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Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Pentecostals
About 25 percent of the world’s Christians are Pentecostal or charismatic. Pentecostal congregations are growing rapidly throughout the world, especially in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
- Charismatic traditions
Pentecostalism is a broad term that encompasses a range of theological perspectives. Most Pentecostals name as Protestant and Evangelical but are distinguished by their emphasis on lead personal experience with God through the Holy Liveliness. From there, Pentecostals differ theologically and structurally. A few of the main denominations that exist within Pentecostalism are: Church of God in Christ, the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, Assemblies of God, the Joined Pentecostal Church International, Pentecostal Assemblies of the Society, and Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pentecostal congregations have historically condemned homosexuality, and most Pentecostal denominations have doctrinal statements condemning homosexuality, such as the International Pentecostal Holiness Church’s statement, “We own maintained a strong position against
LGBT-Affirming Former Assemblies of God Church Exits Campus Months Later
Less than a year after an Assemblies of God (AG) church embraced “full affirmation” of same-sex relationships and subsequently separated from the denomination, it has also separated from its church campus.
Pastor Dan Matlock of Eikon Church in Kyle, Texas preached in 2020 that Biblical teaching on sexuality “is not a matter of salvation”. The former AG pastor led his congregation out of the 1.8 million member Pentecostal denomination and presided over the change of policy in his local church on same-sex practices.
The Austin-area congregation declared itself open to LGBTQ persons on staff and that the church building would be present to host same-sex wedding ceremonies.
“Next week I yearn to encourage you to come back to overhear some of that encouragement that may show us that this journey, though it may be tough, Church it’s gonna be worth it,” Matlock preached in a three sermon series structured around the change.
It appears a significant portion of the congregation did not come back.
One year later, there are signs that the church has taken a significant loss, b
Assemblies of God Calls on Members to 'Shift Assist Away' From World Vision After Policy Change on Same-Sex Marriage
The Assemblies of God issued a statement Tuesday encouraging its churches and individual members to gradually shift help away from the U.S. branch of World Vision towards Assemblies of God World Missions, and other Pentecostal and Evangelical charities "that maintain biblical standards of sexual morality."
Denouncing Planet Vision's decision to grant people who are in a legal same-sex marriages to be employed at the nonprofit organization, George Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God, said in a expression shared with The Christian Post on Tuesday that, "On behalf of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, I am writing to declare disappointment with the recent policy change of the U.S. branch of Society Vision permitting its employees to enter legally valid same-sex marriages."
Wood added that while making this transition in financial support, he "encourages Assemblies of God churches and individuals to remember and continue to put into practice James 1:27 (NIV): 'Religion that God our Father accepts a
Pokin Around: Mega-church pastor tells members to repeal gay rights law
The Rev. John Lindell has spoken. He did it from one of the most mighty places in Southwest Missouri — the pulpit of James River Church, where he leads an Assemblies of God congregation that often tops 9,000 worshipers on Sundays.
In a March 15 sermon, Lindell urged congregants to repeal Springfield's sexual orientation and gender identity rule on April 7.
"It is possible for someone who has practiced a experience of adultery to stop," he said in the sermon. "It is feasible for someone who has been a life-long alcoholic to stop. It is possible for somebody who has a cutting tongue and a big mouth to stop. It is possible for someone who is engaged in lesbian behavior to stop."
He urged Christians living in the capital limits of Springfield to vote to repeal the rule and to quit church with a Yes-On-Repeal yard signal. Lindell hit two main points: the Bible is evident in its condemnation of homosexuality as sin and the ordinance is an infringement on the religious rights of Christians who think so.
"This ordinance reduces freedom of religion to freedom of worship," he said. "In other words, you can consider what
Where Christian churches, other religions stand on gay marriage
The Supreme Court ruling earlier this year legalizing lgbtq+ marriage nationwide has continued to boost questions about how the decision will affect religious groups – especially those that remain opposed to allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. The court’s ruling makes remove that clergy and religious organizations are not obliged to perform same-sex marriages, but some groups have expressed concerns about their tax-exempt status.
Many of the largest U.S. religious institutions have remained firmly against allowing same-sex marriage, including the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Jewish movement and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as the Southern Baptist Convention and other evangelical Protestant denominations. The nation’s largest historically black church, the National Baptist Convention, and its biggest Pentecostal denomination, the Assemblies of God, also prohibit their clergy from marrying same-sex couples.
At the same time, in the past two decades, several other religious groups also have moved to allow same-sex couples to marry within their traditions. This includes the