[clearsky] ...and the questions!

[Holly Holmes]

Questions

   1. How does your denomination or the movement (and also your particular congregation, shul, or center) to which you are affiliated view lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues?
   2. What is your definition of 'inclusion' and what should that look like?
   3. How can we assist students in managing the current 'fundamentalist' political and social climate?
   4. How do you understand the presence of passages in the Bible or Torah,  that appear to forbid male same sex relationships?  What historical functions might these passages have served?
   5. Do you have any examples of sermons/messages/lectures/talks that include positive and affirmative messages for LGBT people?
   6. How does your denomination or movement regard same sex marriages or holy unions?
   7. What resources can we suggest for students struggling with issues of spirituality as it relates to their sexual orientation or that of someone they care about?