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Religious Acceptance Of Gays Is On The Rise, Duke Study
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/religious-acceptance-of-homosexuality_n_5804990.html?ir=Gay%20VoicesReligious congregations are warming up to LGBT issues more and more, according to the results of a recent study out of Duke University.
Conducted by Duke sociology professor Mark Chaves, the National Congregations Study investigated the shift in acceptance of gay and lesbian congregants from 2006 to 2012 -- which rose from 37.4 percent to 48 percent in that time frame.
Conducted by Duke sociology professor Mark Chaves, the National Congregations Study investigated the shift in acceptance of gay and lesbian congregants from 2006 to 2012 -- which rose from 37.4 percent to 48 percent in that time frame.
“The increasing acceptance of gays and lesbians is a well-known trend in America,” Chaves said in a Duke press release. “Churches are no exception.”