Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Gay-oriented congregations shrink

This actually may be good news:

Gay-oriented congregations shrink as options in mainstream churches grow

As more mainstream churches reach out toward gays and lesbians, many gays are leaving churches like Shirilau's. The largest gay Catholic group, Dignity, lost nearly half its active members in the past decade.

"There's less need," Shirilau said inside a chapel in his Riverside home. "You can church-shop and find at a local level a parish that is accepting."

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