The Collapse of Anti-Gay Religion

Slate ^ | 5-1-2014 | William Saletan

[Flame Retardant]

Throughout history, religion has sanctioned and fueled the persecution of homosexuality. That dynamic may be drawing to an end. Polls, clerics, and denominations are shifting. Theology is adapting. Resistance to same-sex marriage is dwindling, and there’s no end in sight.

For 15 years, the Ethics and Public Policy Center has hosted the Faith Angle Forum, a regular conference on religion and public life. Several weeks ago, the group met again to discuss current issues. Transcripts of the conference have just been posted on EPPC’s website. They underscore the extent of the anti-gay collapse.

The first session, led by papal biographer Paul Vallely and Boston Globe editor John Allen, focused on Pope Francis and the Catholic Church. Vallely, the author of Pope Francis: Untying the Knots, noted that before Francis became pope, he supported civil unions in Argentina....

The conference’s second session dwelled on sin. The speakers, Cornelius Plantinga of Calvin College and Ross Douthat of the New York Times, discussed what we should feel bad about. Homosexuality wasn’t on the list.... “It used to be that people thought of homosexual acts as sinful,” he said. “Now they think of criticism of homosexual acts as sinful.”...

The next morning, we had our final session, on the culture wars. Molly Ball, the Atlantic’s terrific political writer, summarized the trend toward acceptance of same-sex marriage. Forty percent of Republicans and 61 percent of Republicans under 30 now favor it, she reported. So do 57 percent of Catholics and 55 percent of mainline Protestants....

There will always be Christians, Muslims, and Jews who condemn homosexuality.... But in this country, religious resistance is crumbling. It’s being overwhelmed by love, conscience, and a God who keeps creating gay kids, even in the most devout families. Over time, He will prevail.

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[Zionist Conspirator]

This is what religion gets for abandoning Theonomic positivism.

[Albion Wilde]

Now that's funny!

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[TheOldLady]

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[DBeers]

An in-depth look at the trends I noted earlier.

More like a biased look at Leftist propaganda. You post alot of this crap!

[DBeers]

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[darkwing104]

Thanks

[Albion Wilde]

....AND the dying media has so lost demand it is now paying for space on yahoo?

Does not excuse your earlier post. Unresearched triumphalism does our side no favors.

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[DJ MacWoW]

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[RichInOC]

Dear Bill: As Rod Serling wrote, you cannot erase God with an edict, and I would add that you can’t erase Him with opinion polls either.

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[Republican Wildcat]

Two men cannot be husband and wife, nor can two women be husband and wife. That’s reality. No “trends” can change this fact even if people want to pretend otherwise.

[Bikkuri]

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[SoFloFreeper]

Well, perhaps I wasn’t clear about what I meant, or maybe you assumed something in my statement that wasn’t intended.

The essential point remains: The Atlantic is a joke of journalism.

[MarineBrat]

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