Homosexuality and bisexuality

Individual religious groups' policies
and beliefs about homosexuality

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A note and an appeal:

This section contains dozens of essays which describe the current policies, beliefs and practices of various faith groups about homosexuality. The essays were written and are being continually updated by our site's main author who was raised a Christian and is now an Agnostic.

We receive many angry E-mails in which religious folk express their belief that nobody outside of their denomination or tradition can write accurately about their faith group. We disagree. We have tried to present these topics clearly, accurately, objectively, comprehensively, and in an unbiased and balanced manner. Although no essays about such a controversial topic can be truly without bias, we feel that our essays are far more objective than most on the Internet.

If you feel that we have misrepresented your faith group, please E-mail us. But be sure to mention the essay's file name (hom_chur.htm in this case).

Topics covered in this section:

	Important >>> Introduction: Quotations, beliefs about homosexuality, future trends.
	Christian teachings & beliefs about homosexuality by the full range of Christian faith groupings: fundamentalist and other evangelical Christians, Roman Catholics, manline and liberal/progressive Christians
	Current policies of specific, individual faith groups towards homosexuality: By Christian denominations: From Anglicans to the World Wide Church of God By Jewish groups: Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, etc. By other religions: Bah'ai Faith to Zoroastrianism
	Interactions of churches with homosexuality and homosexuals: Theological questions, incidence of homosexuality, dealing with gay groups, etc.
	A Southern Baptist essay and mini-forum on homosexuality

Useful references

Useful references:

C. David Hess, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Hamilton, NY has a sermon on-line: "Gays---No Easy Answers; A Christian Response" at http://members.aol.com/cdavidhess/gays.html
Report and questions on a Quaker "Retreat on Same-Sex Issues, 1996-MAR-15-17". See: http://www.quaker.org:80/pendle-hill/same-sex-issues.html
Dr. Rembert S. Truluck, "Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse" is "a response to the abusive use of the Bible against Gays and Lesbians and all others oppressed and alienated by religion." See: http://www.truluck.com
C. Ann Shepherd, "Summary of Religious Views on Homosexuality," at: http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1348/churches.htm
Justice & Respect is a conservative Christian site that advocates "a just and respectful response to persons who experience same-gender attraction." See: http://www.npiec.on.ca/~scalverl/justice.htm
The Theology Library: Gay and Lesbian Catholicism publishes a list of 61 links to essays on Christianity and homosexuality. See: http://www.mcgill.pvt.k12.al.us/jerryd/cm/gay.htm We are pleased that they included two from our site.
Bridges Across the Divide is a "cyberspace initiative providing models and resources for building respectful relationships across the divide among those who disagree about sexual orientation and gender identity." An incredible resource at: http://www.bridges-across.org/
Whosoever is an "online magazine for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Christians." The name of their journal is derived from a Biblical quotation: John 3:16: "...whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." See: http://www.whosoever.org/
Greg Bottoms, "Can gays and lesbians go to heaven," a review of an X-treme Spiritual Awakening Tour 2000 Prophecy Seminar at: http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/01/13/
" 'Claiming the Promise' Bible Study" at: http://www.rcp.org/ctp.html

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