There's much to get angry about in what people say regarding the Church and its stance on Homosexual marriage, but it's really good to hear the Archbishop of Canterbury sticking his ground and not giving in to the liberal elements of the church and of society. A Tory MP apparently arranged a meeting at which Rowan Williams made a public statement about his being against churches being used for homosexual marriages. His statement is still somewhat contradictory in that he says it's ok for clergy to enter into homosexual relationships (not Biblical), while at the same time saying the Bible dictates marriage is between a man and a woman, but hey ho. He has a difficult job to balance the liberal and conservative elements of the church.
Other than that, it's actually a really good statement. It's not homophobic to say this - Christians should not be hating homosexuals, simply being aware that it, along with everyday things that everybody engages in (hateful thoughts and speech etc), is a sin.
I found the comments of Simon Kirby pretty frustrating. Yes, it's not in line with public opinion to say things like this, but since when was the church trying to stay within public opinion? The church has the Bible on which to form its worldview, and isn't thus trying to keep up with public opinion. The church also isn't reliant on attracting people by being "up to date" with public opinion, that's not what the church does! The Church should be faithful to the Bible, God's revelation, in society, and hence by being the church it will stick out and look different - otherwise if it doesn't, what's to leave the church any different to some kind of social club or something?
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