Sadly, Presbyterians will probably find that at the 2014th Generally Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) they are confronted by rainbow knitted wedding rings and stories of ancient Christian martyrs and early church fathers and mothers who were married in Christian rites intended as same sex rituals.On the More Light Presbyterians‘ web site, tucked neatly at the end of an article about knitting rainbow scarves for the 2014 GA, is a suggestion to also knit wedding rings in honor of two ancient martyrs, Sergius and Bacchus. According to the author of the article, Janet Edwards, Serius and Bacchus were a married gay couple. She references the historian John Boswell, writing:“Since the focus in Detroit will be upon overtures regarding marriage, MLP is adding an additional wrinkle to the rainbow witness at this assembly. St. Sergius and St. Bacchus were early church martyrs who were Roman soldiers in Syria. According to the historian, John Boswell, they were united in an official church liturgy of their time. Perhaps we can agree: today, we would recognize their love and commitment as marriage. A mosaic preserved in a Syrian church portrays them wearing identical rings.”
This mythological idea has been soundly answered by a theologian who teaches church history, who was, herself united in a “same sex union” with a friend.
Read more at http://www.naminghisgrace.blogspot.com/2013/10/coming-to-2014-pc-usa-ga-rainbow.html