Nashville Statement

The Nashville Statement is an evangelical Christian statement of faith relating to human sexuality and gender roles authored by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2][3] The Statement expresses support for marriage between one man and one woman, for faithfulness within marriage, for chastity outside marriage, and for a link between biological sex and "self-conception as male and female".[4] The Statement sets forth the signatories' opposition to LGBT sexuality, same-sex marriage,[1] polygamy, polyamory, adultery, and fornication.[4] It was criticized by egalitarian Christians and LGBT activists,[3][5] and several conservative religious figures.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Beaty, Katelyn (31 August 2017). "Why even conservative evangelicals are unhappy with the anti-LGBT Nashville Statement". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ Cruz, Eliel (1 September 2017). "The Nashville Statement Is an Attack on L.G.B.T. Christians". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Hattie (1 September 2017). "Nashville statement on sexuality prompts response from LGBT-supporting Christians". Church Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Nashville Statement". CBMW. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  5. ^ "Evangelicals and the Nashville Statement: What is the point?". Christian Today. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.