dolphins3 OP t1_isgmvb5 wrote on October 15, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Reply to comment by Firedemon503 in The first gay Episcopal bishop of Connecticut is set to be consecrated. There was a time he thought his dreams were beyond achieving. by dolphins3

Well, being a gay Christian, or gay 99% of religions is hard. There are other Anglican churches where the bishops actively want to genocide gay people, for example, and the biggest Anglican subreddit is deeply homophobic.

It's uplifting that treatment of LGBT people in this specific church continues to become more just, but he personally is in a hard situation so you have to empathize with him.

dolphins3 OP t1_isglp8v wrote on October 15, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Reply to comment by Extra-Process-9394 in C of E must welcome gay people or face questions in parliament, says MP by dolphins3

Probably LGBT but raised Christian. I was, which is why I stay curious about Christianity related news, but that upbringing definitely fucks you up.

dolphins3 OP t1_isgg92o wrote on October 15, 2022 at 8:12 PM

Reply to comment by Benji_Nottm in C of E must welcome gay people or face questions in parliament, says MP by dolphins3

The CoE isn't just a faith though, it's a government institution, which gives parliament some avenues to enforce oversight, like this.

And homophobia is objectively bad, just like every other moral failure of organized religion lately.

The historical reality is that throughout history, religions often have needed to be "bullied" into doing the moral and truthful thing.