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Religious Groups' Official Positions on Same-Sex Marriage - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

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Religious Groups' Official Positions on Same-Sex Marriage
ANALYSIS December 7, 2012

In recent years, same-sex marriage has been a contentious subject within many religious groups in the U.S. Here is an overview of where 16 religious groups stand on this issue.

American Baptist Churches USA
In 2005, the governing body of the American Baptist Churches USA affirmed that "God's design for sexual intimacy places it within the context of marriage between one man and one woman" and that "homosexuality is incompatible with Biblical teaching." In 2006, the church's Pacific Southwest regional board (which includes churches in California, Hawaii, Nevada and Arizona) split from the denomination because the denomination’s national leadership declined to penalize congregations that welcomed openly gay members. "American Baptist Churches USA: Responses/Actions Pertaining to Homosexuality" (2005) (PDF) Baptist Press, "Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Will Meet With Troubled ABC (USA) in 2007"