Where Christian church, other religns stand on gay marriage | Pew Rearch Center

Contents:

• 3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE
• WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
• UNED METHODIST NSERVATIV TAIL BREAKAWAY PLANS OVER GAY CLN
• MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE

3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

It has weled gay people sce 1976, when s General Conventn cid that “homosexual persons are children of God who have a full and equal claim wh all other persons upon the love, acceptance, and pastoral ncern and re of the Church.

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.

WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE

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. 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.

UNED METHODIST NSERVATIV TAIL BREAKAWAY PLANS OVER GAY CLN

This Kansas Cy, Kansas group provis healg to those who have experienced “church hurt” due to their methodologyIn the origal versn of this article, a hoe of worship had to explicly state s support for the LGBTQ muny s official materials or be led by an openly gay mister orr to make the cut.

Person and onleIn addn to officiatg gay weddgs and once hostg the st of Queer Eye, Crossroads Church stat that around 20% of s membership intifi as part of the LGBTQ muny. ” The church marri gay upl and wel LGBTQ clergy members.

Andrew’s Epispal Church recently had an openly gay assistant pastor.

MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE

” For example, Congregatn Beth Torah Overland Park is led by an openly gay rabbi who told , “We are a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth and fai general. The church adds that “when gay men began dyg of AIDS and other church refed to bury them, let alone touch them, Spir of Hope buried them and red for all their needs.

“Unarian Universalists have always been the foreont on issu of diversy and cln, whether has been blsg gay unns or ordag gay misters, ” rear Greg Hack told The Star.