Seawytch
Information isnt Advocacy
Not at all, seawytch.
The change for various reason.
Please don't act like Sil: you are both wrong.
Neither of you (and you a whole lot less) have public opinion on your side.
Oh, by all means Jake, show me where I'm wrong. How have churches changed their policies, through government intervention? No, through public opinion. Churches once said they would NEVER let n words in...but they did. Then they said they'd never marry a white person to an n-word...but they did. The Mormons fought against allowing those with the "mark of Cain" to hold positions of authority in their church. Why did they change? I'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count.
Churches need a flock. The flocks are leaving and won't return until churches become more welcoming to their gay and lesbian brothers and sisters.
I even have numbers on my side, Jake.
Churches becoming more gay-friendly, study shows
A new study out of Duke University shows that more than half of the country's houses of worship are gay-friendly, a 10 percent increase since 2007.
A Shifting Landscape: A Decade of Change in American Attitudes about Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Issues
Nearly 6-in-10 (58%) Americans agree that religious groups are alienating young people by being too judgmental on gay and lesbian issues. Seven-in-ten (70%) Millennials believe that religious groups are alienating young adults by being too judgmental on gay and lesbian issues. Only among members of the Silent Generation do less than a majority (43%) believe religious groups are alienating young people by being too judgmental about gay and lesbian issues.