Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: The United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC), with approximately 12.5 million members worldwide, has recently enacted significant changes to its policies regarding LGBTQ+ inclusion.
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Religion & Faith
Thanks to the work that’s being done by the HRC Foundation 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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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.
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Episcopal Church
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…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: American Baptist Churches USA
The American Baptist Churches USA is the fifth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with approximately 1.3 million members and 5,000 congregations worldwide.
Faith Positions
Religion has been a source of both solace and suffering for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans. For while most LGBTQ+ Americans have been raised in an organized…
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: African Methodist Episcopal Church
Since 2003, leaders of the 2.5 million-member African Methodist Episcopal Church have made several public statements declaring the denomination’s opposition to the ordination of openly gay clergy members and marriage…
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