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Title: Keeping the faith can be tricky for trans people
Post by: LostInTime on September 01, 2006, 09:44:49 AM
Post by: LostInTime on September 01, 2006, 09:44:49 AM
Article (http://www.southernvoice.com/2006/9-1/news/religion/religion.cfm)
The National Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA approved a measure to enable churches and regional presbyteries to appoint gay clergy, lay elders and deacons in June, by a vote of 298-221. The catch is that they must refrain from sexual relations outside of heterosexual marriage.
Officially, the church has no position on transgender issues. The new gay policy was viewed as a mixed blessing by gays fighting for acceptance, but for transgender Presbyterians, the silence speaks volumes.
Erin Swenson speaks from experience when she says that although the Presbyterian Church has no official position on transgender individuals, it does not mean the church is accepting.
The National Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA approved a measure to enable churches and regional presbyteries to appoint gay clergy, lay elders and deacons in June, by a vote of 298-221. The catch is that they must refrain from sexual relations outside of heterosexual marriage.
Officially, the church has no position on transgender issues. The new gay policy was viewed as a mixed blessing by gays fighting for acceptance, but for transgender Presbyterians, the silence speaks volumes.
Erin Swenson speaks from experience when she says that although the Presbyterian Church has no official position on transgender individuals, it does not mean the church is accepting.