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New Dutch Reformed Church outrage over same-sex unions

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Some members of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) are up in arms because it has officially received permission from the minister of Home Affairs to solemnise same-sex couples. In October last year, the church (also known as the NG Kerk) finally agreed to be more inclusive of same-sex unions while also apologising for its past homophobic stance.

This was in response to an earlier High Court ruling that ordered the church to stop unconstitutionally discriminating against same-sex couples and queer clergy.

As a result, the DRC General Synod decided to allow church councils and ministers to choose to “confirm civil unions between persons of the same sex”.

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