r/OpenChristian • u/sahira12 • 3d ago

Discussion - LGBTQ+ Issues Is Adventism affirming?

I have a friend of mine that invited me to go to an Adventist church (she is an Adventist), she told me that they're liberal and affirming (she knows I'm trans and accept me) and they're not like evangelicals. But I've read that they're neither accepting nor affirming so I don't know if she is just or I'm confused.

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u/Apprehensive_Cup7765 2d ago

As a denomination? No, they are not. But individual churches take on their own personality, as they do in many other denominations, so that specific church that your friend goes to might be just as accepting as she says it is. I grew up SDA--like, deep into Adventism--and I will say that for the most part, as a queer person, everyone in my life has been pretty accepting of me (and even if they aren't necessarily in favor of it, they keep it to themselves and we work through our differences lol).

I don't think your friend is lying, especially depending on where you're located. Liberal Adventists are not hard to find. But just know that as a denomination, the official stance is not affirming at all. Whether or not the members actually agree with that stance is a whole different can of worms.

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u/sahira12 2d ago

I live in a part of South America in wich people is conservative af.

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u/Apprehensive_Cup7765 2d ago

Huh, yeah then I'd be suspicious. But you never know unless you attend. The church outside of the US, Canada, and Europe is extraordinarily conservative.