In a judgment handed down on Friday, the court found that it was unfair to exclude members of the church from the full and equal enjoyment of all rights and freedoms that the church offers.
In 2015, the church decided to allow individual church councils to recognise same-sex marriages, and scrapped a rule that gay ministers of the church had to be celibate.Reverend Laurie Gaum, his father Dr Frits Gaum and eight other members of the Dutch Reformed Church launched the High Court application to have the 2016 decision set aside and declared unconstitutional. DM
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High Court scraps Dutch Reformed Church decision against same-sex marriagesThe Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has scrapped the Dutch Reformed Church's decision not to recognise same-sex marriages, declaring the policy unlawful and invalid. AlexMitchley Yawn! 🙄 The church should be able to make up their own shit as they go along. The LGBTQWTF's who are crazy and credulous enough to willingly join this superstitious book club must face an uphill in perpetuity like the rest of them. You can't reform stupidity anyway. AlexMitchley Dr Gaum and his son will go down in history as using the judicial system to force a minority issue on the majority of the church and ridiculing the Bible's directive on this matter. Gaum and co may have won the battle but God's truth on marriage cannot be denied. NG_Kerk AlexMitchley Same sex is a crime
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Victory for same-sex couples after court rules against Dutch Reformed ChurchReverend Laurie Gaum says it's a very good 'test case' which can pave the way for other denominations to follow suit.
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Dutch Reformed Church loses court battle over same-sex unionsThe North Gauteng High Court has set aside the Dutch Reformed Church's decision on gay marriages. Ng kerk is klaar Yawn! 🙄 The church should be able to make-up their own shit as they go along. The LGBTQWTF's who are crazy and credulous enough to willingly join this superstitious book club must face an uphill in perpetuity like the rest of them. You can't reform stupidity anyway. Yawn! 🙄 The church should be able to make up their own shit as they go along. The LGBTQWTF's who are crazy and credulous enough to willingly join this superstitious book club must face an uphill in perpetuity like the rest of them. You can't reform stupidity anyway.
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Court overturns Dutch Reformed Church's decision not to recognise same-sex unions | IOL NewsIn a victory for people in same-sex relationships and who are members of the Dutch Reformed Church a court overturned the ...
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Dutch Reformed Church loses court battle over same-sex unionsThe North Gauteng High Court has set aside the Dutch Reformed Church's decision on gay marriages. The LGBT community is very bully! They want to impose their confusion on everyone, if they feel that the church is against their beliefs, why don't they establish their own church where they can do as they please.
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Court says Dutch Reformed Church's gay pastors can have same-sex unionsThe Pretoria high court judgment on Friday, which overturned the Dutch Reformed Church’s decision not to recognise same-sex unions within the church, was a step forward for LGBTQI inclusion across the board, especially in the church.
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Dutch Reformed Church loses court battle over same-sex unionsThe North Gauteng High Court has set aside the Dutch Reformed Church's decision on gay marriages.
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Court says Dutch Reformed Church's gay pastors can have same-sex unionsA Pretoria high court judgment on Friday‚ which overturned the Dutch Reformed Church's decision not to recognise same-sex unions within the church‚ is a step forward for LGBTQI inclusion across the board‚ especially in the church. The world is coming to an end!!! Nazarloonat If love is not served at the table, dont eat there
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Court orders Dutch Reformed Church to allow same-sex relationships - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Clerics of the Dutch Reformed Church are allowed homosexual relationships. I suppose then they can stop the petrol drinkers, snake and grass eaters and dead risers as well. The bible (both old & new testaments) is totally against same sex marriage. The court must respect that. You can also remember that about 70% of MP's voted against same sex marriage but President Mbeki still passed that law. Hof kan predikant in sy hoedanigheid as huweliks bevestigings beampte verplig om huwelik wettig te voltrek ja maar kan hof predikant/ kerk verplig om huwelik ta seën?(goedkeur volgens norm van geloof)
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High Court rules church’s anti-queer policy unlawful | News | National | M>he Pretoria high court on Friday morning overturned a decision by the Dutch Reformed Church forcing queer clergy to be celibate and barring the church’s clergy from officiating same-sex marriages.
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