Thanks to the work that’s being done by HRC and by countless others, faith communities around the world have grown to become increasingly more welcoming, inclusive and affirming of the LGBTQ+ community and our right to equality.
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Orthodox Judaism, a branch of Judaism rich in its traditions, has a variety of forms, from Haredi (ultra-Orthodox), to Hasidic (mystical Orthodox) to Modern Orthodox. As well, Orthodoxy preserves…
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Often viewed as an alternative to traditional denominations which are centered on religious creeds, Humanism is a worldview built on a system of ethics that has, at its core,…
The Alliance of Baptists is a movement of progressive Christians--individuals and congregations--seeking to respond to the continuing call of God in a rapidly changing world.
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The Unity movement was founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1890 as a healing ministry based on the power of prayer and the power of our thoughts to…
At the heart of the claim that the Bible is clear "that homosexuality is forbidden by God" is poor biblical scholarship and a cultural bias read into the Bible.
This HRC resource places comments about the Bible alongside the real life experiences and concerns of LGBTQ people of faith and our allies.
According to its website, The Church of the Nazarene is “a Protestant Christian church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition,” founded in 1908. There are almost 23,000 Nazarene churches globally with nearly…
With an estimated 1.3 million members, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the past decade has voted to allow the ordination of LGBTQIA+ people, to permit the performing of same-sex marriages…
The United Methodist Church, with an estimated 10.4 million members, has current policies that are strongly against the LGBTQ community. However, many church leaders, including local pastors, welcome gays and…
The United Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomination with about 1.3 million members, has been one of the most accepting religious groups of LGBTQ people, although not every church…
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