American Baptist Churches USA.
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American Baptist Churches USA homophobia.
They practice the New Homophobia so their homophobia is wrapped in the language of love and concern and sentimenality.
American Baptist Churches USA: Responses/Actions Pertaining to Homosexuality.
Long list of various anti-Gay resolutions they have.
The latest resolution is:
NOVEMBER 2005: The General Board voted “To amend the document entitled We Are American Baptists by adding the following statement to the section A Biblical People: Who submit to the teaching of Scripture that God’s design for sexual intimacy places it within the context of marriage between one man and one woman, and acknowledge that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Biblical teaching.”
This historical document was adopted by the General Board in 2005 as an identity statement. The intent of the proponents of the original document was to amend the common criteria that serve as minimal qualifications for an ABC Cooperating Church. Amending the common criteria would require ratification of the regional offices following a General Board vote, and this step was never pursued.
https://www.abc-usa.org/american-baptist-churches-usa-responses-actions-pertaining-to-homosexuality/
This is the link to the 2005 statement references in the above post.
https://www.abc-usa.org/identity-statement-2005/
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Standing Rules of the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. Effective 2007.
We affirm that God through Jesus Christ calls us to be:
A Biblical People :who affirm the centrality of Scripture in our lives; :who pursue the study of God’s inspired Word as a mandate for faith and practice; :who seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the understanding of Scripture, while respecting the common interpretation of Scripture within the community of believers; and :who submit to the teaching of Scripture that God’s design for sexual intimacy places it within the context of marriage between one man and one woman, and acknowledge that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Biblical teaching.
https://www.abc-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/standing_rules07.pdf
Gay marriage
New Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Resource on Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling Now Available.
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has issued a new resource related to the recent Supreme Court decision, entitled “The Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling: What you need to know now,” and we encourage American Baptist churches to view this here.
It is the best guide available as to the ruling and churches, dispelling many rumors that may be circulating online.
We shall continue to work through the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty regarding issues related to separation of church and state. We refer you to their website for current information, including helpful resources for church leaders or members looking to discuss and celebrate religious liberty at the local church level. American Baptist Churches is one of the member Baptist bodies of the Baptist Joint Committee. [Boldface added.]
These were the links in the above post.
https://bjconline.org/bjc-handout-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-same-sex-marriage-ruling-0630152/
You learn at this webpage that racism in Christian Nationalism is bad, but homophobia is okay.
https://bjconline.org/church-resources/
Lots of sentimental talk. Sugar coating homophobia.
https://www.abc-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/HUMAN-SEXUALITY.pdf
What Gays need to be careful of are Churches which sound like they are accepting, but they are accepting you for their anti-Gay purposes.
A lot of churches were very afraid that the Orlando Massacre might make their homophobia bad so they put out these type statements.
https://www.abc-usa.org/2016/06/abhms-stands-with-lgbtq-community-in-wake-of-orlando-massacre/
American Baptist Church USA websites
https://www.youtube.com/ABChurchesUSA
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What in the name of heaven is a “biblical people?” It means absolutely nothing. If one is Christian, the one single standard is sacrificial love. The books of the Christian scriptures are full of all sorts of relationships between people that the ABC would condemn, ones that Jesus and the church blessed.
If they are a “biblical people” do they support slavery, men with many wives, sacrificing children to idols, eating non kosher foods, killing vast numbers of people because God told them to? They are hypocrites through and through. They want the Bible to do one thing: portray God who hates all the people they hate.