I have never been made to feel unwelcome by my priest or in my parish before tonight⊠and let me tell you it fucking hurts.Â
We are called as Christians to love one another as Christ loved us, as Christ Himself told us;Â â I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.â John 13:34-35
If you do not embrace your LGBT brothers and sisterâs in Christ, then as far as Iâm concerned you no longer get to call yourself a Christian. You have disregarded what is quite possibly His most important commandment to us and decide to discard a beautiful and wonderful part of Godâs creation.
And Iâm not okay with that. And Iâm tired of being the one asked to make all of the sacrifices to make the more closed minded members of our parish feel more comfortable.Â
I donât know how I would identify myself religiously right now, but right now, I donât think itâs Episcopal anymore. Iâm not even sure itâs Christian.