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.
Contents:
- BAPTIST CHURCH VOT TO OK GAY MARRIAGE
- WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
- HOW BRISH BAPTISTS HAVE SORT OF ALLOWED GAY MARRIAG, BUT STILL AREN'T ALL THAT KEEN ON THE IA
- WHO OPPOSE OR STRONGLY OPPOSE GAY MARRIAGE WHO ARE CHURCH OF CHRIST
- ATRALIAN BAPTIST LEARS CLARIFY STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
- EPISPAL CHURCH CENSURED FOR GAY MARRIAGE STANCE
BAPTIST CHURCH VOT TO OK GAY MARRIAGE
* baptist church stance on gay marriage *
A 1992 nomatnal vote termed “the practice of homosexualy” to be “patible wh Christian teachg. 5-ln member parent nomatn after s lears refed to addrs plats about the membership of “welg and affirmg” church, or church that accept as members unrepentant homosexuals, the nomatn. 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.
WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
The Natnal Baptist Conventn USA Inc., has issued no public statements on s attus or polici toward gay, lbian and bisexual people and the issu that affect them. * baptist church stance on gay marriage *
However, several regns there are statements that a ndidate mt sign statg they are not a "practicg homosexual" prr to ordatn.
The church has long clud members who are openly gay and two years ago ordaed a gay an. It was one of the church the area to part ways wh the Southern Baptist Conventn over disagreement wh polici such as the nventn’s membership ban on church which “act to affirm, approve or endorse homosexual behavr.
HOW BRISH BAPTISTS HAVE SORT OF ALLOWED GAY MARRIAG, BUT STILL AREN'T ALL THAT KEEN ON THE IA
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.
WHO OPPOSE OR STRONGLY OPPOSE GAY MARRIAGE WHO ARE CHURCH OF CHRIST
In a 1996 “Rolutn on a Christian Rponse to Homosexualy, ” the SBC clared that “even a sire to engage a homosexual relatnship is always sful, impure, gradg, shameful, unnatural, cent and perverted. 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. The SBC lls on s members to a “love the sner but hate the s” approach and affirms the possibily of reorientatn om same-sex attractn and supports “ex-gay” mistri.
As the SBC webse stat: “Christians n, and should, mister to homosexuals a kd, yet firm manner. The church should never turn s back on homosexuals who are searchg and seekg to heal the hurts wh their liv. Homosexualy is not a ‘valid alternative liftyle.
The same remptn available to all sners is available to homosexuals. 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).
ATRALIAN BAPTIST LEARS CLARIFY STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
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 Supreme Court lg earlier this year legalizg same-sex marriage natnwi has ntued to raise qutns about how the cisn will affect relig groups – pecially those that rema opposed to allowg gay and lbian upl to wed.
) (not to be nfed wh the Prbyterian Church Ameri, which oppos same-sex marriage) and the Epispal Church have wrtled wh the issue for years, often as part of a larger bate on the role of gays and lbians the church. Frank Schaefer, a Methodist pastor who had performed a same-sex marriage ceremony for his gay son. Schaefer’s se has spl the church, wh some clergy floutg the l and marryg same-sex upl and other, more nservative members threateng to leave if the church do not hold to s current l prohibg gay marriage.
EPISPAL CHURCH CENSURED FOR GAY MARRIAGE STANCE
Overall, a solid majory of whe male Prottants (62%) now favor allowg gays and lbians to wed, wh jt 33% opposed, acrdg to a 2015 Pew Rearch Center survey. A siar share (63%) say there is “no nflict” between their relig beliefs and homosexualy.