Baptist church gay marriage

The Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution that calls for overturning the Supreme Court's controversial gay marriage ruling. Wade, and ready to push new frontiers in the politics of the religious right.

Southern Baptists overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on gay marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide. Sign in here. You're already subscribed to the The Slatest newsletter.

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Protestant denomination, voted Tuesday to endorse resolutions to ban same-sex marriage and pornography across the U.S. and condemn sports betting. As Baptists participate in the kingship of Christ in the governance of the church, Baptists are free to affirm the sanctity of same-sex marriage without worrying about institutional blowback.

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Copy Link Share Share Comment. Please try again, or manage all your newsletter subscriptions here. That lack of any kind of uproar should be taken as a warning by advocates for gay and reproductive rights. But its eight proposed resolutions sailed through with very little discussion.

A Baptist church represented at a pride parade in Oakland, California, United States Several organizations and denominations of Baptist churches have issued statements and resolutions about homosexuality. The SBC has always been conservative on issues of reproduction and sexual morality.

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