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LGBTQ* Perspectives and Quotes

(Personal Note: I RESPECT RELIGION and FAITH. The quote below is simply to point out how we can view a situation when we break down the physical words and history. — Rebecca)

Following from: Deb Price’s And Say Hi To Joyce

A Story:

      An engineering professor is treating her husband, a loan officer, to dinner for finally giving in to her pleas to shave off the scraggly beard he grew on vacation.  His favorite restaurant is a casual place where they both feel comfortable in slacks and cotton/polyester-blend golf shirts.  But, as always, she wears the gold and pearl pendant he gave her the day her divorce decree was final.  They’re laughing over their menus because they know he always ends up diving into a giant plate of ribs but she won’t be talked into anything more fattening than shrimp.

      Quiz:  How many biblical prohibitions are they violating?  Well, wives are supposed to be ‘submissive’ to their husbands (I Peter 3:1).  And all women are forbidden to teach men (I Timothy 2:12), wear gold or pearls (I Timothy 2:9) or dress in clothing that ‘pertains to a man’ (Deuteronomy 22:5).  Shellfish and pork are definitely out (Leviticus 11:7, 10) as are usury (Deuteronomy 23:19), shaving (Leviticus 19:27) and clothes of more than one fabric (Leviticus 19:19).  And since the Bible rarely recognizes divorce, they’re committing adultery, which carries the rather harsh penalty of death by stoning (Deuteronomy 22:22).
     

So why are they having such a good time?  Probably because they wouldn’t think of worrying about rules that seem absurd, anachronistic or - at best - unrealistic.  Yet this same modern-day couple could easily be among the millions of Americans who never hesitate to lean on the Bible to justify their own anti-gay attitudes.  

LGBTQ* Charts and Graphs

HRC Polls Christian Support 

Christian LGBTQ Support Graph

LGBTQ* Political Cartoons

Graphic found on SunDial

LGBTQ* Outrage and Illustrations

House of Dandridge’s Kevin Karstens response to Pray Away The Gay.

LGBTQ* Quips, Comments and Buttons

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. ~G.K. Chesterton

LGBTQ* Religion, Quotes, and Verse History

What Would Jesus Say?

The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31

LGBTQ* People You Should Know

LGBTQ* and Jewish

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LGBTQ* Graphs, Charts and Data

Religion and Support Of LGBTQ* Issues 

(focusing in text on gay/lesbian issues within the polls)

By now we have all seen Gov. Rick Perry’s “Strong” video which implies that as a Christian, gays and lesbians are not equal in representation and consideration within the United States. But how do Christians feel? More so, how do most religions feel about same-sex marriage and gays and lesbians in the military?

The above graph is supplied by THE PEW FORUM which over the last few years has continued to poll and graph religious views and voting practices on many issues including same-sex/gay marriage, education, government, bioethics and politics. 

The above graph indicates a growing support for those who identify with a religious affiliation and their support for LGBTQ* rights and equality. Those numbers also grew among religious groups before the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell when polled about their support of lesbians and gays in the military.

The graph below highlights the levels of education completed in relation to religious identification. It is interesting to note that the higher one’s education/the deeper one’s pursuit of  knowledge reflects a higher acceptance and support for LGBTQ* issues.

LGBTQ* Political Cartoons

Homophobia, the Catholic Church and Target Practice

LGBTQ* Polls and Culture Views

Same-Sex Marriage Polls by Religon

from the Public Religion Research Institute July 2011

KNOWhomo: I think it is important to note that many people who identify as religious rank higher in favor than the general public. Remember, being religious does not mean you are against equality.

LGBTQ* Friendly Churches, Temples and Places of Worship

Unitarian Universalist

http://www.affirmation.org/ - LGBT Mormons

From website: We are an organization of people who believe in the worth of every soul regardless of their sexual or gender orientation. We rejoice in life. We reject the tyranny that would have us believe that who we are—gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender—is evil or wrong. We affirm that we are all children of loving Heavenly Parents; that our sexual orientation and identity are not an accident, but rather a special gift from God. Our lives and our relationships can be compatible with the gospel and are a special part of God’s creation.

(above picture: Washington DC, 11 October 1987. Affirmation members march in the largest lesbian and gay rights rally to that date, with more than half a million people participating.)

World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Jews

http://www.glbtjews.org/  —

The World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews: Keshet Ga’avah consists of around 50 member organizations in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The World Congress holds conferences and workshops representing the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender Jews around the world. The focus of these sessions varies from regional, national, continental, to global.

The Hebrew subtitle Keshet Ga’avah - Rainbow of Pride - emphasizes the importance of Hebrew and of Israel to the World Congress.

above photo from Soulforce’s 07 Conference.

(http://www.soulforce.org/article/1276)

From SOULFORCE.org

(Soulforce is committed to freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people from religious and political oppression through relentless nonviolent resistance. As we enter our second decade of work, we invite you to join our movement.)