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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Formed in the early 1800s in response to the practice of Christian denominations acting in exclusion of each other rather than collaboration, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) have…
The Church of God in Christ, a largely African-American denomination with 5.5 million members, has traditionally established no formal policy about the issues that affect gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) is now the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and counts over 16 million members worldwide.
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…
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One of the four leading branches of Judaism, the Conservative Movement (also known as Masorti Movement outside of the United States and Canada) is intent on integrating contemporary societal…
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Considered the second largest Christian body in the world, the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church can be traced to an unbroken continuity to Jesus Christ and the Twelve…
With an estimated 2.3 million members, the Episcopal Church is open and welcoming of the LGBTQ community. Unlike the Worldwide Anglican Communion, of which it is a part, the Episcopal…
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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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…
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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,…