Wednesday, March 5, 2014

U.S. Majority Support Gay Marriage /Churches against Gay Marriage Losing Many Followers

Reuters published a great article on Feb. 26 surveying the changing view and majority of U.S. citizen support of gay marriage, with a GREAT Lesson to Intolerant Churches:" Fewer Americans who describe themselves as religious oppose same-sex marriages, the survey found. Negative church teachings or treatment of gay couples was cited by 31 percent of millennials, or people 18 to 33, as a major factor in leaving their childhood religion." 
   This is NOT surprising. Churches are emptying out because of the hate and intolerance they preach against gay people. I am VERY happy  to see it.- Rob

Majority of Americans now support gay marriage, survey finds
LINK:  Reuters Article

(Reuters) - Support for gay marriage has surged in the United States in the decade since it first became legal in Massachusetts, with just over half of Americans now supporting the idea, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
   The survey on attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people comes as U.S. lawmakers and courts are increasingly allowing same-sex couples to wed.
   Some 53 percent of the 4,509 Americans surveyed by the Public Religion Research Institute said they supported gay marriage, up from 32 percent in 2003, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize it.
  
***CHURCHES ARE LOSING MEMBERS BECAUSE OF INTOLERANCE: ***
   Fewer Americans who describe themselves as religious oppose same-sex marriages, the survey found. Negative church teachings or treatment of gay couples was cited by 31 percent of millennials, or people 18 to 33, as a major factor in leaving their childhood religion.\
    "This new research provides further evidence that negative teachings on this issue have hurt churches' ability to attract and retain young people," said Robert Jones, chief executive of the institute.

**SUPPORT

   Jews were most likely to support gay marriage, with 83 percent saying they did so, followed by 58 percent of white Roman Catholics and 56 percent of Hispanic Catholics. Among Hispanic Protestants, 46 percent favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry and 49 percent oppose it.


    Nearly three-quarters, or 73 percent, of religiously unaffiliated Americans favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally.



***OPPOSITION ***THESE GROUPS ARE THE MAJOR OFFENDERS***
    By contrast, 59 percent of black Protestants and 69 percent of white evangelical Protestants oppose same-sex marriage.
REST OF THE ARTICLE: Link to Reuters article of February 26, 2014

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