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.
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BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
* gay and church *
This article is a pann article to the more prehensive one entled Homosexualy: The Biblil-Christian View. No one will want to hear that their vetons, lyg, fornitn, evil thoughts, strife, homosexualy, gossip, pri, envy, adultery, takg the name of the Lord va, lt, murr, etc. 1 Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr.
The Church “implor fai and church not to reject or nmn lbian and gay members and iends. Homosexualy was first openly bated at General Conference 1972, four years after the formatn of The Uned Methodist Church, rultg the addn of first statement on homosexualy.
While affirmg belief that persons of homosexual orientatn are persons of sacred worth who need the mistry and guidance of the church, the statement add that the church “do not ndone the practice of homosexualy and nsirs this practice patible wh Christian teachg.