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The LDS Church has campaigned against government recognition of same-sex marriage, [68] and the topic of same-sex marriage has been one of the church's foremost public concerns since 1993. [ 60 ] : 1 The church's policies and treatment of LGBT people has long been a source of controversy both within and outside the church.
Brandan Robertson. Brandan Robertson (born June 24, 1992) is a gay writer, activist, minister, and TikTok religious influencer. [1] He has written on the subjects of millennials, social justice, and Progressive Christianity, and he is an LGBTQ activist. Robertson serves as the Pastor of Sunnyside Reformed Church in Queens, New York.
Reformed Church in America [83] NOTE: Gay pastors may serve congregations if they were ordained in another denomination; some member churches allow gay marriage. United Church of Christ [84] United Church of Canada Each individual congregation decides for itself whether or not to be affirming or to solemnize same sex marriages. Over 150 United ...
In January, 1987, Morningside Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City, became the first Quaker Meeting to treat same-sex marriage and opposite-sex marriage equally, and the first to take a same-sex marriage (using the word marriage, rather than "commitment ceremony") on May 30, 1987. [153]
In the 2010s, the Reformed Church in America (RCA) faced pressure to clarify its position on same-sex marriage and homosexuality. [3] [4] Specifically, there were disputes over what ramifications should exist over clergy conducting same sex weddings, which were being permitted by individual local classes [presbyteries] even while it was against a broader denominational doctrine and policy.
The Dutch Reformed Church in the American Colonies (1978) 279 pp. Fabend, H. H. Zion on the Hudson: Dutch New York and New Jersey in the Age of Revivals (2000) House, Renee S., and John W. Coakley, eds. ''Women in the History of the Reformed Church in America (1999) 182 pp. Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America. no. 5. Hansen, M.G.
Around 27% felt the same way about same-sex marriage (up from 15% in 2013) and 30% did so about same-sex couples adopting a child (up from 24% in 2013). [17] [18] In 2019, a poll conducted by YouGov showed that 34% of Singaporeans supported same-sex civil partnerships, while 43% opposed its legalization, and the remaining 23% were uncertain ...
The United Protestant Church in Belgium permits same-sex marriage. [138] [139] The Waldensian Evangelical Church permits same-sex marriage. [140] [141] The Swiss Reformed Church permits same-sex marriage. [142] [143] Mennonites in the Netherlands offer marriage to both heterosexual and same-gender couples. [144]