In our present state some forms are perhaps necessary. But they are only the accident of Christianity not its substance. If our reality is only spirit, then the answer is obvious. Same sex unions can be just as holy as any other. Souls have no gender attributes.
Soul mates come in many shapes, colors, sizes, and sexes.
Indeed we are more than that, much more than we can ever imagine. These are exciting and critical times, and I pray that God brings light to them so that each and every person can live a fully empowered life and there will be liberty and justice for all. Rev. Garbera is chairman of the Social Action Leadership Team of the Metropolitan Community Church of New HAven and an active member of the CT Freedom to Marry Coalition. Author grants permission for posting wherever. We know that gay men and lesbian women have no less likelihood of forming enduring, sexually exclusive relationships than do straight men and women, even though they lack the society s open support for their partnerships.