The pastor of an Atlanta megachurch wh thoands of followers, who was twice married and is a father of four, is speakg out about his recent cisn to publicly clare he is gay.
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OPPOSE ENDS OF THE PEW: PASTORS TALK ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
Supreme Court, a lg later this month, cis that gay upl have a nstutnal right to the other end of the pew, so to speak, is the Rev. ”The two pastors fd themselv wh differg views on the issu of same-sex marriage and homosexualy, which have divid church and nomatns for years ago, for stance, Samuel lost more than 60 percent of his church’s membership when he took steps to make Victory for the World more welg and affirmg for the LGBT muny. “In most black church, beg gay is still nounced.
The majory of church and pastors believe that beg gay is not the will of God. ” This, even as polls suggt there is a cultural shift how some Amerins view the stance, lennials tend to be ls bothered by gay marriage, which is legal 36 stat and the District of Columbia. A recent Pew Rearch Center poll found that support for legalizg gay marriage is at s hight pot nearly two s.
”‘The battle is lost the broar culture’Although many Christian nservativ and evangelils still feel strongly about gay marriage, they also seem rigned that the high urt will le favor of such unns. They’re still opposed to , but they realize gay rights are gog to be expand Ameri. ”The Supreme Court n force stat to sanctn gay marriage, but n’t force church to do the same.
GEIA MEGACHURCH PASTOR REVEALS HE'S GAY
“While some nservative Christians are gog to fight gay marriage to the bter end, many others sense that the battle is lost the broar culture, ” said David P. “They will simply ask that they not be forced to vlate their nscienc by havg to perform gay weddgs. Virgia was a landmark se which the Supreme Court legalized terracial How anti-gay discrimatn is treatedAfter the gay marriage issue is settled, other issu will ntue.
“The next ontier is precisely whether discrimatn agast gay people will be treated unr U.