Why do christians hate lgbtq
What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?
What Does The Bible State About Homosexuality?
Introduction
For the last two decades, Pew Study Center has reported that one of the most enduring ethical issues across Christian traditions is sexual diversity. For many Christians, one of the most frequently first-asked questions on this topic is, “What does the Bible verb about attraction to someone of the same sex?”
Although its unlikely that the biblical authors had any notion of sexual orientation (for example, the term homosexual wasn't even coined until the late 19th century) for many people of faith, the Bible is looked to for timeless guidance on what it means to honor God with our lives; and this most certainly includes our sexuality.
Before we can jump into how it is that Christians can maintain the authority of the Bible and also affirm sexual diversity, it might be helpful if we started with a brief but clear overview of some of the assumptions informing many Christian approaches to understanding the Bible.
What is the Bible?
For Christians to whom the Bible
Why Are Christians So Hateful? (Especially Towards the LGBTQ Community)
May 3rd,
by Grace Church
Why Are Some Christians So Hateful (Especially Towards LGBTQ Community)?
Sadly, Often the first encounter many people outside the church have with Christians is one of hate, judgment, and fear. Christians have gained a reputation for being exclusive, judgy, hate-filled and weaponizing their power to suppress those they disagree with for a variety of reasons. When we verb the treatment of members of the LGBTQ+ community, historically, the church has not handled this well - we have been more focused on loving a position than loving people. Great intentions to clutch true to God’s Word have often hurt the LGBTQ community. And we have been all too comfortable with people with poor intentions toward the LGBTQ community as well.
God is grieved over the mistreatment of LGBTQ. Thus, we are grieved. There is no place for hatred, homophobia, or judgment.
The reality is, the temptation when we encounter something or someone new or different is to draw back, to isolate or
Queer Theology: Does God Hate Gay People?
A class questions issues from hetero privilege to gaydar to LGBTQ racism
Class by class, lecture by lecture, question asked by question answered, an education is built. This is one of a series of visits to one class, on one evening, in search of those building blocks at BU.
Are stereotypes about gays—for example, that gay men talk, dress, or gesture differently than straight guys—bigoted blather? Or is there such a thing as reliable gaydar that helps people, including gays, to perceive others’ sexual orientation?
You might not expect openmindedness about stereotyping to arrive up in a seminar called Queer Theology, which studies questions about God and religion posed by gay, transgender, bisexual, and gender-questioning people, many of whom, according to teacher Pamela Lightsey, ask, “Does God hate me?” because of widespread prejudice.
Lightsey herself, she says, is the only openly lesbian African American cleric in the United Methodist Church, and a fervent critic of stereotyping. But the School of Theology associate dean and clinical
How Should Christians Respond to Gay Friends or Family Members?
Caleb Kaltenbach (M.A. ’07) is an alumnus of Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, lead pastor of a large church in Simi Valley, Calif., and a married father of two. He’s also an emerging voice in the discussion of how Christians should engage the LGBT community. That’s because Kaltenbach has an insider perspective, having been raised by a dad and mom who divorced and independently came out of the closet as a gay bloke and a lesbian. Raised in the midst of LGBT parties and pride parades, Kaltenbach became a Christian and a pastor as a young noun. Today, he manages the tension of holding to the traditional biblical teaching on sexuality while loving his gay parents.
Kaltenbach’s unique story is detailed in his new noun Messy Grace: How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction and landed him on the front page of the New York Times in June. Biola Magazine reached out to him to talk about his book and his perspective on how Christians can excel navigate the complexities of this