Voted by the Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee on 17 October 2012 in Silver Spring, Maryland, by hand vote of more than 200 pastors, lay people and denominational workers, reaffirming that marriage is "a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship" and that the celebration of same-sex unions is not sanctioned by the Church, while stating that "all people, regardless of their sexual orientation, are loved by God" and calling for Christ-like compassion toward LGBT individuals.
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The General Conference's own statement, corroborated by the Inter-American Division's own contemporaneous article quoting the statement in full, including the 17 October 2012 date, the Annual Council setting and the hand vote. NotesCited for the 17 October 2012 Annual Council reaffirmation of traditional marriage and its compassionate framing toward LGBT individuals.
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PublisherGeneral Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Publication Year2012
URLhttps://gc.adventist.org/documents/same-sex-unions/
Source TypeOfficial denominational history
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Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyGeneral Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Custodian BasisThe General Conference's own reaffirmation statement, voted by its own Executive Committee.
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