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Contents:
- WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
- 18 ANTI-GAY GROUPS AND THEIR PROPAGANDA
- GROUPS OPPOSED TO GAY RIGHTS RAKE LNS AS STAT BATE ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS
- DO PRO-GAY CHRISTIAN GROUPS REALLY BELONG AT PRI?
WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
A small terie of groups now prise the hard re of the anti-gay movement * gay religious groups *
Natnal Organizatns: GLADD: (clud bee they are a good rource for relig gay muni)The Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) amplifi the voice of the LGBT muny by empowerg real people to share their stori, holdg the media acuntable for the words and imag they prent, and helpg grassroots anizatns munite effectively.
Rencilg Mistri NetworkUCC Coaln for LGBT Concerns The Coaln provis support and sanctuary to all our lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr sisters and brothers, their fai and iends; advot for their full cln church and society; and brgs Christ's affirmg msage of love and jtice for all Coaln for LGBT Concerns UU Wele And EqualyUnarian Universalist ngregatns extend a warm wele to lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) dividuals, fai, and muni. Affirmatn (LDS) Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr dividuals om every background and suatn, uned the shared experience of a spirual and/or cultural herage the Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats (LDS/Mormon).
Affirmatn More Light Prbyterians: “Followg the risen Christ, and seekg to make the Church a te muny of hospaly, the missn of More Light Prbyterians is to work for the full participatn of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people of fah the life, mistry and wns of the Prbyterian Church (USA).
18 ANTI-GAY GROUPS AND THEIR PROPAGANDA
Room For All: “We are Room for All, rpondg to the clive love of God through: wele and support for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people and their alli, thentic dialogue wh those who thk differently. "Metropolan Communy ChurchInternatnal Organizatns:Salaam Canada: Salaam is an anizatn dited to Mlims who are lbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual/ transgenr and or tersex, as well as those qutng their sexual orientatn or genr inty, their fai and iends.
In 2005, the erng body of the Amerin Baptist Church USA affirmed that “God’s sign for sexual timacy plac wh the ntext of marriage between one man and one woman” and that “homosexualy is patible wh Biblil teachg. ” In 2006, the church’s Pacific Southwt regnal board (which clus church California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona) spl om the nomatn bee the nomatn’s natnal learship cled to penalize ngregatns that weled openly gay members.
” At s 2010 natnal nventn, the LCMS rpond to the Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri’s 2009 cisn (which gave ELCA ngregatns the optn to support lifelong, monogamo, same-sex relatnships) by rtatg the LCMS posn that homosexualy is a s “ any and all suatns” and by enuragg the ELCA to rensir s cisn. 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). 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.
GROUPS OPPOSED TO GAY RIGHTS RAKE LNS AS STAT BATE ANTI-LGBTQ BILLS
) (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. 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. Includ are web rourc for gay people g together as mory groups wh relig tradns, lks to relig activist groups for and agast homosexual rights, rourc beg created by gay people alg wh their relign and their homosexualy, and rourc beg created by relig activists who oppose homosexualy.
The Wikipedia article "Homosexualy and Baha'i Fah" giv an overview of the posn of the Baha'i fah towards homosexualy and also lists referenc and external lks to several statements published by the Universal Hoe of Jtice, the lg body for the Baha'i fah. Gay Men’s Buddhist Sangha is based the San Francis Bay Area and "brgs gay men together to practice Buddhism, study the teachgs, learn om each other’s experienc, and fd ways to serve the gay muny.
is "a web se dited to misterg to the gay and lbian Christian muny, " and featur "one of the largt gay and lbian welg Christian church directori and bullet boards the world, " cludg over 3, 400 entri for the Uned Stat. Whosoever is an onle magaze that "striv to show God nstantly at work the daily liv of gays, lbians, bisexuals and transgenr people" through "biblil scholarship, personal ttimoni and prayerful mentary on timely topics. Affirmatn: Gay and Lbian Mormons is an anizatn which clus active members of the Church of the Latter-Day Sats, former members and non-members of all sexual and genr orientatns, and their supportive iends and fay.
DO PRO-GAY CHRISTIAN GROUPS REALLY BELONG AT PRI?
Exod Internatnal is "a worldwi ternomatnal, Christian anizatn lled to enurage, strengthen, unify and equip Christians to mister the transformg power of the Lord J Christ to those affected by homosexualy. Emergence Internatnal is "a world-wi muny of Christian Scientists, their fai and iends, that provis spirual and tnal support for lbians, gay men, and bisexual and transgenred people, as they al wh homophobia and heterosexism.
The Gay and Lbian Vaishnava Associatn (GALVA) (webse no longer active) is an ternatnal anizatn mted to tg "Vaishnavas, Hd and the public general" about "the teachgs of Lord Caanya, the importance of all-clivens wh His missn, and the Vedic ncept of a natural third genr" the hop that "this knowledge will help to rrect many of the mon misnceptns that people hold today ncerng third-genr people (gays, lbians, bisexuals, transgenrs, the tersexed, etc. An article the April 2004 edn of the Ltle India magaze entled "Here Com the the Bri" (webse no longer active) reunts the stori of a number of homosexual Indian partners, while examg their opns on same-sex marriage. People of Fah for Gay Civil Rights is "an terfah and ecumenil movement of clergy, vowed relig, and lay people of all sexual orientatns and genr inti” who “poe prayer, nscns-raisg and nonvlent ristance to achieve equaly for sexual mori society and relig nomatns.