Editing Christianity and homosexuality (section)

==== Liberal positions ====
===== International =====
There are some international evangelical associations that are [[gay-friendly]], such as the [[Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists]] and [[Affirming Pentecostal Church International]].<ref name="brack1">William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 603</ref><ref>Adrian Thatcher, ''The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender'', Oxford University Press, UK, 2015, p. 368</ref>

===== U.S. =====
A 2014 survey reported that 43% of white evangelical American Christians between the ages of 18 and 33 supported same-sex marriage.<ref>Carol Kuruvilla, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/29/evangelical-christians-support-marriage-equality_n_7690408.html Meet The Evangelicals Who Cheered The SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling], ''HuffPost'', USA, 29 June 2015</ref> Some evangelical churches accept homosexuality and celebrate gay weddings.<ref>TOM GJELTEN, MARISA PEÑALOZA, [https://www.npr.org/2016/05/10/476651599/acceptance-grows-slowly-but-steadily-for-gay-evangelicals Acceptance Grows, Slowly But Steadily, For Gay Evangelicals], NPR, USA, 10 May 2016</ref><ref>AP, [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34493087 Evangelical church opens doors fully to gays], NBC News, USA, 19 December 2009</ref> The change in beliefs in favor of gay marriage in evangelical churches has certain consequences for them.<ref>Heidi Hall, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/03/evangelical-churches-lgbt_n_6795764.html Evangelical Churches Grapple With LGBT Inclusion], ''HuffPost'', USA, 3 March 2015</ref> Various churches thus received an [[excommunication]] from their [[Christian denomination]] for not respecting the [[confession of faith]].<ref>Associated Press, [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/29/minneapolis-pastor-and-his-church-expelled-for-permitting-gay-marriage Minneapolis pastor and his church expelled for permitting gay marriage], theguardian.com, UK, 29 June 2019</ref> Other churches have faced significant departures of members from their congregations, seeing their financial resources diminish.<ref>Andrew J. Yawn,[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/04/southern-baptist-convention-georgia-church-accepts-gay-members/4840775001/ A Georgia church, kicked out of the SBC for allowing gay members, wants to make sure 'everybody's welcome'], usatoday.com, USA, 4 April 2021</ref>