mean Me?’ survey, 53% of LGB people were likely to consider they had been subject to some form of […]

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Meetings

Faith, Pride, and Chat this Friday

Don’t forget Faith, Pride, and Chat, our informal social evening, is taking place on Friday, 22 February at 7 p.m in St George’s Church on High Street. More detail…. Facebook event page

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