Christian LGBTI+ Equality – a strategy for change
by Colin Coward, Unadulterated Love blog:
The Christians for LGBTI+ Equality Facebook forum “stands for complete equality and the full integration of lgbti+ people into the life and ministry of Christian churches. We stand for Equal Marriage and for an end to all religious exemptions from equality legislation. We stand for an end to Christian discrimination against gender and sexual minorities.” Originally created as the Changing Attitude England group the forum’s membership, now totalling 4,400, has always had an ecumenical and international dimension.
Changing Attitude, now integrated with LGCM in OBOF, actively campaigned for full equality for LGBTI+ people in ministry and relationships in the Anglican Church, pursuing a strategy that did more than “standing for equality.’” We wanted to achieve equality. How do we convert standing for into achievement?
The Episcopal Teaching Document
The hierarchy of the Church of England is currently engaged in a three year process to write an Episcopal Teaching document, recently renamed Living in Love and Faith: Christian teaching and learning about human identity, sexuality and marriage. This document is not being written in response to the goals pursued by LGBTI+ Christians. It continues the attempt, akin to Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, to resolve the conflict between ‘orthodox’ and ‘revisionist’ tribes in the church. The conviction, passion, identity and experience of LGBTI+ Christians is submerged under the needs of the institution to preserve an idealised, less than radical Christian synthesis.
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