Stumbling Blocks: LGBTQ+ Exclusion

In many quarters of the church there is still animus toward LGBTQ+ Christians and ignorance about their experience. This leads in turn to an unnecessary rejection of Jesus and the church. Affirming marriage between people of the same gender expands the discipline and gift of marriage without destroying it, and represents an opportunity to proclaim the gospel to gay and straight alike.

 

Acts 10 & 11

 

1 Chu, Jeff. Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America. HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

2 Johnson, William Stacy. A Time to Embrace: Same-Sex Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics. 2012. W.B Eerdmans Publishing Co