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Few issues cause as much division in today's [[church]] as issues related to sex outside of marriage and [[homosexual]] relationships. Though nothing appears to be as divisive, gender issues are actually just a litmus test of the deeper issue: Biblical Authority. Conservative Christians state argue that the [[Bible]] clearly states that God shows us that the only right place for a sexual relationship is in a [[marriage]] between a man and a woman, and that outside of this, it is a [[sin]] against [[God]]. Some [[liberal Christian]]s argue deem that sex outside a marriage, including homosexual relationships are not wrong if they are between two loving partners. In the developed worldThey argue that a 'trajectory' is outlined in Scripture, especially North-Western [[Europe]] revealing God's ever expanding love and [[North America]], some church [[denominations]] have embranced the liberal viewpoint often causing large splits in congregationsencompassing of what was once forbidden.

In the developed world, especially North-Western [[Europe]] and [[North America]], some church [[denominations]] have embraced the liberal viewpoint often causing large splits in congregations. One of the major developments in recent years has been in the [[Episcopal Church of the USA]], in which an openly practicing homosexual man, [[Gene Robinson]] was ordained as a bishop. This has caused enormous divide within the [[Anglican Communion]] and resulted in 2008 in a conference ([[GAFCON]]) being called to rival the once in a decade [[Lambeth Conference]]. This may be leading to a schism.

===Biblical passages==={{Bible verse|1 Timothy|1|8|lang=WEBstub}}{{Bible verse|1 Timothy|1|9|lang=WEB}}{{Bible verse|1 Timothy|1|10|lang=WEB}}- [[1 Timothy 1]]:[[Bible:1 Timothy 1:8|8]][[Bible:1 Timothy 1:9|-]][[Bible:1 Timothy 1:10|10]] {{Bible verse|Leviticus|18|22|lang=WEB}}{{Bible verse|Leviticus|18|23|lang=WEB}}{{Bible verse|Leviticus|18|24|lang=WEB}}- [[Leviticus 18]]:[[Bible:Leviticus 18:22|22]][[Bible:Leviticus 18:23|-]][[Bible:Leviticus 18:24|24]] {{Bible verse|Leviticus|20|13|lang=WEB}}- [[Bible:Leviticus 20:13|Leviticus 20:13]] {{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|6|9|lang=WEB}}{{Bible verse|1 Corinthians|6|10|lang=WEB}}- [[Bible:1 Corinthians 6:9|1 Corinthians 6:9]],[[Bible:1 Corinthians 6:10|10]] {{Bible verse|Romans|1|26|lang=WEB}}{{Bible verse|Romans|1|27|lang=WEB}}{{Bible verse|Romans|1|28|lang=WEB}}- [[Romans 1]]:[[Bible:Romans 1:26|26]][[Bible:Romans 1:27|-]][[Bible:Romans 1:28|28]] {{Bible verse|Jude|1|7|lang=WEB}}- [[Bible:Jude 1:7|Jude 7]] {{Bible verse|2 Peter|2|6|lang=WEB}}- [[Bible:2 Peter 2:6|2 Peter 2:6]]  ===Views===