Are evangelicals changing their minds about same-sex relationships? A surprising way to follow the example of Jesus
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 14 August 2020
⏱️ 7 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR AUGUST 14, 2020
Two new reports highlight the degree to which evangelicals may be changing their minds on same-sex relationships. Today's podcast discusses this issue in biblical context, then we focus on a way we can follow Jesus' example in relating to the LGBTQ people we know.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit thedailyarticle.com. |
| 0:14.3 | Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.4 | Two reports caught my eye this week. |
| 0:21.6 | One, in 2007, 90% of evangelicals said their church forbid, 63%, or strongly discouraged, |
| 0:31.6 | 27% homosexual behaviors. |
| 0:34.6 | In 2020, that figure has dropped to 65%, 33.7% forbid, while 31.4% strongly disagree. |
| 0:44.9 | 2. In 2008, 34.4% of evangelicals between the ages of 18 and 35, supported same-sex marriage. |
| 0:55.0 | In 2018, that figure had risen to 56.1%. |
| 1:00.0 | Could this data be related? |
| 1:02.0 | Are evangelical churches changing their position on same-sex marriage |
| 1:06.0 | to align with and attract younger adults? |
| 1:09.0 | Are younger evangelicals changing their position on same-sex |
| 1:12.7 | marriage because their churches are, or, are both happening? |
| 1:19.5 | For 20 centuries, Orthodox Christians have known that the Bible forbids same-sex sexual relations. |
| 1:27.0 | For more, see my website paper, |
| 1:29.0 | what does the Bible say about homosexuality? However, as we noted yesterday, we currently live |
| 1:35.2 | in a post-truth culture that is convinced perception is reality, and truth is whatever you |
| 1:41.6 | believe it to be. Tolerance is the cardinal value of our day, while intolerance is the cardinal sin. |
| 1:48.9 | This insistence on relative truth and subjective morality directly contradicts the fact |
| 1:54.5 | that all Scripture is inspired by God, 2 Timothy 316, through the work of the Holy Spirit, 2 Peter 121, as Unchanging Truth, |
| 2:05.4 | Matthew 2435. Jesus was clear when he told his father, Your Word is truth, John 1717. |
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