Gay and Evangelil

COMG OUT AS A GAY EVANGELIL CHRISTIAN - LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH REFLECTN BY PAM GOLD

In early March, evangelil Pastor Stan Mchell announced to his ngregatn, GracePot Church Nashville, that he fully affirmed gay members. Growg numbers of evangelil pastors the Uned Stat are g out favor of full acceptance of LGBTQ+ people and their sir and relatnships, albe wh the nf of tradnal, monogamo, chaste, and lifelong marriag (which are strict nf ed). * gay and evangelical *

I knew what others had said about ‘gays’ as I was growg up, but I uld fight no more, I prayed ‘please God if this is real then brg someone to speak to me’ my surprise the next week I got chattg to a patient (I’m an optometrist) and she me out to me - she said she felt that I need to hear .

I ntacted an anisatn lled LGCM (Lbian & Gay Christian Movement, now OneBodyOneFah) and I was sent a bundle of urage my heart and hope for somethg new I went along to a gay Christian group Manchter, where I was the only woman!

* gay and evangelical *

Neverthels, they put me touch wh a uple of women and, through them, I went along to Metropolan Communy Church (MCC), also known as ‘the gay church’ first urageo steps set me on the path to disvery of beg an ‘out and proud’ lbian Christian wh a ep and meangful relatnship wh God.

CAN YOU BE GAY-VANGELIL?

Support for gay marriage across all age groups of whe evangelils has creased by double digs over the past , acrdg to the Public Relign Rearch Instute, and the fastt change n be found among younger evangelils — their support for gay marriage jumped om 20% 2003 to 42% 2014.

The great diversy prent among fundamentalist and leralist Christians, relative to the small number of Bible passag that actually mentn homosexual activy, leav a lot of room for someone to be an LGBTQ+ fundamentalist Christian.