Lgbtq community and the church
The Bible and alike sex relationships: A review article
Tim Keller, 2015
Vines, Matthew, God and the Lgbtq+ Christian: The Biblical Case in Endorse of Same Sex Relationships, Convergent Books, 2014
Wilson, Ken,A Letter to My Congregation, David Crum Media, 2014.
The relationship of homosexuality to Christianity is one of the main topics of discussion in our culture today. In the collapse of last year I wrote a review of books by Wesley Hill and Sam Allberry that take the historic Christian view, in Hill’s words: “that homosexuality was not God’s imaginative creative intention for humanity ... and therefore that lesbian practice goes against God’s express will for all human beings, especially those who trust in Christ.”
There are a number of other books that take the contrary view, namely that the Bible either allows for or supports same sex relationships. Over the last year or so I (and other pastors at Redeemer) have been regularly asked for responses to their arguments. The two most read volumes taking this position seem to be those by Matthew Vines and Ken Wilson. The review of these two books will be longer than usual because the topic is so contested today and, wh
Religion and Faith
Nearly half of LGBTQ Americans are religious, and a majority of all people of faith, LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ, encourage protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people. Myths that all people of faith oppose LGBTQ people and equality are fueled by vitriolic opposition to LGBTQ people and families by anti-LGBTQ activists who claim to speak for all Christians or other religious groups. The rhetoric of these anti-LGBTQ activists frequently leads to media coverage that falsely positions LGBTQ equality as “God vs. gay.” Despite increasing religious acceptance of LGBTQ people, voices of those who oppose LGBTQ equality are disproportionately represented in media coverage: a 2012 GLAAD study found three out of four religious leaders interviewed by the media on LGBTQ issues arrive from traditions that acquire policies or traditions that oppose LGBTQ equality. In 2020, a Center for American Progress (CAP) investigation of media coverage of LGBTQ issues found that while 66.3% of the religiously-identified sources in these articles expressed negative or anti-LGBTQ sentiment, public belief polling of religious-affiliated Americans suggests that only 25.8% oppose nondiscrimin
I hold the church personally responsible for any LGBTQ person who walks away from God and Christianity. Every week, I receive emails from individuals all across the country who are full of craving to be a part of a church. They want to go on the church-wide mission trip, join the choir, work in the youth organization and attend a little group.
These are people who long to serve God, connect with other Christians and be a part of a wider community.
Here’s the heartbreaking part: they write to me because the church won’t grant them do those things and they don’t comprehend what to do. Their church has found out they are LGBTQ and because of this are no longer welcome to join in these church activities they long to be a part of.
The worst are the emails I get are from little people who are no longer allowed in their youth group or who are bullied at church camps because of their sexual orientation. You might not think this is a big deal, or would just tell that person to go to a different church. You might be so used to the idea that those in the LGBTQ community are not welcome at church that this does not alarm you.
But WAKE UP. THIS NEEDS TO GREATLY ALARM YOU.
People are being turned away fro The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the world, with approximately 1.2 billion members across the globe. With its origins in the earliest days of Christianity, the Church traces its leadership––in the person of the Pope––to St. Peter, identified by Jesus as “the rock” on which the Church would be built. The Catholic Church in the Combined States numbers over 70 million members, and is organized in 33 Provinces, each led by an archbishop. Each bishop answers directly to the Pope, not to an archbishop. Those Provinces are further divided into 195 dioceses, each led by a bishop. At the found of the organizational structure are local parishes, headed by a pastor, appointed by the local bishop. The Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Combined States meets semi-annually. As part of a global company with its institutional center at the Vatican, the Catholic Church in America is shaped by worldwide societal and cultural trends. It is further shaped by leadership that is entirely male, with women excluded from the priesthood and thus from key leadership roles.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Roman Catholic Church
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Stories from LGBT+ People of Faith
I'm a 21-year-old, Zimbabwean lesbian who was brought up in a Christian family, mainly Protestant, but I attended Roman Catholic schools. Even though I would no longer contact myself Catholic, a lot of the teachings by Jesus have stuck with me and are a huge part of my morals. I realised beautiful young like six or seven that I liked girls, but it was never really at the front of my mind until high school. In high school I was very religious, reading the Bible a lot, attending church every week, but I keep in mind when I was 15 asking myself if I could really marry a guy and dwell "normally" and the answer was no, so I decided to become a nun. I consideration I had to choose my faith or my sexuality, so it only seemed right to either dedicate myself fully to Christianity or leave it behind entirely. It wasn't until college that I figured out I could leave the institution of Christianity behind, but still contain faith in the teachings of Jesus.
Your views should never go away you ashamed of who you are naturally. The way you were made is perfect and good. If what you believe in now doesn't lounge right with you or makes you uncomfortable, change it.