Crystal Cathedral Wants Choir To Sign Anti-Gay Covenant

GARDEN GROVE (CBS) — Choir members at the Crystal Cathedral are upset over something they've been asked to sign.

It's a covenant about homosexuality, and the members say it tells them they should commit to being Christians by following the Bible in every way, including one section that says they must acknowledge that marriage can only occur between a man and a woman.

Some members are complaining that the covenant is anti-gay.

But Pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman, daughter of cathedral founder Robert Schuller, says the document only clarifies what is expected of them as ministry leaders.

Still, she issued an apology saying, "We are sincerely sorry. Those of us in church leadership ask for understanding as we seek to obey God and love his children."

Some members say they will quit if forced to sign the covenant.