What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?
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.
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Out in Scripture
This HRC resource places comments about the Bible alongside the real life experiences and concerns of LGBTQ people of faith and our allies.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Church of the Nazarene
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…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Presbyterian Church (USA)
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…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: The United Methodist Church
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…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: United Church of Christ
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…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Islam - Sunni and Shi'a
More than a billion Muslims inhabit this planet, and they inhabit geographic, linguistic and cultural spaces that are enormously diverse. As a result, their beliefs on issues relating to lesbian,…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, with over 16 million members, has discriminated against gay and lesbian people for more than a quarter-century.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Hinduism
BACKGROUND
The third largest religion in the world – after Christianity and Islam – Hinduism accounts for roughly 14% of the global population, with approximately 2 million Hindus living in…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with approximately 3.8 million members, has passed repeated resolutions to welcome LGBTQ people since 1991.
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