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Issues & Discussion Papers

Issues & Discussion Papers

Religion and Sexuality DEALING WITH SEXUALITY, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND COMMUNITY ATTITUDES The majority of history between organised religious groups and gays and lesbians from the ninth to the twentieth centuries is an extremely unhappy one. In many instances, interpretations of the Bible, Church tradition and doctrine reserved an especially virulent attitude to sexual acts between members of the same sex. Many in the our community have had a religious upbringing; sometimes with negative experiences and sometimes with positive ones. Lesbians and gay men often participate in religious groups. Like the Rev. Dorothy McRae-McMahon of the Uniting church, they sometimes lead them. Like acclaimed writer Jeanette Winterson, they sometimes need to escape from them. Religion and religious beliefs continue to exert a powerful influence within our society. Sometimes religious institutions successfully oppose equal rights for gay men and lesbians. In recognition of the role played by organised religion the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby established a Beliefs Task Force made up of gay men and lesbians from a variety of religious backgrounds to look at the issue and at strategies for dealing with it. The Beliefs Task Force met from 1995-1997 and produced a discussion paper, Monitoring Australian Society and Beliefs, designed to promote constructive dialogue about belief systems and how they influence the rights and obligations of Australians. Links to Lesbian and Gay Religious Web Sites Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au (Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com) © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.
Religion and Sexuality
Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au (Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com) © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

Religion and Sexuality

DEALING WITH SEXUALITY, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND COMMUNITY ATTITUDES The majority of history between organised religious groups and gays and lesbians from the ninth to the twentieth centuries is an extremely unhappy one. In many instances, interpretations of the Bible, Church tradition and doctrine reserved an especially virulent attitude to sexual acts between members of the same sex. Many in the our community have had a religious upbringing; sometimes with negative experiences and sometimes with positive ones. Lesbians and gay men often participate in religious groups. Like the Rev. Dorothy McRae-McMahon of the Uniting church, they sometimes lead them. Like acclaimed writer Jeanette Winterson, they sometimes need to escape from them. Religion and religious beliefs continue to exert a powerful influence within our society. Sometimes religious institutions successfully oppose equal rights for gay men and lesbians. In recognition of the role played by organised religion the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby established a Beliefs Task Force made up of gay men and lesbians from a variety of religious backgrounds to look at the issue and at strategies for dealing with it. The Beliefs Task Force met from 1995-1997 and produced a discussion paper, Monitoring Australian Society and Beliefs, designed to promote constructive dialogue about belief systems and how they influence the rights and obligations of Australians. Links to Lesbian and Gay Religious Web Sites Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au (Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com) © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

DEALING WITH SEXUALITY, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND COMMUNITY ATTITUDES

The majority of history between organised religious groups and gays and lesbians from the ninth to the twentieth centuries is an extremely unhappy one. In many instances, interpretations of the Bible, Church tradition and doctrine reserved an especially virulent attitude to sexual acts between members of the same sex.

Many in the our community have had a religious upbringing; sometimes with negative experiences and sometimes with positive ones. Lesbians and gay men often participate in religious groups. Like the Rev. Dorothy McRae-McMahon of the Uniting church, they sometimes lead them. Like acclaimed writer Jeanette Winterson, they sometimes need to escape from them.

Religion and religious beliefs continue to exert a powerful influence within our society. Sometimes religious institutions successfully oppose equal rights for gay men and lesbians.

In recognition of the role played by organised religion the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby established a Beliefs Task Force made up of gay men and lesbians from a variety of religious backgrounds to look at the issue and at strategies for dealing with it. The Beliefs Task Force met from 1995-1997 and produced a discussion paper, Monitoring Australian Society and Beliefs, designed to promote constructive dialogue about belief systems and how they influence the rights and obligations of Australians.

Links to Lesbian and Gay Religious Web Sites

Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au (Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com) © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways:
Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au

(Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com)