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New Principles Set Out the Duty of Care to the LGBT+ Faithful [UK]
Church Times ^ | 3/23/22 | Ed Thornton

Posted on 03/26/2022 6:22:38 PM PDT by marshmallow

SIX “safeguarding principles” have been published by the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives, designed to protect people who are rejected by their religious communities because of their sexuality or gender identity.

The principles were published on Tuesday evening, at the end of a two-day conference in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, hosted by the commission, which was launched in late 2020 (News, 18 December 2020).

The conference was attended by more than 150 religious leaders, academics, and lay leaders “from a range of faith backgrounds and 30 countries”, a statement said. These included the Primate of Canada, Dr Linda Nicholls; a former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese; and the Chief Rabbi of Poland, Michael Schudrich.

The principles, based on six safeguarding principles set out in the 2014 UK Care Act, are:

“Empowerment: We believe all individuals are made in the image of God, whom many call the Divine, and should be free to live a life of dignity, consistent with their sexuality and gender identity within their faith communities without fear or judgement.

“Prevention: We believe that we have a duty of care towards all LGBT+ people and so we commit ourselves to listen to the experiences of our LGBT+ members in order to identify and eradicate any harmful practice that inhibits the flourishing of us all.

“Proportionality: We recognise that for too long the needs of our LGBT+ members have often been ignored and side-lined, and so we commit to ensuring that LGBT+ people are always given fair voice.

“Protection: We recognise that many LGBT+ people face significant discrimination, rejection, and hatred, and so we commit to work to protect all LGBT+ people from harm, wherever it occurs in both religious and secular contexts.

“Partnership: We recognise that for far too long those of us who.........

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TOPICS: Ecumenism; Ministry/Outreach; Religion & Politics; Theology
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda

1 posted on 03/26/2022 6:22:38 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

If they don’t want to follow the religion, they could join some satanic cult or something. Telling people that homosexuality is not a sin, while everything else is.. is ridiculous.


2 posted on 03/26/2022 6:30:32 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Trillian

Buggery and lesbianism is a complete mockery of Christ and His Bride. The anus speaks of death and corruption.The vagina of life and creation. God placed the muckhole near the .....hole as a testament that death and corruption are never far from life. This mob of apostates chooses death. True christians uphold the sacredness of the man/woman union as a symbol of the Divine archetype.


3 posted on 03/26/2022 6:47:06 PM PDT by Long Jon No Silver
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To: marshmallow

Better to be rejected by men and learn of your sin than to be rejected by God and spend eternity in hell.


4 posted on 03/26/2022 7:44:50 PM PDT by punknpuss
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To: marshmallow

Outlaw all homosexual acts. They should have never been legalized in the first place.


5 posted on 03/26/2022 7:50:43 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: marshmallow
The conference was attended by more than 150 religious leaders, academics, and lay leaders “from a range of faith backgrounds and 30 countries”... These included... former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese

Stopped reading right there. Radical lefty.

Oh, and here's a picture of her and Uncle Joe:


6 posted on 03/27/2022 1:03:30 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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