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An LGBTQIA+ affirming community for current & former Seventh-day Adventists
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It’s time to finally feel understood. Our Kinship community members have been in your shoes, and we're here to support you find your footing, every step of the way.
We believe God's romance embraces everyone, no matter their sexual orientation or gender identity. Kinship is all about creating a safe space for meaningful conversations and collective learning. Whether through in-person gatherings or group chats, we’re here to listen, distribute, and grow together through genuine connections.
We are not a church, but we want to bring greater compassion into the Seventh-day Adventist community and beyond.
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LGBTQIA+ Folks
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church has sued for the right to fire gay employees, arguing they have a First Amendment right to hire only members of the church in regular standing, and to fire those who don’t follow church doctrine.
The Silver Spring-based organization’s complaint, filed Oct. 2 against the Maryland Civil Rights Commission and Attorney General Anthony Brown in U.S. District Court, argues the Maryland Supreme Court improperly narrowed the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act in a decision last year.
“Plaintiffs trust that all their employees are representatives of the Church and are responsible for sharing the Church’s faith with the world,” wrote lawyers for the church and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
“It is therefore a critical component of Plaintiffs’ religious exercise that all their employees embrace the Church’s faith, support its religious mission, and share the faith with others.”
The church requires employees to be “baptized, tithe-paying member[s] in regular standing of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.” It prohib
Appendix 1: A Seventh-day Adventist Framework for Relating to Sexual Orientation Differences on the Campus of Andrews University
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(Adopted in June )
Toward a Faithful and Merciful Response
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher learning and an integral expression of the church&#;s mission. The University holds and is accountable to the church&#;s biblical position on human sexuality and marriage detailed in the official statements and guidelines of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and its North American Division.1 The following statement seeks to provide a framework from which the University can faithfully and compassionately implement the Scriptural teachings of the Adventist church within the specific context of Adventist higher education.2
Andrews University strives to be a community where students can flourish in a growing knowledge of God&#;s Word and His personal plan for their lives. This community includes students who are oriented to the same or more tha
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Seventh-day Adventist Church
BACKGROUND
Officially established in , Seventh-day Adventist Church emerged from an apocalyptic movement that had expected Christ’s second coming on October 22, In accepting the notion that a change in heaven had occurred—rather than on earth—early founders built a church focused on the “advent” of Christ’s new kingdom.
Today the church is anchored in 28 fundamental beliefs, which include the infallibility of the Bible and a focus on honoring God’s creation, including personal abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and other substances harmful to the body. The church is organized across 13 world divisions with the North American division containing million members and operating a network of schools and 13 colleges and universities. General Conference Sessions, attended by approximately 70, members, are held every five years to address the issues of the global church.
LGBTQ+ EQUALITY
ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION & GENDER IDENTITY
Guidelines adopted by church leadership in state, “It is inconsistent with the Church's un