Twelve members' court battle with the Dutch Reformed Church

Download or read book Twelve members' court battle with the Dutch Reformed Church written by Laurie Gaum and published by African Sun Media. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of 2017, the “backlash cycle” was in full swing in church denominations in South Africa as far as embracing sexual diversity was concerned. In 2015 a momentous decision by the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) embracing inclusivity in allowing LGBTIQA+ ministers to not be celibate and its ministers to officiate same-sex marriages, surprised friend and foe. But this was reversed a year later in an Extraordinary General Synod of the church. The disappointing outcome of the De Lange v Methodist Church of Southern Africa case had just been handed down by the Constitutional Court, and the Anglican Church’s stalling on fully affirming sexual diversity, continued.