Opposition
The website of the United Church of Christ has stated, "The United Church of Christ seeks to be Multiracial, Multicultural, Open and Affirming, and Accessible to All - A Church where everyone is welcome".
In reaction against the perceived promotion of the ONA movement by denominational officials, 59 congregations have identified themselves as "Faithful and Welcoming" by affirming the Lexington Confession (named for the North Carolina town where it was drafted), which affirms marriage as an institution between a man and woman. . The FWC website states that "his perspective on human sexuality has been affirmed by General Synods in “non-binding” resolutions summarized by the 'Open and Affirming' movement. Only ten percent of UCC churches have officially adopted the ONA perspective, but the entire denomination is being marketed as ONA through the Still Speaking campaign." In fact, nearly 20 percent of UCC congregations have adopted ONA covenants, and the number is growing rapidly at a rate of four congregations a month. The total membership of ONA congregations is estimated at 250,000 of the 1-million-member UCC.
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“Through all opposition the personal benefits of the reform [dress] [bracketed word in original] have compensated; but had it been mainly sacrifice, the thought of working for the amelioration of women and the elevation of humanity would still have been the beacon-star guiding me on amid all discouragements.”
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“Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of desire to marry on both, nothing stands in the way of our happy union.”
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