Last week, an Anglican minister in Gosford, Australia posted an image in support of LGBT people to his parrish's Facebook
that quickly went viral. The image showed the Church's sign board with
the message: "Dear Christians, Some people are gay. Get over it. Love,
God." The Daily Telegraph reports that,
"within 24 hours, the post had more than 100,000 hits, 1000 shares and
3000 likes." As of today it has received 7,184 likes and 3,701 shares.
Father Rod Bower was "overwhelmed" by the response he received to the
post:
"I have had a number of phone calls and
ran into people who have
said, 'Good on you this is really great'... I think it
shows that it's an important issue and that a lot of people have
spiritual questions that are not being met by traditional forms of
Christianity."
Father Bower said he put the sign up to tell the wider community there was more than one way to approach gay rights.
"The
conservative view is not the only view," he said. "Marriage equality is
a hot issue at the moment and it seems the church is struggling to get
over this issue. I am reflecting on what the spirit of God might be saying in a modern world."
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