Are gays allowed in the evangelical churches, especially the Baptists?

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English is not my native language, I’m sorry for any misspellings.

I know that gays are allowed to attend the Sunday mass in the catholic churches, but are they allowed in the evangelical churches? Without bothering them and keep reminding them that they are “sinful” people going to hell?
 
TheBreak said:
English is not my native language, I’m sorry for any misspellings.

I know that gays are allowed to attend the Sunday mass in the catholic churches, but are they allowed in the evangelical churches? Without bothering them and keep reminding them that they are “sinful” people going to hell?
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No one would say anything to you if you are gay and you attend an Evangelical church. If you are openly in a relationship and make a public display within the sanctuary, than perhaps someone might say something directly to you, but other than that, no. Gays are not banned from Evangelical churches.
 
I have a friend who goes to Willow Creek, a large megachurch in the Chicago area. She told me that homosexuality is viewed as any other sin. Gays are welcome to attend her church. In fact, they have a support group for people with same-sex attractions.
 
Evangelicals tend to have similar views as Catholics toward gays.

Gay persons, like all persons, are created in the image of God and are due respect according to that status. Active gay relationships, however, are considered to be contrary to the life Christ calls us to.
 
Lisa1967 said:
I have a friend who goes to Willow Creek, a large megachurch in the Chicago area. She told me that homosexuality is viewed as any other sin. Gays are welcome to attend her church. In fact, they have a support group for people with same-sex attractions.
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That’s what I pretty much think as well. We’re all sinners, after all.

Then again, like another poster mentioned, unless they’re playing tonsil hockey in the pews (and I don’t know of anyone, straight or not, that would do that) I don’t think it would even be mentioned. Not up front at least.
 
loozcannon said:
That’s what I pretty much think as well. We’re all sinners, after all.

Then again, like another poster mentioned, unless they’re playing tonsil hockey in the pews (and I don’t know of anyone, straight or not, that would do that) I don’t think it would even be mentioned. Not up front at least.
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That actually happened at a Mass in my diocese–two teenagers (boy and girl) were necking at a Mass presided over by the Bishop and he caught them :eek: He was new to our diocese at the time, and was shocked and disgusted enough to write about the incident in the diocesan paper (not naming parish or those involved).

Sometimes one has to wonder…
 
loozcannon said:
That’s what I pretty much think as well. We’re all sinners, after all.

Then again, like another poster mentioned, unless they’re playing tonsil hockey in the pews (and I don’t know of anyone, straight or not, that would do that) I don’t think it would even be mentioned. Not up front at least.
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I don’t know what people in her church would think if militants showed up and demanded that the church recognize same sex relationships as marriages, or allowed gays to be clergy. I also don’t know what the support group consists of, whether gay people are encouraged to be celibate (like in Courage).
 
CB_Catholic said:
That actually happened at a Mass in my diocese–two teenagers (boy and girl) were necking at a Mass presided over by the Bishop and he caught them :eek: He was new to our diocese at the time, and was shocked and disgusted enough to write about the incident in the diocesan paper (not naming parish or those involved).

Sometimes one has to wonder…
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WOW…where were those parents…
 
dee_burk said:
WOW…where were those parents…
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Good question. Perhaps they were not there or at times some parents, not all, give their children far to much freedom and independence. This is were parents need to be parents and less of “friends” as many say today. What foolishness!
 
CB_Catholic said:
That actually happened at a Mass in my diocese–two teenagers (boy and girl) were necking at a Mass presided over by the Bishop and he caught them :eek: He was new to our diocese at the time, and was shocked and disgusted enough to write about the incident in the diocesan paper (not naming parish or those involved).

Sometimes one has to wonder…
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:banghead:
 
If they were openly in a relationship and supporting such things I imagine they wouldn’t be welcome.
 
IgnatianPhilo said:
If they were openly in a relationship and supporting such things I imagine they wouldn’t be welcome.
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Of course. I know some evangelicals from the former Soviet Union…the most staunchly anti-gay anything people I know. Their entire yard during the election was basically just “Marriage = 1 man, 1 woman” posters
 
TheBreak said:
English is not my native language, I’m sorry for any misspellings.

I know that gays are allowed to attend the Sunday mass in the catholic churches, but are they allowed in the evangelical churches? Without bothering them and keep reminding them that they are “sinful” people going to hell?
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Yes, they are allowed as are all sinners. They don’t necessarily advertise or wear a sign and many are quiet and discreet as they are aware of some people being more openly … Negative towards them for lack of a better word.

In a previous church I attended I was the director for a children’s choir group. The person they had working with me was a devoted Christian, marvelously talented and gay. In this case, the only people he openly discussed this with was me and the preacher. He was a wonderful person and greatly contributed to the success of our children’s choir.

Also, there are now many liberal Baptist and evangelical churches where gay people are openly welcome.

Hope this helps.

God Bless~
 
FabiusMaximus said:
No one would say anything to you if you are gay and you attend an Evangelical church. If you are openly in a relationship and make a public display within the sanctuary, than perhaps someone might say something directly to you, but other than that, no. Gays are not banned from Evangelical churches.
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I would say it depends on which baptist and which evangical

Mark Driscoll. Would chase them out at the first site

Rob bell, would tell them everyone goes to heaven so who cares
 
Adamski said:
I would say it depends on which baptist and which evangical
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I agree. Most of the Evangelicals I know, including Baptists, would make efforts to be very welcoming, though the results would probably be mixed. On the other hand, the non-Evangelical Westboro, which claims to be Baptist, doesn’t really welcome anyone. I think whether a person is welcome, or feels welcome, is going to vary a lot from place to place.
 
United Church of Christ (was the Evangelical and Reform Church before becoming UCC) not only welcomes them, they allow them to become pastors. I know a gentleman who is in a relationship that was accepted recently to their churches Divinity school to get his masters and he will become a pastor. So yes, I’m guessing that they are very welcomed in the UCC no matter if they are partnered or not.

(United Church of Christ is very different than the Church of Christ)
 
gh4 said:
United Church of Christ (was the Evangelical and Reform Church before becoming UCC) not only welcomes them, they allow them to become pastors. I know a gentleman who is in a relationship that was accepted recently to their churches Divinity school to get his masters and he will become a pastor. So yes, I’m guessing that they are very welcomed in the UCC no matter if they are partnered or not.

(United Church of Christ is very different than the Church of Christ)
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The UCC is not really “evangelical” in the sense I think the OP is thinking of. The UCC today is best described as “mainline” and its as liberal as it gets in a lot of cases.
 
To the OP’s question, most evangelical churches will be welcoming. However, they will believe that homosexual acts are sinful.

Evangelicals with same-sex attraction are expected to remain celibate. The only acceptable sexual activity is that which takes place in a heterosexual marriage.
 
gh4 said:
United Church of Christ (was the Evangelical and Reform Church before becoming UCC) not only welcomes them, they allow them to become pastors. I know a gentleman who is in a relationship that was accepted recently to their churches Divinity school to get his masters and he will become a pastor. So yes, I’m guessing that they are very welcomed in the UCC no matter if they are partnered or not.

(United Church of Christ is very different than the Church of Christ)
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Does the United Church of Christ really qualify as an evangelical church though? I mean, if you ask me, they seem to fit into the liberal Christian category far better than they do the evangelical Christian category. Regrettably, a lot of UCC churches are very unorthodox.
 
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