Have you ever been hurt by the church?
Survey Responses to the question: Have you ever been hurt by the church?
Note: the number at the left is the survey ID number. Clicking on it will give you the profile of the person
that answered the question.
1 When the ELCA voted down same sex blessings in the Lutheran church and refused to ordain gay lesbian
and transgendered persons it hurt me. The church council voted down the RIC
4 No
6 None thankfully. But I do not like the churches invented to accept homosexuality. If that is not what
Chrisitianity is about then these "new" churches need to separate and have a new religion which is the
last thing, however, that is needed.
8 I had a friend who was disowned when he was 16 years old for being gay.
9 HA Yes I was raised Catholic.
10 Yes
11 Roman Catholic church teaches I am inherently flawed and in a state of sin if I engage in certain
behaviors. I do not believe I am a "freak" of nature.
12 A priest at ??? 3 church had a homily that basically stated we should have no rights.
13 Oh yea! When church leaders preach that gay is bad - feels bad! Mostly its been indirect but several
directly affected me.
14 Yes, People have judged me or started preaching at me when they learn certain aspects of me. When
Christians preach AT me I feel they do not care about me as a person but only want to get their opinion
aired - Big turn off.
15 No
16 Yes too much hype. Fear, preaching doomsday, and guilt.
18 It would take pages
19 Yes .. Didn't want jus?? And send my check.
20 I was fired from an organist job because they found out I was gay.
21 Yes I left my childhood (Episcopal) church because I did not feel welcome / accepted.
22 -Catholic pastor in my childhood continually condemning gay people.
-Catholic pastor instructed my parents to reject me for coming out (they were supportive).
-The protestors in these weekend events.
-Churches /denominations that actively engage in tryng to remove restrict or prevent basic civil rights
for us.
-The Catholic Church hurt our financial security when they pressured my husband to resign from his
music director position.
23 When younger in a traditional church
24 Yes, I had to leave a church job to avoid standing up for antimarriage politics. This derailed my
career for 2 years.
27 Yes from a lack of tolerance and a lack of reasonable thinking
28 Too many to explain. The all involve condemnation, dehumanization. Hear it in church, on the radio,
on TV
31 No
32 Harsh conversation tactics have hurt me mentally and emotionally.
33 Catholicism - need I say more
36 No
37 Several have a few hours???
38 All my life the Catholic church told me that being gay was wrong.
39 Catholic CCD classes, antigay sentiments.
40 No
41 When my sister had an abortion my mother told the priest in confession . His only advice was "You
have some good eggs and some bad eggs"
42 None - very welcoming - I haven't found a church that preaches the teachings of the masters.
44 Using the bible to empower some groups and strip others of legitimacy.
45 None
46 Always told I am going to hell By way how many branches.
48 No
49 I'm feeling that my faith doesn't speak for me.
50 Not personally
51 No
54 Lack of tolerance, respect to homosexuality.
55 N/A (other than general condemnation)
56 N/A
57 Yes - son rejected
58 No
59 There are not enough pages here lined or blank for me to answer.
61 N/A
62 No
63 I think it is a hurtful place just by its existence. I hate all religion. It gets in the way of people
thinking for themselves. It is another way people put others down and elevate themselves.
64 Yes they preach shame fear and guilt.
65 Yes but it had nothing to do with my orientation.
66 N/A
67 Yes. I hold an M. Div. from a conservative evangelical denomination. I eventually became fed up
with the suppressive hate being portrayed as Godly and I am not even gay. I simply didn't want to
even be associated with it any more.
68 At home church I heard people talk about homosexuality as a sin. Had people want to exclude
homosexuals from church.
69 The pope declared me a sinner.
70 I outgrew it - but I like Jesus - what he taught.
71 Indirectly. I have heard anti-gay comments discussions not directed at me, at work, by
fundamentalist Christian co-workers
72 Been to church maybe twice inmy life N/A
73 None that were hurtful, just disilusioning.
74 Not allowing family members to join.
75 Yes. Confessions in the church deemed me worthy of 2 excorcisms because of my queerness.
76 Just because of the nonconformity of my appearance I know the leadership really didn't want me
there.
77 Lutherans and Baptists and Jehovah's Witness - very intolerant.
78 No
79 Just weird
80 No
81 Sometimes
82 No
that answered the question.
1 When the ELCA voted down same sex blessings in the Lutheran church and refused to ordain gay lesbian
and transgendered persons it hurt me. The church council voted down the RIC
4 No
6 None thankfully. But I do not like the churches invented to accept homosexuality. If that is not what
Chrisitianity is about then these "new" churches need to separate and have a new religion which is the
last thing, however, that is needed.
8 I had a friend who was disowned when he was 16 years old for being gay.
9 HA Yes I was raised Catholic.
10 Yes
11 Roman Catholic church teaches I am inherently flawed and in a state of sin if I engage in certain
behaviors. I do not believe I am a "freak" of nature.
12 A priest at ??? 3 church had a homily that basically stated we should have no rights.
13 Oh yea! When church leaders preach that gay is bad - feels bad! Mostly its been indirect but several
directly affected me.
14 Yes, People have judged me or started preaching at me when they learn certain aspects of me. When
Christians preach AT me I feel they do not care about me as a person but only want to get their opinion
aired - Big turn off.
15 No
16 Yes too much hype. Fear, preaching doomsday, and guilt.
18 It would take pages
19 Yes .. Didn't want jus?? And send my check.
20 I was fired from an organist job because they found out I was gay.
21 Yes I left my childhood (Episcopal) church because I did not feel welcome / accepted.
22 -Catholic pastor in my childhood continually condemning gay people.
-Catholic pastor instructed my parents to reject me for coming out (they were supportive).
-The protestors in these weekend events.
-Churches /denominations that actively engage in tryng to remove restrict or prevent basic civil rights
for us.
-The Catholic Church hurt our financial security when they pressured my husband to resign from his
music director position.
23 When younger in a traditional church
24 Yes, I had to leave a church job to avoid standing up for antimarriage politics. This derailed my
career for 2 years.
27 Yes from a lack of tolerance and a lack of reasonable thinking
28 Too many to explain. The all involve condemnation, dehumanization. Hear it in church, on the radio,
on TV
31 No
32 Harsh conversation tactics have hurt me mentally and emotionally.
33 Catholicism - need I say more
36 No
37 Several have a few hours???
38 All my life the Catholic church told me that being gay was wrong.
39 Catholic CCD classes, antigay sentiments.
40 No
41 When my sister had an abortion my mother told the priest in confession . His only advice was "You
have some good eggs and some bad eggs"
42 None - very welcoming - I haven't found a church that preaches the teachings of the masters.
44 Using the bible to empower some groups and strip others of legitimacy.
45 None
46 Always told I am going to hell By way how many branches.
48 No
49 I'm feeling that my faith doesn't speak for me.
50 Not personally
51 No
54 Lack of tolerance, respect to homosexuality.
55 N/A (other than general condemnation)
56 N/A
57 Yes - son rejected
58 No
59 There are not enough pages here lined or blank for me to answer.
61 N/A
62 No
63 I think it is a hurtful place just by its existence. I hate all religion. It gets in the way of people
thinking for themselves. It is another way people put others down and elevate themselves.
64 Yes they preach shame fear and guilt.
65 Yes but it had nothing to do with my orientation.
66 N/A
67 Yes. I hold an M. Div. from a conservative evangelical denomination. I eventually became fed up
with the suppressive hate being portrayed as Godly and I am not even gay. I simply didn't want to
even be associated with it any more.
68 At home church I heard people talk about homosexuality as a sin. Had people want to exclude
homosexuals from church.
69 The pope declared me a sinner.
70 I outgrew it - but I like Jesus - what he taught.
71 Indirectly. I have heard anti-gay comments discussions not directed at me, at work, by
fundamentalist Christian co-workers
72 Been to church maybe twice inmy life N/A
73 None that were hurtful, just disilusioning.
74 Not allowing family members to join.
75 Yes. Confessions in the church deemed me worthy of 2 excorcisms because of my queerness.
76 Just because of the nonconformity of my appearance I know the leadership really didn't want me
there.
77 Lutherans and Baptists and Jehovah's Witness - very intolerant.
78 No
79 Just weird
80 No
81 Sometimes
82 No
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