Advocacy
CWC is dedicated to the full inclusion and equality of transgender, lesbian, bisexual, gay and questioning persons. CWC works to:
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Provide public voice for “TLBGQ and Allied People of Faith”
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Engage religious/spiritual people in work on public policy that honors TLGBQ persons
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Network with regional denominational groups: Lutherans Concerned, More Light Presbyterians, Reconciling Ministries Network, UCC LGBT Concerns and the Church, and Integrity.
Marriage Equality Matters
Support Marriage Equality!
Sign the Faith Leader's Declaration of Support of the Freedom to Marry. On October 11, at our National Coming Out Day Prayer Breakfast, we will be releasing the statement and the initial signers. Please send me an email and let me know if I can add your name in support!
Tell me which option is appropriate for you:
Option 1: For Clergy Please include your title, name, where you currently serve and/or denomination/tradition
Option 2: For those who aren't clergy, but who have a position of leadership. Please respond with name, position in congregation, denomination/tradition
Option 3: For those who identify as person of faith. Please respond with name, denomination/tradition
Finally, may we include your congregation's name? If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. Feel free to pass this one to anyone who may be interested.
As always, thank you for your support in our mutual ministry. And thank you for being a witness to God's inclusive love!
Blessings, Rev. Tara
To help your congregation/group to begin the conversation, consider hosting our new workshop: The Welcoming Church Movement: 40 years from Stonewall to Marriage Equality
The workshop focuses on historic milestones in the gay rights movement and the subsequent reaction in religious traditions.
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Explore what it means to be a welcoming congregation and navigate through discussions of sexuality, gender identity and marriage in a religious context.
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Examine ministry within and among the LGBTQ community.
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Explore the complexities of working to build an inclusive movement and leading the spirituality conversation within a community that has often been shut out of its religious tradition.
Discussions include the spectrum of gender presentation and sexual orientation, social constructs and gender nonconformity.
It’s about LOVE! View Keith Obermann's outstanding commentary on Gay marriage.
If it weren’t for CWC, I don’t know where I could find kindred spirits. We don’t feel like we’re the lonely voice crying in the wilderness.” ~Rabbi Ariel Stone
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