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Do You Know Where
Your Denomination Stands on Homosexuality? |
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| Review the chart below to
see.... (this chart is a work in progress, if you have information
about your denomination, please feel free to email it to us)
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Denomination
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# of members in millions
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Ordain openly gay clergy
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Bless same-sex unions
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Other
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African Methodist Episcopal Church
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3.0
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Yes
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No
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-
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American Baptist Church
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1.5
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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Anglican Church
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Assemblies of God
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2.6
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No
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No
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-
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Azusa Interdenominational Fellowship
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Baptist, Australian
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?
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No
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No
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-
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Baptist, D.C.
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Baptist, Independent
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?
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No
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No
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-
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Baptist, Southern
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16.5
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No
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No
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-
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Baptist World Alliance
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47
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No
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No
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-
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Charismatic
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Church of Christ (Stone-Campbell)
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?
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No
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No
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-
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Church of England
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Church of God in Christ
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5.7
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No
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No
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-
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Church of God, International
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?
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No
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No
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-
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Church of God, World Wide
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(Mormons)
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12.0
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No
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No
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-
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Church of the Brethren
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Disciples of Christ
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Eastern Orthodox Church
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4
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No
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No
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-
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Episcopal Church
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2.3
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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Evangelical Free
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?
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No
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No
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-
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
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5.1
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Yes*
Requires celibacy for all unmarried clergy
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Yes*
At discretion of local pastor
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-
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Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
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2.5
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No
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No
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-
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Metropolitan Community Church
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?
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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Nazarene
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?
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No
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No
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-
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Presbyterian Church USA
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2.5
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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Presbyterian, Independent
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?
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No
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No
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-
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Roman Catholic Church
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65
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No
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No
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-
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Seventh Day Adventist
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?
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No
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No
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-
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United Church of Canada
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?
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?
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?
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-
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United Church of Christ
*Not associated with the Churches of Christ (Stone-Campbell)
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1.4
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Yes
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Yes
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-
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United Methodist Church
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8.4
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No
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No
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