NJ Minister Slapped for Officiating at His Daughter's Wedding

Posted by the Republic of T:

At least that’s what the actions of one church’s leadership would lead you to think. It’s Sunday. Time for some that ol’ time ‘ligion.

Leaders of the Reformed Church of America have found a New Jersey minister guilty of violating the denomination’s teachings because he officiated at his lesbian daughter’s wedding.

The Rev. Norman Kansfield, 65, was suspended from the ministry until he agrees to follow church doctrine that homosexuality is immoral and against Biblical teaching. The RCA also stripped him of his standing as a professor of theology in the faith’s two seminaries.

Kansfield had been dismissed in January from his presidency of New Brunswick Theological Seminary for performing the wedding. (story)

Gee, as a heterosexual, I'm only offended by the church's behavior, not the minister's. How do you treat more than 10% of any population (gays) as sick, diseased, and wrong? Hell, we don't do that with the fundamentalists who are also 10% of the population and - to many - exhibit true pathology.