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.
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10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
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. * pro gay christian denominations *
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.
* pro gay christian denominations *
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. 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".