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<\/p>\nWe are, after all, a peculiar people.<\/p>\n
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From here<\/a> (page 8):<\/p>\n Queer Bible Study(ish) is a monthly Bible study for the LGBTQIA+ community. Its purpose is to create a Christian-ish space for queers to have fellowship, study the Bible, and support one another in community in a non-judgemental, non-denominational, trans-positive, inclusive, anti-oppressive space.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If that mouthful of hackneyed gobbledegook is not enough for you, here is some more:<\/p>\n The overwhelmingly positive response we\u2019ve received after the first Bible study is proof of how important affirming spaces like these are for the queer community and for the church. The church, in its historical as well as modern iterations, has perpetuated and still continues to perpetuate trauma against queer and trans folks by remaining non-affirming, upholding harmful standards of sexuality and gender, and participating in practices like conversion therapy. As a result of this trauma, many queer and trans folks who leave the church may never be able to return. But spaces like this Bible study, where queer and trans folks can explore the intersections of their queer and Christian identities in a safe and neutral space, hopefully help to right some of those wrongs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The irony is, the time has come in the Anglican Church of Canada when those most in need of that most loathsome abstraction “a safe space\u201d are the few remaining orthodox Christians who, despite enormous pressure to do otherwise, still cling tenaciously to the traditional Christian understanding of human sexuality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are, after all, a peculiar people. From here (page 8): Queer Bible Study(ish) is a monthly Bible study for the LGBTQIA+ community. Its purpose is to create a Christian-ish space for queers to have fellowship, study the Bible, and … Continue reading