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Great Anglican split over gay marriages a wakeup call to us

LGBTQ activists stage demonstartion along Moi Avenue. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

The decision by the General Synod of the Church of England, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, to offer blessings to same-sex couples, is perhaps one of the most brazen steps taken by the Protestant Church on this controversial subject.

It is amazing that 250 of the just over 400 members - comprising bishops, clergy, and laity - overwhelmed their conservative colleagues to push through this position.

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