Status: 🔴 2017 evangelical manifesto denying that transgender or homosexual self-conception is "consistent with God's holy purposes" — a foundational document of the anti-trans movement.
The Nashville Statement is a statement of faith on human sexuality and gender roles, published online on August 29, 2017, by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW). It was drafted in late August 2017 during the annual conference of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee, and signed by more than 150 evangelical Christian leaders.
The statement consists of a preamble and 14 articles. Among its core claims:
More than 150 evangelical leaders signed, including:
The statement has been endorsed or adopted by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Union University, and Cedarville University. In June 2019, the PCA General Assembly voted 803–541 to endorse it.
The statement drew widespread condemnation for homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny — from LGBT advocates, egalitarian Christians, and even some conservative evangelicals and Catholics. Nashville mayor Megan Barry said it "does not represent the inclusive values of the city & people of Nashville."