The topic of religion being discussed within the same stance of the LGBT community has always been difficult. Many struggled and questioned their relationship with their correlating religious beliefs as some chose to break off from it completely or found a way to work within their traditions. Some would just outright create LGBT accepting religious groups that welcome all in the community. Christian denominations, Reform and Reconstructionist Jews, the Episcopal Church, the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Quakers have all been surprisingly welcoming and accepting of the queer community. They have blessed same sex unions, ordained openly gay clergies, and eventually performed same sex marriages. While some followers or even higher upper officials within the church disagreed with these acts, it has never stopped these institutions from keeping from what they’re doing as they deem that the word of god is meant to be accepting of all and “loving your neighbor”. As the website of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement states, “looking for a church home that is rooted in spirituality and not in religion, one that celebrates all of God’s diverse creation . . . . At Unity Fellow- ship Church, we know that God created us just as we are: Black, White, Latino, Native American, Asian, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, intersexed, or straight”.
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