Gay Marriages: Shocking Difference Between Pentecostal Pastors and ‘Mainline’ Pastors
47% of “mainline” pastors now support same-sex “marriage.” But only 8% of evangelical pastors do. More specifically, “Presbyterian or Reformed (49%), Methodist (47%), Lutheran (35%) and Christian/Church of Christ pastors (20%) are more likely to see nothing wrong with same-sex marriage than Baptist (3%) or Pentecostal pastors (1%).” This according to a new LifeWay Research survey. None of this is surprising in the least. How Pastors View the Bible LifeWay Research executive director Scott McConnell notes, “The movement we see among pastors’ views of same-sex marriage has less to do with their denominational tradition than their view of the Bible.” Those who hold most faithfully to the authority of Scripture will be the least inclined to change their views on homosexuality. Put another way, those who believe the Bible to be God’s inspired, unchanging Word will be the least likely to compromise their convictions based on societal changes. “An evangelical distinctive,” McConne