Which religions don t believe in gay marriage
What Should Christians Think About Lgbtq+ Marriage?
Why This Issue Matters
I’m a pastor. My concern is with the church—what she believes, what she celebrates, and what she proclaims. Achieving some legal and political terminate is not my primary calling and yet, I’m concerned that many younger Christians—ironically, often those most attuned to societal transformation and social justice—do not see the connection between a traditional view of marriage and human flourishing. Many Christians are keen to resurrect the old pro-choice mantra touted by some Catholic politicians: personally opposed, but publicly none of my business. I want Christians to see why this issue matters and why—when same-sex marriage became the regulation of the land—the integrity of the family was weakened and the liberty of the church was threatened.
I understand this is an increasingly unpopular line of reasoning, even for those who are inclined to accept the Bible’s teaching about marriage. Perhaps you accept that homosexual conduct is biblically unacceptable. And yet, you wonder what’s erroneous with supporting lgbtq+ marriage as a legal and political right. After all, we don’t acquire laws against gossip or adultery
A Common Missed Conception
It’s hard to overstate just how upset religious conservatives are about gay marriage. Gary Bauer’s e-mail newsletter about the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling declared, “Culture Wars Go Nuclear.” Brian Fahling of the American Family Association said it was “on an request of magnitude that is beyond the capacity of words. The Court has tampered with society’s DNA, and the consequent mutation will reap unimaginable consequences for Massachusetts and our nation.”
A new poll from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Experience found, not surprisingly, that opposition to gay marriage and homosexuality is utmost among the most religious.
Poignantly, homosexuality would look to be the one topic that unites the leaders of the world’s faiths—an issue over which Franklin Graham and Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamed could shatter bread. Even the Dalai Lama views it as “sexual misconduct.” (But don’t mention this to the liberal Hollywood Buddhist set.)
Why exactly are religious folks opposed to gay marriage? The most fashionable argument against it is that it undermines the institution of marriage (and therefore family and therefore society), but I can’t assist but think th
The Bible and same sex relationships: A review article
Tim Keller, 2015
Vines, Matthew, God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support 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 fall 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 original resourceful 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 opposite 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
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Roman Catholic Church
BACKGROUND
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the planet, 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 United 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 base of the organizational structure are local parishes, headed by a pastor, appointed by the local bishop. The Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States meets semi-annually.
As part of a global nonprofit 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.
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e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work
Abstract
The debate over gay marriage has been a prominent issue in our society over many years now, appearing in several ballot initiatives such as California's Proposition 8. The idea of allowing two people of the alike gender to enter into the institution of marriage has brought out severe emotions and reactions from many different groups of people. Those who participate in the debate have faith strongly in their convictions; the two loudest voices tend to come from the gay community and the religious community, the former arguing in favor of same-sex marriage and the latter against it. Religious groups, predominantly from a Christian based faith, seem to be the single most influential oblige in the attempts to keep same-sex marriage illegal. Proposition 8 passed by a vote of 52% to 48%; according to one exit poll 81% of self-identified Evangelicals supported the proposition and those who say they go to church services weekly supported it by a vote of 84%. Compare this to the non-Christians who supported Proposition 8 by a much smaller margin of 15% and those who do not go to church regularly by a vote of 17%. In order to
e-Research: A Journal of Undergraduate Work
Abstract
The debate over gay marriage has been a prominent issue in our society over many years now, appearing in several ballot initiatives such as California's Proposition 8. The idea of allowing two people of the alike gender to enter into the institution of marriage has brought out severe emotions and reactions from many different groups of people. Those who participate in the debate have faith strongly in their convictions; the two loudest voices tend to come from the gay community and the religious community, the former arguing in favor of same-sex marriage and the latter against it. Religious groups, predominantly from a Christian based faith, seem to be the single most influential oblige in the attempts to keep same-sex marriage illegal. Proposition 8 passed by a vote of 52% to 48%; according to one exit poll 81% of self-identified Evangelicals supported the proposition and those who say they go to church services weekly supported it by a vote of 84%. Compare this to the non-Christians who supported Proposition 8 by a much smaller margin of 15% and those who do not go to church regularly by a vote of 17%. In order to