New study fds a greater church acceptance of gays and lbians | Pew Rearch Center

Contents:

• 3 OTHER CHRISTIAN DENOMATNS THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE
• WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
• NATNAL CONGREGATNS STUDY FDS MORE CHURCH ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS AND LBIANS

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.

I know a great many Anglins who see the Bible as nmng homosexual relatns, and never affirmg same sex relatnships. (I am actually not sure that there is not a reference to a polygamo marriage somewhere the Bible) The same people would also say that they are not homophobic, and genuely want to love and accept LGBT folks - but they jt n't change the church's laws, polici, and tradns. So, I am wonrg if would be tenable for the Church to be fully acceptg of same sex upl almost every way, wh the exceptns of sanctifyg their unns or ordag non-celibate homosexual persons?

I see homosexual actns as sful. "Tim Schraer, an openly gay Christian and the -founr of Church Clary, said his anizatn chose megachurch church for this new report, bee, "We know people look to the church for fluence.

WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE

The anizatn tegori church as Undisclosed, Unclear: Non-Affirmg, Unclear: Affirmg, Clear: Non-Affirmg, Clear: Affirmg, Actively Discerng or Verified speakg about the importance of transparency regardg LGBTQ polici, Schraer referenced the story of Nathaniel Totten, a gay Christian who attend the nonnomatnal Elevatn Church Roanoke, Virgia. In most of the 18 untri analyzed, religly unaffiliated adults were more likely to say homosexualy should be accepted by society.

Dpe major chang laws and norms surroundg the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opn on the acceptance of homosexualy society remas sharply divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment. 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. Frank Schaefer, a Methodist pastor who had performed a same-sex marriage ceremony for his gay son.

NATNAL CONGREGATNS STUDY FDS MORE CHURCH ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS AND LBIANS

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.