Five Loaves of Bread Association

The Five Loaves of Bread Association (Hungarian: Öt Kenyér Egyesület) was a Hungarian LGBT Christian association and web portal. It was established on 10 June 2003 and dissolved in 2008. The association was created to provide official representation for the Öt Kenyér Christian Community for Homosexuals, and after that community ceased, it aimed to support Christian-LGBT self-organizations in Hungary, to collect and share information on the topic, and to maintain and develop the Öt Kenyér Christian-LGBT portal. The portal, still accessible at otkenyer.hu, offers articles, arguments, opinions, and references on the intersection of Christianity and homosexuality, including theological analyses, personal stories, news, and links. The association's work was rooted in the conviction that homosexual people do not choose their orientation, that most cannot change it, and that mandatory lifelong abstinence is a gift not given to all, so living out one's sexual orientation in a way analogous to heterosexual norms is not a sin that excludes salvation. The predecessor, the Öt Kenyér Christian Community for Homosexuals, was founded on 1 August 1996 with goals to support gay Christians, combat prejudice, and present an authentic image of the Gospel to non-believers. The association is documented in the 2023 book 'Az üldöztetéstől a büszkeségig' by Hanzli Péter and Nagy Sándor.

The Five Loaves of Bread Association (Öt Kenyér Egyesület) was established on 10 June 2003 and dissolved in 2008. It was created to provide official representation for the Öt Kenyér Christian Community for Homosexuals, which had been founded on 1 August 1996. The community's founding statement expressed the aim to support gay people who wish to live their orientation as Christians, to dispel societal prejudices often supported by church circles, to combat hostility and aggression against gay people, and to present an authentic image of the Christian Gospel to non-believers. After the community ceased, the association continued its mission by supporting Christian-LGBT self-organizations in Hungary, collecting and sharing information on the topic, and maintaining and developing the Öt Kenyér Christian-LGBT portal. The association's work was based on the conviction that homosexual orientation is not a voluntary choice, that most cannot change it, and that mandatory lifelong abstinence is a gift not given to all, so living out one's orientation in a way analogous to heterosexual norms is not a sin that excludes salvation. The portal otkenyer.hu remains online, offering a wide range of materials including theological analyses, personal stories, news, humor, and links. The association is documented in the 2023 book 'Az üldöztetéstől a büszkeségig' by Hanzli Péter and Nagy Sándor.

• Öt Kenyér Christian Community for Homosexuals founded

• Five Loaves of Bread Association established

• Five Loaves of Bread Association dissolved

A Christian-LGBT association and portal providing resources, community, and advocacy for gay Christians in Hungary.

• otkenyer.hu portal

  Christian-LGBT web portal with articles, news, and resources

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2. 2Five Loaves of Bread Association - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Öt Kenyér Egyesület - Wikipediahu.wikipedia.org