I had no idea that a queer interfaith coalition existed until my state of blissful ignorance was by punctured by the article below. Apparently, it includes Muslims, which is odd, since countries in which Muslims have unfettered control enjoy throwing members of the alphabet community from the top of tall buildings.
So far, eighteen people from the Anglican Church of Canada, a bastion of inclusion in spite of having been deserted by those it purports to include, have signed the resolution. They include the Primate Linda Nicholls, Bishop Lynne McNaughton from the Diocese of Kootenay, and a further assortment of gentlemen and lady reverends, many of whom have come out as queer. Not that they have an axe to grind.
As of today, there are 182 signatories: the entire religious gay population of Canada. Not quite all are clergy. No Muslims have signed it; they probably all suffer from vertigo.
You can find the signatories here, in case you need a list of churches to avoid.
I didn’t dredge up the photo from a sleazy gay website, it accompanies the article.
Read it all here:
In celebration of June as Pride Month, I would like to share a resolution that unanimously passed on May 25 at the annual meeting of the Anglican Church of the Diocese of the Kootenays.
Resolution to Support the Queer Interfaith Coalition
The Queer Interfaith Coalition was formed in late 2023 in response to an increase in homophobic and anti-trans* rhetoric. The Queer Interfaith Coalition is a group of religious leaders and laypeople from Jewish, Muslim, Christian and other backgrounds. The QIC seeks to reclaim the word “religious” to mean a word of faith, of safety, of inclusion and especially of love. As well, they seek to acknowledge that every human being is born in the image of God and that God’s love has always been and will always be inclusive.
On the 14th of March, the Queer Interfaith Coalition launched an open letter to the Canadian government demanding action in response to the rise in homophobic and anti-trans rhetoric. In this open letter they write: “We affirm that the shared understanding of our religious duty is to dedicate ourselves to advocating for the full and comprehensive human rights of all members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community; promoting mental health, realizing the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ children and youth, and ending gender-based violence.”
Christ Church Anglican in Cranbrook has officially received permission from Bishop of Kootenay Lynne McNaughton to perform same-gender marriages.
Rev. Dr. Lynne McNaughton, elected as Bishop to the Anglican Diocese of Kootenay, to which Cranbrook belongs, earlier this year, will also be issuing a joint statement with other bishops who have affirmed all of this. Additionally, she will be going ahead to authorize same-gender marriage within the Diocese of the Kootenay.