When I started wrg my new book, God and the Gay Christian, I was well aware that Christians who oppose same-sex marriage the church have long ed the Bible to fend their pot of view. As a gay Christian om an evangelil church Kansas, that stat quo has had a damagg impact on my life, which is one reason I'm settg out to change the flty perspective. Here are 10 reasons why God accepts gay Christians.
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10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
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History Denomatns Internatnal Ai Asia North Ameri Europe Lat Ameri Atralia New Zealand Individual Church and Congregatns (US) Individual Church and Congregatns (Internatnal) Denomatn-sanctned programm Unofficial programm Programm not affiliated wh any particular nomatn Defunct nomatns See also Not Referenc External lks HistoryThe history of Christiany and homosexualy has been much bated.
[6] [7] Today, var Christian nomatns are acceptg of homosexualy and transgenr inty and clive of homosexual and transgenr people, such as the Epispal Church, [8] the Prbyterian Church, [9] Uned Church of Christ, and the Metropolan Communy Church. DenomatnsInternatnal Associatn of Welg and Affirmg Baptists [18] Affirmg Pentestal Church Internatnal Ai Anglin Church of Southern Ai [19] Deo Gloria Global Apostolic Network South Ai [20] Ung Reformed Church Southern Ai (Southern Synod) [21] Dutch Reformed Church South Ai (NGK) NOTE: Each ngregatn may terme s own cisn on gay marriage and gay misters.
The church has adopted an official and bdg posn of cln and full acceptance of LGBT dividuals and anizatns sce 2017 after the qutn of clivens was raised an official learship meetg by a gay member of the church 2014. Neverthels, the Wtern Jurisdictn, the German Central Conference, and other annual nferenc wh other jurisdictns have announced that they will not enforce the Tradnal Plan and some of the have ntued to orda LGBTQ clergy, [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] for example methodist lbian bishop Karen Oliveto and methodist gay bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth.
If there is no clearly stated directive the Bible to margalize and ostracize gay people, then Christians ntug to do so is morally fensible, and mt cease. * pro gay christian denominations *
Pentestal Global Alliance of Affirmg Apostolic Pentestals Gay Apostolic Pentestals Prbyterian Prbyterian Church (USA) [73] Reformed Christian Church (Discipl of Christ) [74] Reformed Church Ameri [75] NOTE: Gay pastors may serve ngregatns if they were ordaed another nomatn; some member church allow gay marriage. One bishop has openly spoken support of same sex marriage, and beme the first Anglin bishop the untry to participate along his dce an LGBT Pri Para - Metropolan Communy Church MexiMexi - Ecumenil Catholic Church [165] Mexi - Misn Cristiana Incluyente [166] Uguay - Evangelil Church of Uguay [ catn need]AtraliaAffirmg ngregatns wh the Anglin Church of Atralia [167] [168] NOTE: The Dce of Perth, and other bodi, have voted to support same-sex relatnships [169] The Dce of Gippsland appoted an openly and partnered gay prit. [170] Though the Anglin Church of Atralia do not have an official policy on homosexualy, [171] the Seventeenth Ssn of the General Synod of the Anglin Church of Atralia 2017, the Anglin Church of Atralia passed a motn regnisg "that the doctre of our church, le wh tradnal Christian teachg, is that marriage is an exclive and lifelong unn of a man and a woman, and further, regnis that this has been the subject of several General Synod rolutns over the past fifteen years".
— Communy of Christ [ catn need] Rencilg Christ — Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri and Evangelil Lutheran Church Canada [ catn need] More Light — Prbyterian Church (USA) [ catn need]Room for All — Reformed Church Ameri [ catn need]Affirm Uned/S'affirmer Ensemble — Uned Church of Canada [ catn need] Open and Affirmg (ONA) — Uned Church of Christ [ catn need] Friends for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer Concerns [261] Unofficial programm Axs – an unofficial Orthodox-Christian associatn for LGBT Orthodox-Christians and same-sex-marriage activists workg to promote regnn of same-sex marriage the Church. [ catn need] Rencilg Mistri Network — Uned Methodist Church [266] SDA Kship Internatnal — Seventh-day Adventist Church [267] Welg and Affirmg — Baptist [18] Covenant Network (Pentestal) – Pentestal [ catn need] Pk Menno Campaign — Mennone Church USA [268] GALA (Gay and Lbian Acceptance) – Communy of Christ.
[ catn need] The Fellowship of Rencilg Pentestals Internatnal – Pentestal [269] Programm not affiliated wh any particular nomatnAcceptg Evangelils – Evangelil parish acceptg LGBT people[ catn need]Believe Out Loud – an onle work that empowers Christians to work for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) equaly. European Fom of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Christian Groups [271] Evangelil Fellowship for Lbian and Gay Christians (UK)[ catn need]Evangelils Concerned: Gay and Transgenr Christians[ catn need] Freedom2b is an Atralian-based anisatn that assists LGBTI people om Christian backgrounds on their journey to rencilg their fah, sexualy and genr inty. [274] [275] [276] [277] New Cy Church (Sydney): Young, h, and a ltle b edgy, New Cy Church longs to be a place where you n rt, fd healg and beg to journey (eher for the first or hundredth time) to a vibrant, life-givg fah [278] [279] Nuntiare et Recreare: Rsian multi-nomatnal anizatn [280] OneBodyOneFah, formerly the Lbian and Gay Christian Movement (UK) [281] Q Christian Fellowship (QCF) is a "nonprof mistry supportg Christians worldwi who happen to be lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT)".