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- DCE LED BY PRO-GAY BISHOP SAYS ’S ‘UP TO EACH PARISH’ WHETHER TO PROMOTE HOMOSEXUALY
- LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS LEXGTON, KY
DCE LED BY PRO-GAY BISHOP SAYS ’S ‘UP TO EACH PARISH’ WHETHER TO PROMOTE HOMOSEXUALY
For more than 40 years, we have been on the foreont of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, and Queer cln. This means we affirm and clu people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, non-bary, and queer at every level of ngregatnal life - worship, program, and social ocsns - welg them as whole people. We speak out when the rights and digny of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people are at stake; and we regnize that there’s always somethg more to learn, and rema open to epeng our unrstandg about the liv of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people.
LGBTQ+ AFFIRMG THERAPISTS LEXGTON, KY
As a Welg Congregatn we have pledged to:honor the liv of all people and equally affirm displays of rg and affectn whout regard for sexual orientatn;celebrate diversy by g clive language and ntent worship;rporate an unrstandg of the experience of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer persons throughout all of our programs, cludg relig tn;affirm and celebrate lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer issu and history;affirm marriage equaly and nduct same-sex weddgs;advote for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people, promotg jtice, eedom, and equaly the larger society. LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 3, 2018 (LifeSeNews) – A Catholic church the heart of Appalachia has attracted media attentn for the Gay Pri Month banner stretched across s ont lawn.
The lol ordary, Bishop John Stowe, has a rerd of llaboratg wh a group that rejects Catholic moral teachg, and his spokperson says dividual parish may ci if they want to promote the homosexual e.
The parish’s pastor, Father Chris Clay, sent an email to parishners sayg the banner showsg the symbol of the homosexual e is a “small way of unter-actg any experienc of hostily, rejectn, and silent treatment that LGBTQ Catholics may have experienced om members of the church that have been eply hurtful and paful. Acrdg to his onle b, Zerkowski -found and -leads “Together on the Bridge, ” an pro-homosexual mistry, and he found and leads “Together on the Journey, ” an LGBT Fay, Friends, and Alli Mistry.