 |
| Image via Wikipedia |
Yesterday I bumped into an old acquaintance. He and his wife are still very active in
their church.
I don't mean to imply that they are old when I say they are
still very active in their church, I mean that unlike me, they never got fed up
and left.
He invited me to give
him a call and join their congregation one Sunday to see what they are all
about.
"Well," I said, "I'd love to find a church
that is inclusive and progressive."
"Oh yes, we are certainly that!" he said.
As we were chatting he told me how much better their church
had become since they got rid of their last minister.
It seems the minister married a secretary.
I was puzzled for a moment.
Then I got it.
"You mean she married
another woman!"
"Exactly!" he said.
Maybe it is because I was always too neurotic or self
absorbed or insecure to find a husband for myself and I know how lonely being
unattached can be,
or maybe it is because I now have two good friends who are
lesbians, (The Gay Month of June 6/2/11),
or maybe it's because a few of my favourite relatives are
gay
or maybe it is just the damned injustice of it all,
but I have to tell you, as much as I have a yearning to go
back to church and be a part of a spiritual community I won't be calling him.
And I wonder when Christians will actually hear Christ's
message.
.
2 comments:
I love how some people don't think that "progressive and inclusive" needs to include LGBTQ people too, LOL! Although some United and Anglican churches in Canada are now officially "welcoming congregations" and include the lesbigay community on an equal basis.
Thanks for this post. Like you, I have quite a few gay/lesbian friends and colleagues, and I've often wondered why so many straight people have such a problem accepting them.
It may be that they just haven't developed a friendship with a gay person.
Post a Comment