Gender and sexuality have caused divisions in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Same-sex unions are upheld in some churches and not in others; the same is true for gay clergy. While there are more than 3,300 churches that affirm lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender congregants, 57 percent of Protestant clergy hardly ever discuss issues specific to the gay and lesbian community.
But according to “Sexuality and Religion 2020,” a report released this week, they probably should.
The report was published by the Westport, Conn.-based Religious Institute, a national interfaith network of more than 5,000 clergy and religious leaders.
On Tuesday, the report’s authors described a “disconnect between religion and sexuality in America” and called for churches, synagogues and seminaries to work on narrowing the divide between faith and sex in the next decade.
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Dear Parishioners, next Sunday’s service will use incense at the procession. The following Sunday, the Rector will preach about the theology of sex, offering a progressive and mystical interpretation of the story of the woman at the well.
Those who are sensitive to incense or hearing about sex from he pulpit might stay at home, listening to the broadcast from First Baptist.