January 14, 2013

New Poll Say, "Americans Who Believe Homosexuality Is A Sin Decrease Significantly"

By Joe

Bad news for the Westboro Baptist Church and other right-wing groups: the percentage of Americans who sincerely believe that homosexuality is a sin has decreased significantly, a new poll has found.
The Nashville-based LifeWay Research organization revealed that just 37 percent of Americans surveyed in November said they believed homosexual behavior was a sin, a seven point drop from the previous year’s survey.
Interestingly, respondents who did not believe homosexuality was a sin increased by a mere two percent, while a greater number of those surveyed said they were now unsure of what they believe.
Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, said that President Barack Obama’s embrace of same-sex marriage last year “probably impacted the evolution of cultural values -– there is a real and substantive shift, surprisingly large for a one-year timeframe.”
Pointing also to Pastor Louie Giglio’s withdrawal from Obama’s forthcoming inauguration ceremony, Stetzer added, “The culture is clearly shifting on homosexuality and this creates a whole new issue: How will America deal with a minority view, strongly held by Evangelicals, Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, and so many others?”
According to Anthea Butler, associate professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, a surge in the popularity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) celebrities and media figures like Ellen DeGeneres has also contributed to the movement.
“Who wouldn’t want to take their grandmother to see her show?” Butler told USA Today.
The religious non-profit organization — which believes “the Bible is the eternal, infallible, inerrant Word of God and is the plumb line for everything we say and do,” according to its website — polled 1,191 participants, whose responses were weighted by region, age, ethnicity, gender, and education to reflect the population.
Read more about the poll here.

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I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's. My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces. View all posts by Joe
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One response to “New Poll Say, "Americans Who Believe Homosexuality Is A Sin Decrease Significantly"”

  • Unknown's avatar Jay M.
    January 14th, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    LifeWay has been around a long time. They're pretty trusted within the Christian community. I can only imagine the spittle and frothing from the mouths of all the far right people who call themselves Christians but just can't wrap their head around what Christianity is all about.Peace <3Jay

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