The Prbyterian Church (USA) officially regnized gay marriage this week.
Contents:
- RELIGN AND ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS
- WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
- SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
- 3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE
- WHAT RELIGNS REJECT GAY PEOPLE?
RELIGN AND ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS
Are gay people damned to hell? * what religion accepts lgbt *
Dpe major chang laws and norms surroundg the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opn on the acceptance of homosexualy society remas sharply divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment.
WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
* what religion accepts lgbt *
The data may unr-state acceptance of homosexualy (bee the data is om 2007), but 1) parisons of groups to recent on same-sex marriage suggt that the change is small, and 2) the relative differenc between relig groups remas the same. The graph shows that public agreement wh the Supreme Court was mon among groups that have large majori of members who believe that homosexualy should be accepted.
Uned Methodists allow LGBT Christians to be members but “self-avowed practicg homosexuals” nnot be clergy, and same-sex marriage nnot be performed.
My clients and my rearch rponnts who are eher lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr (LGBT) or love someone who is, have shared wh me the paful nflicts they face as they fear that their relign will not allow them to accept their children or themselv.
SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
This quote reflects the fears and ncerns for many of the parents terviewed for my book Comg Out, Comg Home: Helpg Fai Adjt to a Lbian or Gay Child ().
Consirg that the Catholic Church and members of fundamentalist Christian church and Jewish tradns have been the most outspoken opponents of gay rights, is perhaps not surprisg that LGBT people and their fai intify relign as a major obstacle acceptg homosexualy and transgenr inti, eher themselv or a fay member.
3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE
In addn to s admonn agast homosexualy, Levic also has passag that perm fathers to sell their dghters to slavery (21:7), prohib men om shavg their beards (19:27), and ll for the ath of anyone who works on the Sabbath (Exod.
WHAT RELIGNS REJECT GAY PEOPLE?
Th people who claim to adhere strictly to the Bible and e s teachgs to jtify nyg lbians and gays their rights are arbrarily selectg certa teachgs to follow while ignorg others.