Should she have tried in the first place? Yes she thought it was welcoming. She was told assumed otherwise, which can be devastating in itself. Should churches discriminate? No absolutely not. It is against Christian beliefs and the teachings of Christ. Organized religion sucks. Especially when it comes to it’s dogma which is the opposite of
I am not dismissive of the discrimination, but the institution of the church in the practice of one’s religion or spirituality.
She was discriminated against in an institution whose central belief system is rooted in patriarchal discrimination, dominance, and control. She gives, but does not recieve. Told she is loved, but starved of the affection, belonging and seen as lesser and an afront to god lest she portray herself as something she is not (aka lie to conform - very Christian /s) An abusive, hypocritical relationship. That takes some strength to walk away from.
If she wants to stay, knowing what they think of her, and baptism is significant to her, then she doesn’t need a discimatory cloth to do this ritual. She and her partner can do it at home, or go to one that isn’t discrimatory.
In the book of the death cult:
Zombie Jesus said in Matthew 6:4-6
4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.…
She doesn’t need this jerk’s approval to be accepted by her God. She doesn’t need that church. No one needs it. I get there is a sense of community and support in them. Being rejected the ritual of baptism is like being denied full inclusion.
My intention was to say screw that jerk, that organization, and God doesn’t mind if you do rituals in pivate and she has a nice partner to baptize and witness her. There are other more welcoming places too.
The church is part of the Evangelical Alliance UK. I would say her faith needs are different than Evangelical Christianity, which discriminates against transgender people.
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Should she have tried in the first place? Yes she thought it was welcoming. She was told assumed otherwise, which can be devastating in itself. Should churches discriminate? No absolutely not. It is against Christian beliefs and the teachings of Christ. Organized religion sucks. Especially when it comes to it’s dogma which is the opposite of
I am not dismissive of the discrimination, but the institution of the church in the practice of one’s religion or spirituality.
She was discriminated against in an institution whose central belief system is rooted in patriarchal discrimination, dominance, and control. She gives, but does not recieve. Told she is loved, but starved of the affection, belonging and seen as lesser and an afront to god lest she portray herself as something she is not (aka lie to conform - very Christian /s) An abusive, hypocritical relationship. That takes some strength to walk away from.
If she wants to stay, knowing what they think of her, and baptism is significant to her, then she doesn’t need a discimatory cloth to do this ritual. She and her partner can do it at home, or go to one that isn’t discrimatory.
In the book of the death cult:
Zombie Jesus said in Matthew 6:4-6
She doesn’t need this jerk’s approval to be accepted by her God. She doesn’t need that church. No one needs it. I get there is a sense of community and support in them. Being rejected the ritual of baptism is like being denied full inclusion.
My intention was to say screw that jerk, that organization, and God doesn’t mind if you do rituals in pivate and she has a nice partner to baptize and witness her. There are other more welcoming places too.
The church is part of the Evangelical Alliance UK. I would say her faith needs are different than Evangelical Christianity, which discriminates against transgender people.
CW transphobia - They have a presser urging their members to make public comments allowing for discrimination and to frustrate people changing their gender with beauracacy in reguards to changes in the gender it’s coached in deceptive concern language.
There are some orgs to connect to that might be able to help match her up with an affirming church.
https://questlgbti.uk/
https://www.onebodyonefaith.org.uk/
https://www.two23.net/about