Where were you?
God where were you when we your people, your GLBTQ brothers and sisters were being persecuted because they loved differently? Where were...
Confusion about how to relate
I was there in 1988 and I remember how fearful people were about the change. People looked to their ministers as role models. How would...
Not welcome in leadership
I was there in 1988 and I remember… …one of the strongest objectors to the issues being raised in the discussions/studies leading up to...
We Have Not Listened, Not heard
Dear LGBTQ people, I’m so sorry for the way we in the church have not listened not heard not understood not stood with you not become...
Church on fire: a poem remembering 1988
I was there in 1988 and I remember… the congregational meeting and my shock that my dear congregation could rise up with words of hatred...
This Issue / Dear LGBTQ People / A Lament
I wish this issue I wish this issue would come to a place of love, forgiveness and total healing. I wish that we would all just love one...
We all need hugs
I do not understand. I am willing to learn. Some things just are — no explanation needed. We are all created from the same source. No...
Please speak up
In order to fully realize this apology the church needs to not only educate those who are willing to learn and those who are already...
The voice of reason and of love
I was there in 1988 and I remember that the “homosesxual issue” divided our church. I was largely ignorant of what the fuss was all...
Exactly how I am supposed to be
I am a Queer Female who is a proud member of The United Church of Canada. As a child I wasn’t sure if God would love and accept me if I...
