Although some in the LGBTTQ+ community might think news about religion and LGBTTQ+ is only negative, that’s not the case—as some recent developments show.
For example, Fuller Seminary—one of the preeminent evangelical seminaries in North America-is discussing whether to revise its standards prohibiting students and staff from “homosexual forms of explicit sexual conduct,” and its position that sexual intimacy is supposed to be reserved for a marriage between a man and a woman.
In May the United Methodist Church (UMC) voted at their General Conference to become more open and accepting of LGBTTQ+ people, including repealing the 52-year-old declaration that the practice of homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching.”
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada has revised its code of conduct so anyone can apply for any position at the international relief and development organization — including those who support same-sex marriage or are members of the LGBTQ+ community.
And Anglicans and Lutherans in Manitoba have joined together to create a new committee to educate about and advocate for members of the LGBTTQ+ community.
Read more in my recent Free Press column.
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