Men can now check out men, and women can search for women, on the religious dating site ChristianMingle, which previously sanctioned only heterosexual relationships. Prior to the lawsuit, the site offered two options:
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The owner of the largest online dating communtiy for Christian singles has agreed to allow gay and lesbian users find matches on its website, which previously had restrictive settings, after settling class-action claims from two gay men in California courts, the Wall Street Journal reported. Before the settlement, Christian Mingle and its partner websites would prompt users to indicate if they were a man seeking a woman or a woman seeking a man.
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While this sounds like a lot, many American Christians are not particularly active in their church communities. In fact, the research also pointed out that the amount of Americans attending church regularly has dropped somewhat in the last years.
Under the terms of the court agreement, this will change — though there's a vocal contingent of people online who don't believe it should. Others though, are celebrating the move as an act of inclusion for a group that, despite much progress, still faces discrimination and violence on account of who they love.