After reading homophobic comments yesterday, it dawned on me

[ShazzieB]

84. I attended a local pride event just last Sunday where multiple open and affirming churches had booths.

There were at least three, including the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Church. (I can't recall for sure what other denominations were represented, but those were definitely not the only ones.) I was heartened to see so many churches taking such a public stand on these issues.

It's also worth noting that both the Episcopal and United Methodist Churches have weathered upheavals wherein some local congregations that did not support the movement toward a more welcoming and affirming stance actually left their respective denominations to affiliate with less affirming ones. It's sad that some are so narrow minded, but I think it says something about the commitment to inclusivity of the churches that have remained part of their original denominations.

I have little patience for attacks on Christianity as a whole that lump together the entire universe of Christianity and all Christians everywhere for the attitudes and actions of some. It's simply empirically inaccurate to do so. Christianity, like all religions, is made up of humans, and humans, religious or not, are notoriously fallible. Yes, the homophobic and transphobic contigent is very loud, but it's unfair to blame those who are working hard against those attitudes for the bigotry of others.