Those self-anointed “Christians” are hating again in Alameda

Those self-anointed “Christians” who hate gays (and lesbians and bisexuals and especially transgender folks) are at it again.

This time they are out howling against a program in Alameda, CA designed to protect LGBT kids (and the kids of LGBT parents) from being harassed at school.

These “Christians” - who undoubtedly believe they hate the “sin” and not the “sinner” are nevertheless ready to crucify these children on the cross of political expediency and fund raising priorities. They don’t care what happens to LGBT kids (and the kids of LGBT parents). All they care about is their right to let their kids grow up to be bullies, haters and bigots. After all, where would their “Christian” church be if people didn’t hate gay folk?

There’s nothing in the Alameda plan that prevents parents from teaching their kids that homosexuality is against their religion, morally wrong or bad. What the schools want to teach is that (whatever you believe about homosexuality) you can’t beat kids up because they are LGBT kids (or the kids of LGBT parents.

Is this a measure of acceptance? Only if you believe that the alternative of having kids bullied - sometimes to the pint of suicide - is acceptable in a country that claims to be the “Land of the Free,” let alone a “Christian nation.”

Protesting LGBT kids (and the kids of LGBT parents) is not negotiable. It is a whole lot closer to what Jesus had in mind than the empty rhetoric of these far right law firms that exist only to raise money by demonizing LGBT people and their allies.

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All in God’s Family: Creating Allies for Our LGBT Families Launched

WASHINGTON, May 11 - Leading organizations today released a curriculum designed to help faith communities support and embrace lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their families. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Institute for Welcoming Resources, COLAGE and Family Equality Council announced that this multimedia curriculum will go a long way in providing the necessary tools to make faith communities affirming of LGBT people and their families.

“While many churches have done very well welcoming individual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members into their midst, many have not done so well with LGBT families,” says the Rev. Rebecca Voelkel, Institute for Welcoming Resources and faith work director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. “But LGBT families deserve the same love and honor as all of God’s beloved families. This curriculum helps congregations extend God’s extravagant welcome to all of God’s families - especially LGBT families.”

All in God’s Family includes concrete tools to educate faith leaders, including a step-by-step guide to supporting LGBT families of faith and tools for facilitating group learning, community dialogue, Bible study and community action planning to highlight LGBT families in our communities. Additionally, the curriculum includes Families Like Mine, a book about adults with LGBT parents written by Abigail Garner, whose father is gay; the youth-produced documentary In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents; and a CD containing the phototext exhibit “That’s So Gay: Portraits of Youth with LGBT Parents.”

“I know many LGBT parents who struggle with faith,” says Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Equality Council. “It can be difficult to find a congregation that feels welcoming and supportive. Though they want raise their children in a community that shares their values and beliefs, LGBT parents also want their children to be embraced. That’s why we partnered to put together All in God’s Family: Creating Allies for our LGBT Families. We know there are thousands of congregations out there that want to embrace our families. We want to give them the tools to do so more fully.”

“For youth and adults with LGBTQ parents, finding a faith community where your family is respected and reflected can be a challenge,” says Meredith Fenton, COLAGE program director. “COLAGE is pleased to be a partner on All in God’s Family: Creating Allies for our LGBT Families and invites your faith community to use these tools to move beyond acceptance to full inclusion and celebration of LGBTQ families.”

All in God’s Family: Creating Allies for Our LGBT Families can be acquired for a suggested donation of $50.00. As a special promotion, the first 50 congregations to request the curriculum will receive it for free. All in God’s Family: Creating Allies for Our LGBT Families can be acquired at www.WelcomingResources.org.