Home›Christianity›Sexuality Position›Same-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyBrowse BySame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyThis page groups denominations by the stance they take on sexuality. Wikipedia notes that in much of Europe, "same-sex marriage and abortion were illegal in many European countries until recently, following Christian (usually Catholic) doctrine," one denomination's teaching shaping law well beyond its own members. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently denominations of the same religion regulate sexuality.FactsLearn MoreSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe branches of Christianity, divided chiefly over authority - who may define doctrine - and over the sacraments, the ordering of ministry and the reading of scripture. The main fault lines are the Christological divisions of the fifth century, the East-West schism conventionally dated 1054, and the sixteenth-century Reformation. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: denomination arose in English-speaking Protestantism for bodies that recognise one another as legitimately named parts of one church. The Catholic and Orthodox churches do not accept it as a description of themselves. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDenominations 1AttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedThe first enduring divisions date from the Christological controversies of the fifth century, at Ephesus in 431 and Chalcedon in 451, and not from the Reformation. 2Learn MoreThe Branches of Christianity This group gathers the denominations of Christianity, the world's largest religion, whose two-thousand-year history has produced a wide family of churches divided by doctrine, authority, liturgy and history. The major fault lines are the split between the Eastern and Western churches (traditionally dated 1054) and the Reformation of the sixteenth century. The browser will find the great communions, Roman Catholicism, the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the many Protestant families (Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal and more), together with older and smaller bodies. The entries describe each branch's distinctive teachings and origins without treating any one as the standard against which the others are measured.Unity and division Christian denominations share the core confession of Jesus Christ while differing over questions such as church authority, the sacraments, the role of scripture and tradition, and the path of salvation. Some divisions are ancient and doctrinal; others are national, cultural or the result of later revival and reform. The atlas presents each denomination in its own terms, noting where it stands on the questions that separate it from others and how it understands its relation to the wider Christian body, from claims of unique continuity to the ecumenical movement that seeks reunion.Same-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyFilter Results9 entriesSizeAll1,712,563 to 4,850,776 (2)25,000 to 380,000 (1)400,910 to 1,500,000 (2)5,255,000 to 22,785,195 (2)PolityAllCongregational Polity (1)Connexional Polity (1)Episcopal Polity (2)Federated Membership Polity (1)Presbyterian Polity (3)Synodal Polity (1)Originated InAllScotland (1)United States (4)Origin EraAll1527 (1)1560 (1)1789 (1)1801 (1)1925 (1)1957 (1)1968 (1)1983 (1)1988 (1)Parent DenominationAllAnglican Communion (1)Congregationalists (1)Mainline Protestantism (6)Presbyterianism (1)Protestantism (1)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (8)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (2)No Establishment (5)Privileged Never Established (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (8)Church FamilyAllAnglican Churches (1)Lutheran Churches (2)Methodist and Holiness Churches (1)Reformed, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches (3)Restorationist Churches (1)Liturgical LanguageAllVernacular Language (9)Ordination PracticeAllOpen to women and men (9)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9Church of ScotlandSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyChurch of SwedenSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyDisciples of ChristSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Same-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyThe Episcopal ChurchSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyThe United Methodist ChurchSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyUnited Church of CanadaSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergyUnited Church of ChristSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Denominations2. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd revised editiontier 1F. L. Cross and E. A. Livingstone (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2005What Defines This Grouping: The branches of Christianity, divided chiefly over authority - who may define doctrine - and over the sacraments, the ordering of ministry and the reading of scripture. The main fault lines are the Christological divisions of the fifth century, the East-West schism conventionally dated 1054, and the sixteenth-century Reformation.Era of Attestation: The first enduring divisions date from the Christological controversies of the fifth century, at Ephesus in 431 and Chalcedon in 451, and not from the Reformation.Standing as a Comparative Category: Contested: denomination arose in English-speaking Protestantism for bodies that recognise one another as legitimately named parts of one church. The Catholic and Orthodox churches do not accept it as a description of themselves.View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.