A division between religious leaders is unfolding as more Americans have become supportive of LGBTQ rights, even as their faith leaders denounce such changes.
Growing up in the Orthodox Jewish community, Daniel Atwood never had a Jewish LGBTQ person he could look up to. He long-awaited the moment he would be ordained as a rabbi.
“It’s more than just protecting gay people,” Graham said of the ruling. “I don’t think gay people should be discriminated against, but at the same time, Christians shouldn’t be discriminated against either. We should have the freedom to exercise our faith and belief and be able to share what we believe.”
The court's recent record on LGBTQ has been mixed, with a majority of justices ruling in 2015 that all states must recognize and grant same-sex marriages. In 2019, however, a majority ruled that the Trump administration could block most transgender people from serving in the military while lower courts reviewed cases challenging the policy.
"By erasing the beautiful differences and complementary relationship between man and woman, we ignore the glory of God’s creation and harm the human family, the first building block of society," he said, adding,"Protecting our neighbors from unjust discrimination does not require redefining human nature."
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