Christian LGBTQ People

According to the Pew Research Center, Christianity is one of the most common religions on Earth, with 31.5% of all people identifying as Christian. Regardless of denominational or political viewpoint, there[Page 224] are certain consistent, foundational characteristics of Christianity that distinguish it from other monotheistic religions such as Islam and Judaism. Christians believe in Jesus Christ as the only son of God, who was born of the Virgin Mary and who taught, suffered on the cross, died, and was then resurrected. Christians believe that Jesus, who was Jewish, died to save all humans from their sins. This topic is relevant to LGBTQ lives because Christians from more conservative denominations have used six specific passages from the Bible (Genesis 19:1–28; Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13; Romans 1:26–27; ...