Homofobia Religiosa ou a Inclusão: os Desafios para Tradição Metodista no Brasil

Abstract

The growing search for freedom of religious expression of the LGBTI public in Brazil has had repercussions on the dogmatic changes of traditional churches. Faced with this reality, the object of this study brings the tradition of the Methodist and its positioning against religious homophobia and the inclusion of people who assume homosexuality. The position of the Methodists can now be considered inclusive or traditional. The influences of international movements are seen as motivating the inclusive religious thinking of LGBTIs. The methodology adopted is quantitative research, with a total of 20 participants from the Comunidate Athos in Brasilia and the Aguas Lindas traditional Methodist. The general objective is to show the religious contexto of the thought of inclusion. The specific objectives are to observe the religious phenomenon of the inclusive churches in Brazil, from international movements; to know the right of belief for religious freedom; to present the challenges of the traditional Methodist, facing the biblical interpretations and the social changes of the concept of family, guilt and sin, and reveal the opinions about religion and homosexuality. The results point to the traditional and inclusive religious organization of the homosexual subject. The acceptance of homosexual practice is discussed as a necessity of the Christian world as a hypothesis of critical surveys of respect for religious diversity and combat homophobia. The welcome witnessed in inclusive churches is seen as a necessary change to reach those rejected by homosexuality.