{"id":27142,"date":"2019-05-29T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T18:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=27142"},"modified":"2019-05-29T14:45:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T18:45:44","slug":"diocese-of-ruperts-land-ordains-first-transgender-deacon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/diocese-of-ruperts-land-ordains-first-transgender-deacon\/","title":{"rendered":"Diocese of Rupert\u2019s Land ordains first transgender deacon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the first openly ordained transgender deacon in the Anglican Diocese of Rupert\u2019s Land, Theo Robinson feels called by God to help heal the rift between LGBTTQ*people and the church.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to show people who are afraid to go to church (because of their sexuality) they are welcome,\u201d said Robinson, 40.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to help heal the wounds of those who have been rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson, who works in spiritual care at Misericordia Place, was ordained May 1 to serve as a transitional deacon \u2014 someone on the path to priesthood.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Theo Robinson was born Theresa Jennifer Robinson but now describes herself as a man in spite of the fact that she possesses no Y chromosome.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t doubt her sincerity or wish her anything but God\u2019s blessings. Nevertheless, I find myself wondering why an Anglican Diocese whose task it is to encourage parishioners to find their true identities in Christ, should choose someone so confused about her own identity to help them do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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