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</table>LGBT-HPhttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Portadown&diff=39114&oldid=prevRoss Burgess at 10:03, 26 May 20162016-05-26T10:03:37Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In June 2015, Presbyterian ministers from across County Armagh met to discuss Rev Christina Bradley over her outspoken support for a "yes" vote in the [[Irish Republic]]'s referendum on [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/presbytery-meeting-over-pro-gay-marriage-minister-1-6779063 "Presbytery meeting over pro-gay marriage minister", ''Portadown Times'', 4 June 2015.</ref> In September that year she was reported as having accepted that "same-sex marriage is contrary to the will of God revealed in the Bible" and that "homosexual practice is sinful in God’s sight." Canon Charles Kenny, spokesperson for Ireland’s gay affirming group <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>Faith in Marriage Equality<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</del>, said he "was dismayed that such pressure had been put on the Presbyterian Minister to recant".<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/presbyterian-minister-retracts-welcome-for-same-sex-marriage-result-1.2361722 "Presbyterian minister retracts welcome for same-sex marriage result". ''Irish Times'', 22 September 2015.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In June 2015, Presbyterian ministers from across County Armagh met to discuss Rev Christina Bradley over her outspoken support for a "yes" vote in the [[Irish Republic]]'s referendum on [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/presbytery-meeting-over-pro-gay-marriage-minister-1-6779063 "Presbytery meeting over pro-gay marriage minister", ''Portadown Times'', 4 June 2015.</ref> In September that year she was reported as having accepted that "same-sex marriage is contrary to the will of God revealed in the Bible" and that "homosexual practice is sinful in God’s sight." Canon Charles Kenny, spokesperson for Ireland’s gay affirming group Faith in Marriage Equality, said he "was dismayed that such pressure had been put on the Presbyterian Minister to recant".<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/presbyterian-minister-retracts-welcome-for-same-sex-marriage-result-1.2361722 "Presbyterian minister retracts welcome for same-sex marriage result". ''Irish Times'', 22 September 2015.</ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Portadown&diff=39113&oldid=prevRoss Burgess: /* LGBT history */2016-05-26T10:01:40Z<p><span class="autocomment">LGBT history</span></p>
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</table>Ross Burgesshttps://lgbthistoryuk.org/index.php?title=Portadown&diff=39111&oldid=prevRoss Burgess: Created page with "St Mark's Church'''Portadown''' is a town in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon distric..."2016-05-26T09:50:55Z<p>Created page with "<a href="/wiki/File:St_Mark%27s_Church_of_Ireland,_Portadown_-_geograph_-_494290.jpg" title="File:St Mark's Church of Ireland, Portadown - geograph - 494290.jpg">thumb|St Mark's Church</a>'''Portadown''' is a town in the <a href="/wiki/Armagh_City,_Banbridge_and_Craigavon" title="Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon">Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon</a> distric..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:St Mark's Church of Ireland, Portadown - geograph - 494290.jpg|thumb|St Mark's Church]]'''Portadown''' is a town in the [[Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon]] district of [[Northern Ireland]], historically in [[County Armagh]]. It lies on the bank of the River Bann, and is considered part of the "[[Craigavon]] Urban Area".<br />
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In 2014 the [[Equality Commission]] were involved after Nick Williamson,of Blufire Media, Portadown, refused to print the first print edition of [[MyGayZine]] because of his Christian beliefs, but the matter was not taken further.<ref>http://www.portadowntimes.co.uk/news/local-news/no-case-against-town-publisher-1-6477488 "No case against town publisher", ''Portadown Times'', 17 December 2014.</ref><br />
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In June 2015, Presbyterian ministers from across County Armagh met to discuss Rev Christina Bradley over her outspoken support for a "yes" vote in the [[Irish Republic]]'s referendum on [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/presbytery-meeting-over-pro-gay-marriage-minister-1-6779063 "Presbytery meeting over pro-gay marriage minister", ''Portadown Times'', 4 June 2015.</ref><br />
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