Gay Church Programming Essay

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Will You Watch Gay Church Programming? The vast number of evangelical Christians are opposed to homosexuality because it is a sin as defined by the Bible. While fewer than half of Americans say homosexuality is sinful, according to Lifeway research, "two-thirds of evangelicals say sex between two people of the same gender remains sinful, whether it is legal or not." That number rises to nearly 90 percent if the evangelical is a member of the clergy. Surprisingly, according to the Washington Post, blacks are even more likely to resist the homosexual agenda than with whites, even black democrats. In an effort to sway the minds of the masses, Lyanla Vanzant has "devoted three episodes of her popular series, "Iyanla Fix My Life" to help two gay pastors reveal their sexuality to their family and their congregation," as reported in an article on Hello Beautiful. BET is also getting on the gay bandwagon and is promoting a new documentary which will air on November 2 called “Holler If You Hear Me: Black and Gay In The Church”. One of the homosexual congregants interviewed on the show was thankful for the opportunity to be heard. “I’m thinking …show more content…

For example, Adam Thomason, CEO/co-founder of Collision Records, wrote "5 Reasons Gay is not the new Black" for the Fourth District. In his article, he penned, "Though perceived hypocrisy and inequality has affected homosexual men/women and Africans–and continues to–their effects on homosexuals will never compare to their effects on African-Americans. The displacement of African lives to American soil had one purpose—economic progression through slavery. To compare the struggle of homosexual men/women to that of African Americans is more than offensive. It’s wiping out 300 years of historical fortitude that saw a people fight to maintain the identity-legacy that was stolen from them on day

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