The vocal antigay statements of some Christian denominations sometimes make us think that all organized religion is antigay, but in fact religious bodies were instrumental in the gay liberation...

The vocal antigay statements of some Christian denominations sometimes make us think that all organized religion is antigay, but in fact religious bodies were instrumental in the gay liberation movement of the 1970s, and today a number of Christian churches permit gay members and clergy, including the Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ, the Disciples of Christ, the Lutheran Church (ELCA), the Presbyterian Church in America, and the American Baptists. In all, about 30 percent of Protestants in the United States belong to gay-friendly denominations.