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In 1970, Strommen, et al. surveyed 4,745 Lutheran adults between the ages of 15 and 65. They were members of the American Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church in America, and Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. 1% stated that they frequently had homosexual intercourse during the past year and 3% stated that they did so occasionally. 90% said that they never had homosexual intercourse during the past ...
The LDS Church has campaigned against government recognition of same-sex marriage, [66] and the topic of same-sex marriage has been one of the church's foremost public concerns since 1993. [58]: 1 The church's policies and treatment of LGBT people has long been a source of controversy both within and outside the church.
Church in Wales [149] [150] NOTE: A majority supports same-sex marriage; the church said LGBT people can be “honest and open, respected and affirmed”. The church also permits gay priests to enter into civil partnerships. [151] The church voted to explore approving same-sex marriages and blessings for civil partnerships. [152]
July 5, 1996 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly bans noncelibate gay clergy, requiring church officers to live in “fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman ...
The North American Lutheran Church ( NALC) is a Lutheran denomination with over 420 congregations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, counting more than 142,000 baptized members. The NALC believes all doctrines should and must be judged by the teaching of the Christian Scriptures (the Bible ), in keeping with the historic Lutheran ...
Our understanding of marriage as a metaphor of Christ's relationship with the Church is strengthened by assimilating same-sex marriage into that metaphor. [1] Some scholars maintain that scripture in the original languages contains no prohibition of homosexuality, but does record same-sex marriage. [2] "But if we take a closer look, reading the ...
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ ( LCMC) is an association of Lutheran congregations located primarily in the United States. It describes itself as an affiliation of autonomous Lutheran churches and not a denomination. [4] It began in 2001 in response to some liberal views of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
It convened in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from August 17–23, 2009. The Churchwide Assembly is the 'highest legislative authority' of the ELCA. [1] At the time of the Assembly, the ELCA consisted of nearly 4.6 million members organized into nearly 11,000 congregations. [2] The Assembly consisted of 1,045 voting members and was chaired ...