Églises chrétiennes et homosexualités aux États-Unis, éléments de compréhension

Gay and lesbian claims to equal treatment within US Christian churches follow three directions : organization, ordination, and marriage. From the 1970s on, homosexuals have been organizing and creating gay and lesbian caucuses that asked for the ordination of “out” pastoral candidates. Conservative...

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Auteur principal: Coulmont, Baptiste
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Français
Publié: 2003
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Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:Gay and lesbian claims to equal treatment within US Christian churches follow three directions : organization, ordination, and marriage. From the 1970s on, homosexuals have been organizing and creating gay and lesbian caucuses that asked for the ordination of “out” pastoral candidates. Conservative groups strongly opposed this claim. During the 1990s, direct and public “culture wars” between religious conservatives and liberals about gay marriage tended to conceal the fast adaptation to same-sex unions by a fair number of congregations.