May the peace of God be with you!
After a long and grueling campaign, the voting is done, the ballots are in, and now we are waiting for the final results on Proposition 8. Preliminary results show the “Yes on Eight” side leading by a slender margin, but there are still a great number of absentee and provisional ballots left to be counted. It may be some time before we get a final vote count.
Here are three thoughts for you as we await the final results.
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May the peace of God be with you!
As we near next Tuesday’s election, it is going to be a stressful time for many in our community. Here are a few thoughts that may help you prepare yourself spiritually as we approach the election.
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I woke up one morning, recently, as Melissa C. I was lonely, tired and coping with a depression that has left me disabled for many years. It was a Friday. When I went to bed that night, I was Charlie. Charlie went to bed a little scared, a little happy, feeling a lot freer and maybe, just maybe, open to being loved. Charlie had found acceptance as a transgender seeking transition information and support. Charlie had found a voice suppressed for over 50 years. Charlie had found MCC San José.
The Coming Out Support Group at MCC is an insightful group of folks at all levels in the coming out process. We discuss it all, from self-acceptance to community acceptance and beyond. Our faith is a multifaceted world, open to discussion of faith in ourselves, God, and each other. We are guided in common belief and old adage that we believe in God and God believes in us. I came out with my transgender feelings at age 57. Come out and meet Charlie. Come out to acceptance. Come Out!
Please click the following link for more information about MCC San Jose’s Coming Out Support Group.
by Denis Moore, Senior Pastor of MCC San Jose from 1986 to 2002
Many cultures around the world have acknowledged the spiritual gifts of lesbian, gay and transgender people in their midst. In Hawaii, for instance, being mahu was to be a treasured person in the family – someone who provided fun and entertainment and joy – and yes, spirituality! Many cultures have regarded lesbians as powerful women who had special gifts of healing and knowledge. Native American tribes often had positions of special honor for gay people, who were often regarded as shamans and as people of spiritual power, and they had room for gender variations in a way that treated such gender diversity with respect.
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November 5, 2008 10:36 pm | 
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