projectqueer:

Not that it’s any big news that the homophobic religious communities in America have been the root of many problems for the LGBT community, including the recent rash of suicides by our LGBT youth, but something that is a bit surprising, and perhaps actually very good news, is that according to a new poll by the Public Religion Research Institute, a large majority of Americans think religious institutions are doing a pretty poor job of dealing with LGBT issues.

According to the PRRI website:

Regardless of their own religious views on the issue, few Americans believe that places of worship are doing a good job handling the issue of homosexuality. The PRRI/RNS Religion News Poll, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service, found that more than 4-in-10 Americans gave religious organizations a “D” (18%) or an “F” (24%). The number of Americans giving places of worship low marks is more than twice as many as give them high marks; Only 5% of Americans give them an “A,” and only 11% give them a “B.”

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