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Thousands of priests are closeted, and the Vatican’s failure to reckon with their sexuality has created a crisis for Catholicism.
Yesterday a scuffle broke out between a group of Rockland Hassidic men and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah. The incident occurred during a protest outside the New York state senate where a gay marriage bill is currently under debate.
What’s behind this animus toward transgender people in the Christian community? As I see it, it’s not the Bible.
For many people of faith, the motivation to fight against transgender discrimination in public policy comes from their religious identities, not despite them.
Many of us are raised to follow a particular religion, and many of those religions have some negative messages about sexual and gender diversity.
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“Thank you for shining a light on the lives and bearing witness to the many priests, religious sisters and lay people, who opted to accompany, support and help their brothers and sisters who were sick from H.I.V. and AIDS at great risk to their profession and reputation.”
The lesbian, gay, bi, and trans-rights charity Stonewall has enlisted faith role models to tackle the idea that religion and sexuality are mutually exclusive.
In his latest book, the Rev. James Martin, a prominent Jesuit priest and author, encourages lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics and the Church to come together. His position has led to criticism, insults and canceled invitations to events.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m faithful or just terrified of what I would lose if I followed my conscience.
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