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Survey: Most Religious People Don't Hate Gays
SF Weekly ^ | Wed., Mar. 5 2014 | Anna Pulley

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.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: annapulley; christianleft; gayagenda; homosexualagenda; religiousleft
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To: nickcarraway

The goal of the left and their deviants is to reach a “tipping point” for the abnormat to be deemed normal.


21 posted on 03/06/2014 12:15:44 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“Lesbihonest.” Really?

But no, they’re not consumed by their perversion, NOOOO..../S


22 posted on 03/06/2014 12:16:47 PM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: nickcarraway

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).


23 posted on 03/06/2014 12:19:52 PM PST by steve86 (Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
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To: nickcarraway

“not hating” is not the same as “supporting”


24 posted on 03/06/2014 12:22:28 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: CatherineofAragon

I’m not surprised. Tolerance means endorsement to the groomers of popular culture.


25 posted on 03/06/2014 12:28:26 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: DannyTN
Reverse the survey and use a lie detector. How many Gays hate religious people?

For them, it isn't really about "hating someone". It's about "hating the right someone".

26 posted on 03/06/2014 12:31:54 PM PST by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: nickcarraway

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?


27 posted on 03/06/2014 12:34:07 PM PST by Dutchboy88
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To: nickcarraway

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.


28 posted on 03/06/2014 12:36:49 PM PST by PGR88
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To: SkyDancer

Just how do you know the people you work with are gay? Do they have a pink triangle patch on their sleeve?


29 posted on 03/06/2014 12:39:22 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: nickcarraway

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.


30 posted on 03/06/2014 12:39:56 PM PST by Mercat
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To: nickcarraway
It's certainly true that most members of the Unitarian/Universalist “Church” love perverts and perversion.But then most wouldn't consider these people to be very “religious”.
31 posted on 03/06/2014 12:39:58 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Stalin Blamed The Kulaks,Obama Blames The Tea Party)
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To: central_va

No. They let me know. Okay????


32 posted on 03/06/2014 12:41:15 PM PST by SkyDancer (I Believe In The Law Until It Intereferes With Justice.)
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To: central_va

Is there some German legacy in your past?


33 posted on 03/06/2014 12:43:00 PM PST by SkyDancer (I Believe In The Law Until It Intereferes With Justice.)
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To: nickcarraway

Homosexuals hate Christians universally.

Pray America wakes up


34 posted on 03/06/2014 12:44:29 PM PST by bray (The Republic of Texas 2022 coming soon)
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To: DannyTN
How many Gays hate religious people?

Bingo, I bet you top 95%.

35 posted on 03/06/2014 12:48:01 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: nickcarraway
According to the post-modern, pc, oh-so tolerant left, if one does not embrace the homosexual agenda in toto, and completely upend thousands of years of tradition, then, yes, you are a hater, period, end of discussion.
36 posted on 03/06/2014 12:57:25 PM PST by attiladhun2 (The Free World has a new leader--his name is Benjamin Netanyahu)
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To: Finny

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...


37 posted on 03/06/2014 1:03:31 PM PST by goat granny (.)
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To: nickcarraway

Opposing gay “marriage” isn’t hating gays.


38 posted on 03/06/2014 1:03:41 PM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: nickcarraway
It's an oft-repeated message that religion and LGBT bashing go together . . .

Those who are oft-repeating this 'message' are engaging in religion bashing, but then, libtards are irony-challenged.

39 posted on 03/06/2014 1:14:34 PM PST by sportutegrl
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To: SkyDancer

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.


40 posted on 03/06/2014 1:19:40 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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