The Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain says his same-sex marriage cost him his ministry. Now he is launching a campaign for the rights of LGBTQ ChristiansThe Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain had served as a vicar for around two decades until his fractious ((adj.) troublesome or irritable) exit in 2017. His crime? Marrying his partner,Stephen, in 2014.
While he kept his position at St Mary with All Souls, or Kilburn,and St James’, West Hampstead, or after his wedding,he says he was “blacklisted” from finding a recent job. In 2017, he resigned, and publicly condemning the church as “institutionally homophobic”. It was a bold statement,and one he knew would bar him from ever returning.
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Source: theguardian.com