Driving into work yesterday, I was listening to NPR. In the Market Place segment, they were doing a story on the loyalty factor that gays and lesbians have toward brands. I am not quite sure where the source for this data came from, but a Google search always returns some interesting fodder. I’m sure the October 10 cover of Time…
Gay-Friendly Churches
Sara
January 9, 2007
Ah, the debate rages on. Is it right, is it wrong, is it a sin, are we to love anyway; if so, how?
I personally know gays and bisexuals — fresh-outta-the-closet, celibate, and involved. I accept every one of them where they’re at. It’s not my job to preach; just to love and be a friend.
There are a lot of sins and forbidden behaviors listed in Leviticus which is where many draw from. Let’s quit picking and choosing, though. Included in these sinful behaviors are:
Lev. 19:27 – Taking a little off the sides and trimming the the edges of your beard forbidden (get rid of the goatees, guys).
Lev. 19:28 – No tattoos. No cuts on your body for the dead (no memory tattoos or piercings to remember that friend or loved one).
Lev. 20:10 – Cursing or speaking out against your parents regardless (consequence: death)
Lev. 20:18 – Sex with a woman whose having her period (consequence: exile from society)
Lev. 21:17-23 – Priests with deformities forbidden to approach G-d (consequence: defiling G-d’s holiness)
And on and on.
Slavery, racism, the inferiority of women, and manifest destiny were at one time condoned because of biblical references (they’re still there). I don’t want to start a heated debate; just through stuff on the table to consider.
The example we are called to follow however is to love no matter what our opinion is.
Craig
April 10, 2007
Hmmmmm…
No one’s mentioned the last verse of Romans:1 yet. “Knowing that they who do such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same but take pleasure in those who do it”. So why are most Xians focused on being “Legal Scholars” when the truth is right there being passed by on a daily basis during “devotions”.
If you don’t put down that Twinkie or start sharing with the poor (instead of accumulating for self) then don’t even pretend to have the moral authority to “teach the lost” (gays). If we can stop sinning then maybe they’ll listen to our ten-cent sermons. Many GBLTQ people grow up in “religious” settings and know the scripture better than we do.
The “beam” is in my own eye and I know I just need to “Love God…Love my neighbors”.
“Love covers all sin”.
brandon
December 27, 2009
I am looking for a place to worship my savior in a ‘gay friendly’ church in my area in upstate ny 13850
D
March 1, 2011
The bottom line in all of this is very simple. The church should welcome gays and lesbians just like they should welcome any other sinners who’ve fallen short of the glory of God. With that said, continuing to practice sin is a different story. Sin is not welcome in the church or with God, period. Regardless of what it is and this includes gays and lesbians.
LGBT Church Los Angeles
August 4, 2011
Yes, there are indeed a large number of people searching for gay friendly churches. Freedom of assembly is a constitutional right, it goes beyond what anyone considers right and wrong in terms of morality. Thanks for posting this article!