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.
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
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. * 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. 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.
WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
* baptist church stance on gay marriage *
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.
HOW BRISH BAPTISTS HAVE SORT OF ALLOWED GAY MARRIAG, BUT STILL AREN'T ALL THAT KEEN ON THE IA
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.
WHO OPPOSE OR STRONGLY OPPOSE GAY MARRIAGE WHO ARE CHURCH OF CHRIST
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.
ATRALIAN BAPTIST LEARS CLARIFY STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
As the SBC webse stat: “Christians n, and should, mister to homosexuals a kd, yet firm manner.
EPISPAL CHURCH CENSURED FOR GAY MARRIAGE STANCE
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.