Posted on 03/06/2014 12:01:33 PM PST by nickcarraway
It's an oft-repeated message that religion and LGBT bashing go together like santorum and anal sex, but a new survey finds that is not the case, after all.
According to a new national survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), titled "A Decade of Change in American Attitudes about Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Issues," not only have attitudes changed drastically in favor of pro-LGBT rights, but religious bias has also been overstated.
The religiously unaffiliated, unsurprisingly, overwhelmingly support teh gheyz (73 percent), but so do majorities of Jewish Americans (83 percent), white mainline Protestants (62 percent), white Catholics (58 percent) and even Hispanic Catholics (56 percent) currently support same-sex marriage.
While a (sometimes slim) majority of religious folks tend to support LGBT issues, regular churchgoers (those who attend at least once or twice a month), still think that they are in the minority, and that their church takes the opposite viewpoint on things like same-sex marriage. From the findings:
About 6-in-10 (59 percent) white mainline Protestants believe their fellow congregants are mostly opposed to same-sex marriage. However, among white mainline Protestants who attend church regularly, only 36 percent oppose allowing gay and lesbian people to legally marry while a majority (57 percent) actually favor this policy. Roughly three-quarters (73 percent) of Catholics believe that most of their fellow congregants are opposed to same-sex marriage. However, Catholics who regularly attend church are in fact divided on the issue (50 percent favor, 45 percent oppose). Contributing to the misconception that religion takes an anti-gay stance is the mainstream media, which, you've probably noticed, tends to favor evangelical talking heads who think Girl Scout cookies turn people into lesbian witches, among other ridiculous rhetoric. The media ignores more moderate religious viewpoints, pro-LGBT people of faith, and even atheists, who represent 16 percent of Americans, but get less than 1 percent of air time, according to a study by GLAAD and the University of Missouri Center on Religion & the Professions.
This kind of fabricated "religion vs gays" polarizing is having a negative effect, says PRRI CEO Dr. Robert P. Jones. Particularly on the younger generations.
"Nearly one-third of Millennials who left their childhood religion say unfavorable church teachings about or treatment of gay and lesbian people played a significant role in their decision to head for the exit."
Almost 33 percent! That's a pretty staggering number when one considers all the other reasons a millennial might stop going to church, such as hypocrisy, political grandstanding, and, lesbihonest, that it interferes too much with Sunday brunch plans.
The goal of the left and their deviants is to reach a “tipping point” for the abnormat to be deemed normal.
“Lesbihonest.” Really?
But no, they’re not consumed by their perversion, NOOOO..../S
The religious meaning of “Love your enemy” is to pray that they find repentance and salvation in time to obviate the eternal torture of their souls. I do pray that.
But in ordinary daily use, yes, I do hate the militant, in-your-face, practicing ones who are trying to destroy our society and traditional family and recruit our children (somewhat successfully).
“not hating” is not the same as “supporting”
I’m not surprised. Tolerance means endorsement to the groomers of popular culture.
For them, it isn't really about "hating someone". It's about "hating the right someone".
The one who asks the questions controls the conversation...well known strategy.
Thus the question would never be: Do you, as a person who recognizes that the Scriptures are authored by God, believe that the text indicates homosexuality is a sin, in the same way adultery, robbery, lying, cheating, hating, rage, murder, disobedience to parents is sin and therefore should not be promoted any more than any of the other notable sins?
I know quite a few gays. I pity most of them, especially the men. They are all carrying quite heavy burdens - disease, mental illness, addiction, depression. I don’t know if homosexuality is the cause, or a symptom of deeper psychological issues. Either way, its not healthy or good.
Just how do you know the people you work with are gay? Do they have a pink triangle patch on their sleeve?
I refuse to call someone with same sex attraction “gay.” We start there. I had to bring that up at a Catholic prayer group I belong to. I refuse to accept that there is some sort of biological imperative. I believe that same sex behavior is a choice and a sin. I also think that extra marital sex between men and women is a sin. I’m wondering when we’re going to have men and women who are committing adultery dancing down the street half naked. Oh wait - they already to - St. Patrick’s Day.
No. They let me know. Okay????
Is there some German legacy in your past?
Homosexuals hate Christians universally.
Pray America wakes up
Bingo, I bet you top 95%.
agree with that, pity or disgust. Too many people throw the word hate around without knowing what hate really is. its not just disagreeing with someone elses opinion...
Opposing gay “marriage” isn’t hating gays.
Those who are oft-repeating this 'message' are engaging in religion bashing, but then, libtards are irony-challenged.
So do you walk around and tell people your sexual preference? For instance I have never said “Hello my name is Soandso and I am heterosexual”. Have you? It is weird they tell you like you have to know.
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