Christian Mgle Orred To Accept Gay Sgl

Contents:

• CHRISTIANMGLE NOW ALLOWS GAY DATG, AFTER A LAWSU
• CHRISTIANMGLE LAWSU FORC SE TO ADD OPTNS FOR GAY DATERS
• CHRISTIANMGLE FORCED TO ADM THERE ARE GAY CHRISTIANS LOOKG FOR LOVE
• CHRISTIANMGLE OPENS DOORS TO GAY SGL UNR SETTLEMENT
• NO RELIGN ANGLE AS OPENS WEBSE TO GAY SGL? REALLY!?
• FORCED BY LGBT LAWSU TO ALLOW GAY AND LBIAN DATG PROFIL ON THEIR SE
• GAY CHRISTIAN MGLE: A STORY OF LGBT SEND ADOLCENTS
• CHRISTIANMGLE WILL MAKE BIG, PRO-GAY CHANGE AFTER LAWSU
• CHRISTIAN MGLE NOW PERMS GAY MATCHMAKG, AFTER SE
• TO ADD DATG OPTNS FOR GAY USERS AFTER ANTI-DISCRIMATN LAWSU
• CHRISTIANMGLE DATG SE AGRE TO INCLU GAY, LBIAN USERS
• CHRISTIAN MGLE ORRED TO ACCEPT GAY SGL
• TO ADD DATG OPTNS FOR GAY USERS AFTER ANTI-DISCRIMATN LAWSU

CHRISTIANMGLE NOW ALLOWS GAY DATG, AFTER A LAWSU

Men n now check out men, and women n search for women, on the relig datg se ChristianMgle, which prevly sanctned only heterosexual se opened to gay ers after settlg a lawsu that claimed that vlated California’s non-discrimatn the new search functn likely won’t prove very eful to gay men or women — the se now lets them view profil of the same genr, but do not specifilly show them fellow gay ers. “My sense is that a fair number of gay Christians will probably not be terted simply bee they’re not terted givg money to a pany that has to be forced by the urts to serve them, ” Gay Christian Network Executive Director Jt Lee lawsu, acrdg to Christiany Today, argued that ChristianMgle vlated California’s non-discrimatn law that prohibs for-prof pani, such as Spark Networks, which owns ChristianMgle, om discrimatg agast ctomers on the basis of sexual orientatn, among other an email to The Washgton Post, Spark Networks said has no plans to advertise the se to gay Christians, or to go further to make the se work for gay or bisexual ers. Then shows them the profil of ers of the other sex, but lets them swch to same-sex profil if they several other datg s, which specifilly show gay ers the profil of fellow gay ers, a lbian who search ChristianMgle for women now would end up mostly viewg the profil of straight women.

CHRISTIANMGLE LAWSU FORC SE TO ADD OPTNS FOR GAY DATERS

Same for a gay ’s clearly not ial for gay or straight ers: “Nobody wants to have to search through a bunch of profil of straight folks who are not terted you, ” Lee Networks said ChristianMgle has more than 16 ln ers. ”One of the pastors on the ChristianMgle advisory board parted ways wh the pany after learng would allow gay ers.

“It hurts my Lord and hurts my reputatn as a hband, father, pastor and the reputatn of my church to stay on the advisory board, ” he six remag members of the advisory board listed on ChristianMgle’s webse did not rpond to The Post’s requts for are gay Christians out there lookg to date each other who uld be a market for a datg se, said Benjam Mann, the print of Queer for Christ.

The District-based group has 350 members who meet up at events, but Mann don’t anticipate those gay Christians will be on ChristianMgle any time soon. ”Right now, Mann and Lee said, most of the gay Christians they meet at their anizatns’ nferenc and events e secular s like OKCupid.

CHRISTIANMGLE FORCED TO ADM THERE ARE GAY CHRISTIANS LOOKG FOR LOVE

“Some of the apps that exist, pecially for gay men, tend to get a reputatn for beg more for hookups than for relatnships.

CHRISTIANMGLE OPENS DOORS TO GAY SGL UNR SETTLEMENT

For a lot of gay Christian men pecially, there n be a kd of uneasy relatnship wh those apps, where they want to meet people, but not to be seen as lookg for a hookup, ” Lee said.

NO RELIGN ANGLE AS OPENS WEBSE TO GAY SGL? REALLY!?

Mann add that an openly Christian profile on a gay datg se — like his, which says he is semary — tends to surprise most gay men, and not a good Spark Networks or another pany created an app tailored to the Christian LGBT muny, they say, there would be a more stori about fah?

Will open s 16 ln-member se to gay and lbian ers followg an anti-discrimatn lawsu. Faced wh a siar anti-discrimatn lawsu out of New Jersey, eHarmony lnched a spoff se for gay daters 2009.

FORCED BY LGBT LAWSU TO ALLOW GAY AND LBIAN DATG PROFIL ON THEIR SE

Advot for tradnal marriage nsir the ChristianMgle lawsu settlement an gement on relig liberty, groupg the cisn wh broar societal and legal prsure on those opposed to gay marriage.

GAY CHRISTIAN MGLE: A STORY OF LGBT SEND ADOLCENTS

The lawsu was filed 2013 by two gay men agast Spark Networks, Inc., the datg se’s owner. The lead platiffs, two gay men who tried g , claimed that the limed optns vlated California’s anti-discrimatn law. ” Spark Networks agreed that wh two years, would adjt other searchg and profile featur to give gay and lbian sgl a more tailored experience.

Is gay rights about equal rights or special rights?

45 sends, a search for “gay datg se” on Google returns approximately 3.

CHRISTIANMGLE WILL MAKE BIG, PRO-GAY CHANGE AFTER LAWSU

Bible-believg Christians note that there are multiple referenc to homosexualy eher the Old or New Ttament. A qutn to self-proclaimed gay Christians: Where is homosexual behavr ever held a posive light, pleasg, praised, or emed a sirable practice acrdg to the Bible, our playbook?

On the ntrary, homosexualy is scribed as unnatural, an error, shameful, and grounds for not enterg Heaven, along wh many other ss. It is wh the Christian’s right not to engage liberal theologil disput on Bible translatns and terpretatns purposed to fd homosexualy loophol.

CHRISTIAN MGLE NOW PERMS GAY MATCHMAKG, AFTER SE

” Did God really mean to avoid homosexualy?

It is wh the Christian’s right to believe the Spir of the Word, not jt a sgle scripture, to base his or her beliefs that homosexualy is a s for which J Christ died, and fivens and a new life is available to all who repent and are born aga. Bee those who live an unrepentant gay liftyle mand so?

TO ADD DATG OPTNS FOR GAY USERS AFTER ANTI-DISCRIMATN LAWSU

Bee the LGBT muny ntends that the mere act of holdg or exprsg the beliefs is an act of homophobia and hate?

“Not only will you stop reprentg what the Word of God says about homosexualy your bs, your bs WILL acmodate and be supportive of our liftyle – or we’ll make you pay. Perhaps the entire 6th chapter of 1 Corthians is ignored or explaed away – as speaks agast homosexualy and lawsus between Christians.

One n only wonr how many gay datg s have been sued for not acmodatg heterosexual sgle match. The agreement me as part of a settlement a lawsu filed by two gay men who claimed the pany’s foc on heterosexual relatnships discrimated agast them. “Early on their qut to legalize homosexual marriage, advot assured that would not ge on the rights of others, pecially people of fah, ” Carrie Gordon Earll, vice print of public policy at Foc on the Fay, said.

CHRISTIANMGLE DATG SE AGRE TO INCLU GAY, LBIAN USERS

” In 2013, two gay men filed a lawsu agast ChristianMgle bee ers n only search for potential partners of the oppose sex. The men claimed the datg se vlated California’s anti-discrimatn laws by makg impossible for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people to e the pany’s servic.

” The men claimed the pany “has engaged a systematic and tentnal pattern and practice of arbrary discrimatn agast gays and lbians throughout California by nyg them full and equal servic. “ChristianMgle is based on Christian beliefs, and a good number of nomatns nsir homosexual acts to be sful. ” Gay rights activists cheered the cisn, but some sid wh ChristianMgle on the basis of protectg bs rights.

CHRISTIAN MGLE ORRED TO ACCEPT GAY SGL

“Every atheist, every liberal, and every bs owner needs to fight for ChristianMgle’s rights to offer the products or servic they choose, even if we disagree wh their practic or philosophy behd all, ” wrote David Smalley, a pro-gay atheist blogger for Patheos. “There are plenty of gay datg webs. I’m not takg a gay datg webse to urt, forcg them to allow a straight optn.

Nearly three years after two gay men filed a class-actn lawsu agast Christian datg webse, the Los Angel-based pany has agreed to let s members seek out same-sex partners, reports The Wall Street Journal. The judge also orred Spark to pay $9, 000 to each of the two platiffs who brought the su, addn to verg the full $450, 000 attorneys fe curred by the gay men.

"I am gratified that we were able to work wh Spark to help ensure that people n fully participate all the diverse market plac that make our untry so special, regardls of their sexual orientatn, " Dubey said a ChristianMgle's home page currently asks only for the member's bary genr (male or female), a search of the se's "help" page at prs time for the words "gay, " "same-sex, " "lbian, " or "bisexual" all returned no rults. " V, who is himself a gay Christian, rose to promence 2012 when a vio of him outlg a scriptural fense of monogamo, Christ-centered same-sex relatnships tled "The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexualy" went viral. Last year, he publishedGod and the Gay Christian: The Biblil Case Support of Same-Sex while anti-LGBT policians and punds often e so-lled relig eedom as a sword to strike down LGBT-clive polici, Geia's Republin Gov.

TO ADD DATG OPTNS FOR GAY USERS AFTER ANTI-DISCRIMATN LAWSU

Maybe you ught the news that gay sgl will be able to mgle onle — at, that Wall Street Journal reports:The owner of onle datg se has agreed to let gay and lbian ers search for same-sex match unr a judge-approved settlement of discrimatn gay men filed class-actns claims agast Spark Networks California urts 2013 allegg that and several other s the pany’s portfol of niche datg servic exclud ers lookg to meet sgl of the same sex. The lead platiffs, two gay men who tried g , claimed that the limed optns vlated California’s anti-discrimatn as the Unh Civil Rights Act, the state law requir “bs tablishments” to offer “full and equal acmodatns” to people regardls of their sexual readg, and the WSJ provis tails on the terms approved by a state judge and not that Spark Networks agreed to pay each platiff $9, 000, pl $450, 000 attorneys' fe.