TIMELINE: LGBT People and the Recent Church | Sojourners

TIMELINE: LGBT People and the Recent Church

A timeline on the church concerning the LGBT community

The recent history of the church’s treatment of LGBT people has been one of big abuses, big apologies, and gradual redemption. But, as leading evangelical ethicist David Gushee writes in “Disputable Matters” (Sojourners, January 2015),“this fight feels like it is reaching a crescendo. History will record who was on what side, and when.”

Recently, Gushee placed himself on the side of solidarity with the LGBT community. In the January 2015 Sojourners, Gushee explains why his theology shifted from scriptural condemnation of LGBT people to scriptural affirmation.

View this timeline to see a recent, abbreviated history of the church’s treatment of the LGBT community. Which side are you on? What about your church? Help expand upon the timeline in the comment section below.


Timeline material adapted and compiled from the following sources:
Huffington Post
Ohio.edu
UCC.org
HRC.org
Religion News
Believe Out Loud
BBC

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