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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]…you knew you wouldn't be welcome if leadership knew you were gay, Republican, divorced, whatever? Being vague on purpose because I'm curious in general how people would react, not about our specific situation.[/quote]

No I would not. It is important to me to be out of a welcoming spiritual community.

Even if the rejection was not based on formal theology but just cultural biases, I would not go to a church that excluded people for the reasons you cited. When living abroad, I attended a church where the priest and church leadership were very welcoming but other parish members mostly segregated themselves by race. My DC and I were shunned during the Peace by people of different race. I did not want to expose my DC to that kind of racism and did not attend that church although it was the closest one in my faith tradition.

Religion for me is about our spiritual journey while being in community. I don’t need everyone in my church to look or think like me. However, I do need to be part of a church that welcomes everyone and creates safe spaces to listen to and support each other.

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