{"id":88724,"date":"2017-06-05T06:56:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T11:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=88724"},"modified":"2017-06-05T06:56:01","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T11:56:01","slug":"lifetree-church-and-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/06\/05\/lifetree-church-and-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetree: Church and same-sex marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The church\u2019s stance regarding same-sex attraction will be explored at Lifetree Caf\u00e9 from 7-8 p.m. this Thursday, June 8.<\/p>\n<p>The program, titled \u201cThe Church and Gays: One Pastor\u2019s Dilemma,\u201d features a filmed interview with Danny Cortez, a pastor whose changing views regarding same-sex attraction led to his being removed from his denomination.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Cortez explains how the church\u2019s traditional response to same-sex attraction never gave him a sense of peace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-88725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Lifetree-graphic-Church-gays-6-2017.jpg\" alt=\"Lifetree graphic-Church &amp; gays 6-2017\" width=\"250\" height=\"155\" \/>\u201cI remember thinking about Jesus and the way he gave life, and I started thinking maybe the church is wrong,\u201d Cortez says. \u201cMaybe the traditional interpretation of this issue is wrong. I remember thinking maybe I don\u2019t believe what I grew up believing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lifetree participants will have the opportunity to share their views and stories of their encounters with the church regarding the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Lifetree Caf\u00e9 is located at the Bachwell Center, 116 N. Washington\u00a0St. in Van Wert. Enter on Court Street and park behind the Courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>Lifetree Caf\u00e9 is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to First United Methodist Church by calling 419.238.0631 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:firstchurch@wcoil.com\">firstchurch@wcoil.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Topic for June 15: \u201cSurrounded by Stuff. Understanding the hidden world of hoarding.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information The church\u2019s stance regarding same-sex attraction will be explored at Lifetree Caf\u00e9 from 7-8 p.m. this Thursday, June 8. The program, titled \u201cThe Church and Gays: One Pastor\u2019s Dilemma,\u201d features a filmed interview with Danny Cortez, a pastor whose changing views regarding same-sex attraction led to his being removed from his denomination. During [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-09 02:16:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}