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Contents:
- GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
- GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
- GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
- BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
- GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
- GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
- 'THE NEW BLACK' DOCUMENTARY EXAM 'HOMOPHOBIA' AND 'EXPLOATN' OF THE BLACK CHURCH AMID GAY MARRIAGE MOVEMENT
GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
While many black pastors nmn homosexualy om the pulp, the choir lofts behd them are often filled wh gay sgers and micians. The fact that gays and lbians often hold learship posn the church is the worst kept secret black Ameri. * gay christian movement watch black church *
When Pete Buttigieg, an openly gay man, vied to bee the Democratic printial nomee earlier this year, he opened a natnal nversatn about the relatively low levels of support for LGBTQ people and same-sex marriage by Ain Amerins, pecially among olr members of the Black Church. They found that “relig nomatns play a strong role stcturg attus about the moraly of homosexualy, and support for specific polici of toleratn and nondiscrimatn. ” They also nclud that “Ain Amerins are signifintly more likely to view homosexualy as wrong, keepg wh their nservative Prottant origs and high rat of relig participatn.
Though Sherkat mentns Ain Amerin wrers om the 1960s and 1970s who claimed that homosexualy was primarily a whe phenomenon and therefore anthetil to black inty, is possible that relign-driven antipathy fluenced the wrers’ views. For those who acrd the Bible ultimate thory—key passag, when read lerally—n be unrstood to dite God’s disapproval of homosexualy. Acrdg to 2014 Pew Rearch data, seven ten Ain Amerins nsir homosexualy a s.
There’s few, if any, anizatns of Christian belief that have not seen substantial challeng om relig homosexual activism. The acceptance of homosexualy —unlike other ss— prents signifint chang fundamental doctr of the church: s, repentance, liverance, biblil errancy and thory, even the nature of J Christ himself. Ergo, several years ago, proment bishops om leadg apostolic anizatns met to affirm their stance on homosexualy and same sex “marriag”.
GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
Exce the analogy, but there is nothg humoro about the 2006 Natnal Black Jtice Coaln's Black [gay] Church Summ which has thankfully end. But not before volum of poisono hate, anger and li were spewed om the mouths of those who spoke there. If the black church is not aware, take heed: the spirs of sodom are seethg … * gay christian movement watch black church *
This particular segment foced on homosexualy.
It would have been an greater ttament to the lears if they had all acknowledged the realy of liverance for those bound homosexual s. While we n appreciate the unanimo solidary wh scripture agast homosexual nduct, one wonrs if the bishops and lears spoke out agast the current occupier of the Whe Hoe and his overzealo affy for homosexualy.
GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
A documentary beg broadst by PBS tled, "The New Black," exam how the Christian right paliz on "homophobia the black muny's stutnal pillar — the black church" orr to "pursue an anti-gay polil agenda." * gay christian movement watch black church *
He tells them to stop feelg like gay and transgenr Amerins are seekg special treatment. He noted that the AND Campaign’s letter to the Senate support of the Fairns for All Act begs wh a lament over how gay and transgenr people were treated Black church the past. Dpe that strong level of support for LGBTQ nondiscrimatn protectns, the Black church’s engagement wh morn gay rights bat is still relatively low.
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
* gay christian movement watch black church *
As we near the end of Black History Month, we’re featurg ten lbian, gay, transgenr, same genr lovg, and queer lears (pictured clockwise) who are makg history as they pave the way for the wele and affirmatn of all people across Christian tradns. ” In 1977, his h song “I Was Born This Way” beme the first gay liberatn dance h. Harmon is the -director of Many Voic, an anizatn mted to creatg a natnal movement for gay and transgenr jtice om wh the Black church.
An “expose” of a private, Mnota based Christian unselg practice by an anti-change homosexual group has had an untend effect.
Phed to the foreont by a printial ont nner —and a “gotcha” dre of homosexuals news rooms— change om homosexualy or sexual “reorientatn” has bee a recurrg topic of discsn the media, polics and relign. A recent CNN Belief Blog ced Charisma’s ver of homosexualy (which s done many tim the past) highlightg the story of a former lbian.
GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
Senr edor Marc Yoars said that therapy and unselg for homosexuals who want to change is a small part of what the church is dog to brg rolutn to sexually broken men and women. The latt to weigh on the issue is proment Southern Baptist theologian Albert Mohler who says that change om homosexualy is not impossible when Christ is the mix.
Mohler is weighg on a bate that was reigned after a pro-gay group, Tth Ws Outs, acced Bachmann & Associat of showg “great antipathy towards gay and lbian people” by practicg reparative therapy. The Christian unselg center, owned by Michele and Marc Bachmann, was recently vised by TWO’s John Becker who posed as a Christian wantg to get rid of his homosexualy. We’ve also advised that if homosexuals do not want to change, the solutn is simple: don’t go “unrver” wh a false pretense to a private Christian unselg clic which will tell you that you n change.
GAY CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT WATCH
“The normalizatn of homosexualy simply nnot be accepted by anyone mted to biblil Christiany, ” Mohler asserted.
But those whose sexual orientatn is homosexual face the fact that they also need a fundamental reorrg of their sexual attractns. Mohler’s powerful article “Reparative Therapy, homosexualy and the Gospel of J Christ” for a full explanatn of how orientatn change is a kgdom issue, not a soc-polil one.
'THE NEW BLACK' DOCUMENTARY EXAM 'HOMOPHOBIA' AND 'EXPLOATN' OF THE BLACK CHURCH AMID GAY MARRIAGE MOVEMENT
By ntrast, the homosexual posn most often parroted the media (and apostate church) is illogil, driven by emotnalism and spe and a product of polil and social manipulatn. For years gay activists ignored former homosexuals wh the hop that no one would pay attentn to our stori of change. But spe enormo gas ma by homosexuals, numero men and women still want out of a liftyle that is gradg and stctive emotnally, spirually, sexually and relatnally.