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?

WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE

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. 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.

NATNAL CONGREGATNS STUDY FDS MORE CHURCH ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS AND LBIANS

In most of the 18 untri analyzed, religly unaffiliated adults were more likely to say homosexualy should be accepted by society.