Church of England - no longer a church
The Church of England no longer follows the Bible but follows culture. On Sunday, the Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod , voted by an overwhelming majority not simply to welcome but also to affirm transgender people . The world now feels a better place. Casting doubt on their lived experience is well known to be harmful to trans people, who often have to assert the reality of their gender identity when those around them are perplexed by or hostile to what they are saying. The Church of England’s apparent uncertainty about trans people had contributed to this. TINA BEARDSLEY STORY ILLUSTRATES THAT THIS CHURCH IS GONE It tells the mess that results when a church follows culture and not scripture. My own journey, as someone who transitioned to transgender in 2001, having been ordained for more than 20 years, illustrates the church’s ambivalence at that time. Being transgender was not a barrier to ordination in the Church of England, though much still depend