I was reading an article that had the headline of how religion isn't important to the LGBT community. I'm shocked. I'm not shocked that this might be true, but I'm shocked that somebody thought this was news. It's pretty obvious.
I scrolled down to the comments and found a good indication of why in the first one I read. Evidently, the LGBT community is all going to hell. Yeah, The Bible said so. Some religious people have no problem telling them so if they stop and talk about religion. Some will tell them whether they want to know or not.
If there's a lack of religion for many within the LGBT crowd, it might have something to do with the fact that they aren't made to feel welcome. Heck, one infamous church is fond of protesting various events and saying the world is bad because God hates gay people.
Recently, a man had the funeral of his husband canceled by the church because they found out he was gay. Then, there's the whole opposition to gay marriage by the church. They say it will ruin the sanctity of marriage. This doesn't even get into the hate that some transgender people receive, or the fact that businesses are fighting to discriminate on the grounds of religious freedom.
This is not news. If it matters to the churches, there is a way to try and win some of them back. They can start by saying the fact that you are gay or trans isn't what will keep you from a happy afterlife. God wants all of us to live lovingly with each other and treat each other with respect. How we do in that endeavor will go a long way towards where we end up when we die.
The hate thrown towards those in the LGBT community by the churches is one reason they aren't flocking to traditional religion. If you want them back, accept that their sexual identity or orientation does not make them bad. It's our deeds on this earth that ultimately matter in the end. Then, it's up to God to judge what's next. It's no wonder some reject religion when they feel rejected themselves.
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