Unfundamentalist Christians founr John Shore recently shared a letter om a gay Christian who is stgglg wh his sexualy and fah. Among the many enuragg ments on that post was one om a gay pastor who betifully explaed his unrstandg of the Bible, Christiany, and sexualy.
Contents:
- A GEIA CHURCH, KICKED OUT OF THE SBC FOR ALLOWG GAY MEMBERS, WANTS TO MAKE SURE 'EVERYBODY’S WELE'
- ANTI-GAY PASTOR RIGNS AFTER ALLEGEDLY 'BEG WH PROSTUT'
- “BAD FOR RELIGN”: GAY BAPTIST MISTER WH INTERFAH ALLIANCE ON SCOTUS RULG ON LGBTQ RIGHTS
- GAY MOSW · CY GUI
- GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PROTTS BAPTISM OF CELEBRY GAY COUPLE’S CHILDREN
- A GAY PASTOR EXPLAS WHAT THE BIBLE REALLY SAYS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
- FIVE EVANGELIL PASTORS WHO BACK GAY MARRIAGE
A GEIA CHURCH, KICKED OUT OF THE SBC FOR ALLOWG GAY MEMBERS, WANTS TO MAKE SURE 'EVERYBODY’S WELE'
The Southern Baptist Conventn, the largt Prottant nomatn the Uned Stat, wh over 16 ln members, has discrimated agast gay and lbian people for more than a quarter-century. * gay baptist *
In the 2000 Baptist Fah and Msage statement, the SBC equat "homosexualy" wh adultery and pornography, clarg, “In the spir of Christ, Christians should oppose … all forms of sexual immoraly, cludg adultery, homosexualy and pornography. It lled on "Southern Baptists not only to stand agast same-sex unns but to monstrate our love for those practicg homosexualy by sharg wh them the fivg and transformg power of the gospel of J Christ (1 Corthians 6:9-11). In June 2010, a rolutn (On Homosexualy and the Uned Stat Milary) passed that stat: “we oppose changg current law to normalize the open prence of homosexuals the armed forc, and sist on keepg the fdg of Congrs that stas current law, which stat that even ‘the prence the armed forc’ of persons monstratg ‘a propensy or tent to engage homosexual acts’ creat ‘an unacceptable risk to...
The board’s actn mak fal the separatn of the 300-church regn om the Amerin Baptist Church (USA) Valley Fe, cisn after eight months of discsn and a vote on the part of the regn’s church late April to remend that the board whdraw over the refal of the ABC (USA) to al wh the acceptance of church wh lax polici on homosexualy the nomatn. Many of the nomatn’s self-erng regns, such as the Evergreen Associatn Washgton and the Rochter-Genee regn New York, openly accept church disassociated om other regns bee they accept unrepentant homosexuals as members.
Homosexualy-iendly regns oppose the new bylaw and have petned to reject the proposed whdrawal of the Pacific Southwt regn, wh s church California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona, touched off a wave of rpons om lears of the ABC (USA). The group supports the appotment of openly homosexual misters and the acceptance of the homosexual liftyle Baptist Print Ken Perks said his anizatn has no official posn on the spl between the Pacific Southwt regn and the ABC (USA), but that he believed homosexualy should not be a dividg issue.
ANTI-GAY PASTOR RIGNS AFTER ALLEGEDLY 'BEG WH PROSTUT'
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Perks said he did not know what other regns might do rponse to the whdrawal of the Pacific Southwt regn, but his rponse reveals the growg number of Amerin Baptist regns that wele church open to the acceptance of the homosexual liftyle. Southwtern Baptist Theologil Semary Print Paige Patterson, then a member of the SBC’s BWA study mtee, said Southern Baptists uld “no longer afford to be aligned any way” wh any group that ndon the practice of homosexualy church.
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“BAD FOR RELIGN”: GAY BAPTIST MISTER WH INTERFAH ALLIANCE ON SCOTUS RULG ON LGBTQ RIGHTS
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However, November 2005, the General Board voted to amend the document entled We Are Amerin Baptists by statg that Amerin Baptists are a people who “subm to the teachg of Scripture that God’s sign for sexual timacy plac wh the ntext of marriage between one man and one woman, and acknowledge that the practice of homosexualy is patible wh Biblil teachg. Views about homosexualy18-2930-4950-6465+Sample sizeShould be accepted22%28%31%19%511Should be disuraged8%28%33%30%1, 169Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
Views about homosexualyYounger MillennialOlr MillennialGeneratn XBaby BoomerSilentGreattSample sizeShould be accepted13%12%24%36%13%1%511Should be disuraged4%8%25%41%21%2%1, 169Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyWheBlackAsianLatoOther/MixedSample sizeShould be accepted80%8%< 1%5%7%513Should be disuraged88%6%< 1%3%4%1, 180Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
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Views about homosexualyImmigrantsSend generatnThird generatn or higherSample sizeShould be accepted3%2%95%512Should be disuraged2%2%96%1, 182Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyLs than $30, 000$30, 000-$49, 999$50, 000-$99, 999$100, 000 or moreSample sizeShould be accepted40%22%23%15%470Should be disuraged27%23%34%16%1, 031Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyHigh school or lsSome llegeCollegePost-graduate greeSample sizeShould be accepted46%37%11%6%514Should be disuraged46%34%14%5%1, 182Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
Views about homosexualyMarriedLivg wh a partnerDivorced/separatedWidowedNever marriedSample sizeShould be accepted46%6%18%8%22%515Should be disuraged68%2%11%11%9%1, 190Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyParentsNon-parentsSample sizeShould be accepted25%75%515Should be disuraged27%73%1, 186Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
Views about homosexualyBelieve God; absolutely certaBelieve God; fairly certaBelieve God; not too/not at all certaBelieve God; don't knowDo not believe GodOther/don't know if they believe GodSample sizeShould be accepted81%15%3%1%< 1%< 1%515Should be disuraged94%5%< 1%< 1%< 1%1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted66%31%2%1%< 1%515Should be disuraged88%10%1%1%< 1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyAt least once a weekOnce or twice a month/a few tim a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted38%43%18%1%515Should be disuraged66%24%10%< 1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PROTTS BAPTISM OF CELEBRY GAY COUPLE’S CHILDREN
Views about homosexualyAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted71%16%4%8%1%515Should be disuraged85%10%2%3%< 1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Frequency of participatn prayer, scripture study or relig tn groups among members of the Southern Baptist Conventn by views about homosexualy% of members of the Southern Baptist Conventn who attend prayer group…. Views about homosexualyAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral tim a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted27%13%11%49%< 1%515Should be disuraged54%12%9%24%< 1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
A GAY PASTOR EXPLAS WHAT THE BIBLE REALLY SAYS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
Views about homosexualyAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral tim a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted40%6%2%49%3%515Should be disuraged50%5%2%41%2%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Frequency of feelg spirual peace and wellbeg among members of the Southern Baptist Conventn by views about homosexualy% of members of the Southern Baptist Conventn who feel a sense of spirual peace and wellbeg…. Views about homosexualyAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral tim a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted68%16%9%8%< 1%515Should be disuraged82%8%3%5%1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
Frequency of feelg wonr about the universe among members of the Southern Baptist Conventn by views about homosexualy% of members of the Southern Baptist Conventn who feel a sense of wonr about the universe…. Views about homosexualyAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral tim a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted44%17%12%26%1%515Should be disuraged43%14%12%28%2%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
Sourc of guidance on right and wrong among members of the Southern Baptist Conventn by views about homosexualy% of members of the Southern Baptist Conventn who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong. Views about homosexualyRelignPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted40%7%48%3%1%515Should be disuraged71%3%23%2%2%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong pends on the suatnNeher/both equallyDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted38%60%1%< 1%515Should be disuraged58%38%2%1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
FIVE EVANGELIL PASTORS WHO BACK GAY MARRIAGE
Views about homosexualyAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral tim a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted49%14%10%27%< 1%515Should be disuraged70%10%5%13%1%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
Views about homosexualyWord of God; should be taken lerallyWord of God; not everythg taken lerallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample sizeShould be accepted42%36%2%15%5%515Should be disuraged70%19%4%4%3%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample sizeShould be accepted89%4%6%515Should be disuraged88%5%7%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample sizeShould be accepted83%11%6%515Should be disuraged88%6%6%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.
Views about homosexualyRepublin/lean leanDemocrat/lean sizeShould be accepted48%15%37%515Should be disuraged74%7%20%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state. Views about homosexualyConservativeMorateLiberalDon't knowSample sizeShould be accepted45%31%19%5%515Should be disuraged74%18%5%4%1, 191Sample siz and margs of error vary om subgroup to subgroup, om year to year and om state to state.