Twenty years ago, few Amerins approved of homosexualy or thought gay marriage should be legal. Now, nearly half of all Amerins support same-sex marriage, though most Christians are still opposed to .
Contents:
- WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH AMERI LEARS SAY THOSE WHO INTIFY AS GAY ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORDATN
- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH FORMALLY APPROV GAY MARRIAGE CHURCH NSTUTN
- PRBYTERIAN CHURCH LEARS DECLARE GAY MARRIAGE IS CHRISTIAN
- PRBYTERIANS HAVE VARIED VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE
WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
Wh an timated 3.1 ln members, the Prbyterian Church (USA) is very supportive of gay, lbian and bisexual people. * presbyterian church stance on gay marriage *
Correctn append, March 18 The Prbyterian Church (USA) ma a historic cisn Tuday night to formally regnize gay marriage and allow same-sex upl to marry s ngregatns. “Fally, the church s nstutnal documents fully regniz that the love of gays and lbian upl is worth celebratg the fah muny, ” Rev.
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH AMERI LEARS SAY THOSE WHO INTIFY AS GAY ARE NOT QUALIFIED FOR ORDATN
The Prbyterian Church ma a historic cisn Tuday night to formally regnize gay marriage and allow same-sex upl to marry. * presbyterian church stance on gay marriage *
Ellison, executive director of the Covenant Network of Prbyterians, which advot for the cln of gay people the church, told the Tim. ” Meanwhile, on Twter, the Relign News Service announced that wh the PC(USA) change “male Prottants have solidified their support for gay marriage.
“I remember Chris wrote , ” she says, sharg the story of how her son me out to her as gay. ” McCallum remembers visg her son’s apartment where he was leadg a Bible study for gay men. She had never nmned homosexualy as agast God’s will, but tth be told, she had been uneasy wh .
When an associate pastor said to me, ‘I have a gay brother, and he don’t have any more time for you to study the matter, ’ I ma a cisn. I am glad that a pastor is not forced to officiate at any marriage, heterosexual or homosexual, if they don’t feel is wise. Jt as the church changed her stance on slavery and women’s role the church, some of have e to unrstand the biblil prohibns of homosexual behavr to refer stead to vlent sexual acts agast anyone, wh specific reference to sexual acts between men and children.
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH FORMALLY APPROV GAY MARRIAGE CHURCH NSTUTN
(RNS) — Stt Barber, chair of the Overtur Commtee, told the elrs votg on the overture that s tent is not to exclu Christians who are gay but rema celibate. Still, that’s not the way many opponents of the overture received s approval. * presbyterian church stance on gay marriage *
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.
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. A siar share (63%) say there is “no nflict” between their relig beliefs and homosexualy.
Ordag bodi (ssns and prbyteri) are permted but not required to orda lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr persons. (RNS) — Pastors and church lears the Prbyterian Church Ameri passed an overture at s General Assembly this week sayg those who intify as gay are not qualified for ordatn the nservative Prbyterian nomatn. RELATED: Julie Rodgers shar story of survivg ‘ex-gay’ mistri new book and Netflix documentary.
PRBYTERIAN CHURCH LEARS DECLARE GAY MARRIAGE IS CHRISTIAN
The Prbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved refg marriage the church nstutn Tuday to clu a "mment between two people," beg the largt Prottant group to formally regnize gay marriage as Christian and allow same-sex weddgs every ngregatn. * presbyterian church stance on gay marriage *
The overture clus any inty Christians may profs “that unrm or ntradicts their inty as new creatns Christ, ” though sgl out “gay Christian, ” “same sex attracted Christian” and “homosexual Christian” among those inti. The nomatn already bars any “practicg homosexual” om ordatn. Those who profs an inty (such as, but not limed to, ‘gay Christian, ’ ‘same sex attracted Christian, ’ ‘homosexual Christian, ’ or like terms) that unrm or ntradicts their inty as new creatns Christ, eher by nyg the sfulns of fallen sir (such as, but not limed to, same sex attractn), or by nyg the realy and hope of progrsive sanctifitn, or by failg to pursue Spir-empowered victory over their sful temptatns, clatns, and actns are not qualified for ordaed office.
Barber told the elrs votg on the overture that s tent is not to exclu Christians who are gay but rema celibate. “We don’t need to amend our nstutn to make a non-affirmg nomatn (hostile) to gay people who want to follow J celibacy, ” the Rev.
Johnson, who voted agast the overture, has prevly shared his story as a “gay atheist kid who experienced a nversn to J llege and has joyfully walked wh him celibacy ever sce. The pastor pots a fger at the ex-gay movement and nversn therapy, which, while wily discreded the mental health field, he said ntu to shape many evangelils’ beliefs about and expectatns of LGBTQ people. His book, “Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn om the Church’s Failed Attempt to Cure Homosexualy, ” releas September.
PRBYTERIANS HAVE VARIED VIEWS ON GAY MARRIAGE
The Prbyterian Church (USA) vote to allow gay marriage will have multiple nsequenc now and s to e. * presbyterian church stance on gay marriage *
“While the ex-gay movement is ad, s daver walks about unad among .
“The reigng cultural narrative is that ‘Christians hate gay people. ) approved refg marriage the church nstutn Tuday to clu a "mment between two people, " beg the largt Prottant group to formally regnize gay marriage as Christian and allow same-sex weddgs every new fn was endorsed last year by the church General Assembly, or top legislative body, but required approval om a majory of the nomatn's 171 regnal districts, or prbyteri.