should same-sex couples be accepted in churches?

Question

yes i tihnk they should but i need opinions on why or why not!

Answer 1

Yes. As a Roman Catholic with gay friends struggling for acceptance in the Church, I feel that the Church is letting them down. Their spirituality is being jeopardized based simply on who they choose to form relationships with, and I feel that's wrong.

Answer 2

If the churches are to survive they need a steady source of income. Non parenting same sex couples not only provide a source of income, but a great source of grant and gift funding when they die. No kids to give things to, dont want to give it to the tax collector, why not give it to the church.....

Remember churches and religion are not your spiritual connection with god. They are only an organization that sometimes helps you understand how to be connected.

Answer 3

They already are. Moot question. THe Metropolitan Community Churches, the Society of Friends, I think there's some Methodist churches...are all welcoming of gay people, and will recognize their relationship in some form or another.

Answer 4

Yes, most definitely!
They not only should be accepted but ENCOURAGED!

Think of it this way. If their religion says it's a sin to engage in sexual relations outside of marriage, then it would behoove a church to encourage gay marriages, thus removing the "sin" from these couples!
It would ligitimize their unions, make them more respected and encourage more gay/lesbian couples to "make it last."

As it is now, the lack of acceptance and the level of discouragement only adds to the problem of gay/lesbian couples not being taken seriously or supported in long-term committed relationships. Thus reaffirming the notion that gay/lesbian couples don't take commitment seriously.

If more couples were encouraged by the church and ligitimized through marriage/commitment cerimonies, I think it would have a very positive affect on the long-term goals of gay/lesbian couples in general.

Answer 5

Yes they should. We are not to judge them for there moral behavior God does that. If someone is selling porn or illegal drugs and using the church they should not be accepted. This would be unacceptable in a church. Being gay does not hurt the church in itself, as long as they are not trying to teach others in the church that the bible says its okay when the church teaches otherwise.

Answer 6

A church is private property, so they can request that any person that goes against their religion be removed from the property. Also, as a privately funded organization they can choose who they let in as members. Each church's own docterines should determine whether someone is allowed in, including us GLBT people. We do not have any right to force our spiritual views on churches, just as those religious organizations don't have the right to force their views on society. Besides, what sane GLBT person wants to be part of a religion that condems them to eternal suffering? *There are many other GLBT-friendly religions out there* to go to instead. Any religious institution should have the right to deny membership to anyone they choose, just as they should be able to not marry anyone that they choose.

Answer 7

i have found that church's outside of the gay community don't want us there. i have even heard at a bible study that i went to that God gave people with HIV and hep c those diseases because or their lifestyles. i couldn't believe what i heard and have never returned to organized religion.
i was a member of Salvation Army and there are a lot of gays there. but i felt that their view on gays was a little archaic. "its OK to be gay just don't practise if you end up wearing a uniform". and here in Canada with gay marriage allowed, I'm not sure how they would react if a uniform wearing member decided to engage in gay marriage?especially with another uniform wearing member!?!? i know what i believe , that i have a loving God in my life who cares for me.and that's the most important thing to me.

Answer 8

if God made man in his image then all should be accepted. He didn't put stipulations on it. I don't even know why we are still discussing this issue. Do we really need to have a class of people to discriminate against in order to function as a society?

Answer 9

As it says on the Quaker website:

"We affirm the love of God for all people, whatever their sexual orientation, and our conviction that sexuality is an important part of human beings as created by God, so that to reject people on the grounds of their sexual orientation is a denial of God's creation. We realise that our sexual nature can be a cause of great pain as well as great joy. It is up to each one of us to recognise this pain, to reach out to others as best we can, and to reflect on our own shortcomings in loving others. We need to overcome our fear of what is strange or different, because we are all vulnerable; we all need love."

So denying Homosexual couples the right to go to church is a denial of God.

Answer 10

Yes, they should. I read the bible, and I'm pretty current with my commandments, and I believe there's one in particular that says "Thou shalt not judge" ... barring us from churches for practicing homosexuality is a judgment, wouldn't you say?