Faith Blogger Laments Bible Used As 'Weapon' Against LGBTQ+ Community

This town's leading blogger on faith & morals offers his perspective on evolving religious communities often inspired & spurned by politics. 

Here's the word . . . 

"At one point in the 20th Century the U.S. was simply a landslide for Protestantism. But Protestants now make up fewer than half the American adult population and that diminishment continues. Among the fastest-growing groups with a label that relates to religion in the U.S. are the "nones," meaning the religiously unaffiliated.

"So the Bible has seemed less and less important to Americans. Where it still holds great sway, it does so in large part because of how its words are interpreted. For instance, the Bible has been used as a weapon in the debate about the role of LGBTQ+ people in our society and in our congregations. "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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