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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does affirming mean?[/quote]

Open and affirming (ONA) is an official designation of congregations and other settings in the United Church of Christ (UCC) affirming the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons [b](LGBQ)[/b] in the church's life and ministry.

An “Open and Affirming” setting of the UCC (a local church, campus ministry, etc.) means that it has publicly declared that gay, lesbian, & bisexual (GLB) people (or those of all sexual orientations) are welcome in its full life and ministry (e.g. membership, leadership, employment, etc.). It bespeaks a spirit of hospitality and a willingness to live out that welcome in meaningful ways.[/quote]

I am curious why you removed the T.  I thought perhaps it was a denominational thing, but when I looked up ONA on the UCC website the T is definitely still there.

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Maybe pp has been a non-denominational Christian since before the T was added [/quote]

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