LGBTQ and acceptance in the church

The Rev Dr. Marcia Ledford civil rights attorney lends us her expertise is what the bible says about LGBTQ. [e-mail] Websitehttps://www.politicaltheologymatters.com Media Resourceshttps://www.politicaltheologymatters.com/media The Rev. Dr. Marcia Ledford’s bloghttps://www.politicaltheologymatters.com/blog Harvard Implicit Bias Testing (on numerous topics) https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/education.html Civil Discourse Training offered via The Episcopal Church         For Individuals: https://www.churchnext.tv/library/instruments-of-peace-a-guide-to-civil-discourse/109671/about/         For Groups: https://www.churchnext.tv/library/instruments-of-peace-a-guide-to-civil-discourse/109671/about/ A Spirituality of Resistance Great resource for the spirituality of resistance. Roger writes about creation care, but the concepts are applicable to any issue. The spirituality of resistance involves doing the inner work to discover what your passions are. Then you join with others sharing these common goals to work for justice and the greater good. https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Theologically-Howard-Stone/dp/0800699327?asin=0800699327&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1 Be sure to get the latest (third, I think) edition of this wonderful book. It’s about understanding our “embedded” theology, that which we grew up absorbing and believing,  As we grow up and grow in faith, we often realize that what we’re taught often doesn’t relate to our life. The authors, Stone and Duke are seminary professors. They do a great job writing about how we are all theologians, whether we have a bunch of letters after our names or not. That’s because we all must navigate our society, current events, and or daily life as people of faith. This is a great book for “evangelicals” and those who are “deconstructing” their faith. Family Acceptance Project (Resources for LGBTQ youth, families, and caregivers) https://familyproject.sfsu.edu Several publications are available by giving your email address and zip code The Saint Helena Psalter (Church Publishing, 2004) Inclusive language version of the 150 Psalms found in the Bible Excellent text for LGBTQ populations Links for LGBTQ people of faith LGBTQ Resources from The Episcopal Church https://www.episcopalchurch.org/who-we-are/lgbtq/organizations/  The Human Rights Campaign (interfaith resources) https://www.hrc.org/resources/faith-resoures The National LGBTQ Task Force Creating an inclusive and welcoming church:http://www.welcomingresources.org/communityorg.htm: Anti-Human Trafficking National Hotlinehttps://humantraffickinghotline.org