The Black Church and Homosexuality

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This paper discusses the occurrence of African-American homosexuals and the black church leaders' views on homosexuality. The paper illustrates the opposition of the Black church to the homosexual community. The paper explains that the church feels that this behavior threatens the purity of the establishment, undermines religion and threatens families. The paper also presents the views of the African-American homosexual community who feel that they are being discriminated against by their own church.
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Introduction
Black Church and their Opposition
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"A lot of African American gays and lesbians have left the refuge of their black churches. This is the same church, which helped them lead the fight against slavery and segregation. They don't feel comfortable in their churches. Their view is that black church leaders who fought against discrimination are discriminating against gays and lesbians. The black church leaders are clear about their views on homosexuality. They believe that it's a major sin. Black church leaders also feel that gay activists shouldn't associate the civil rights struggle with gay rights. "

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