trans | Tranny-bashing in Religion: The Next Generation (Reply)

I rarely post links to news blogs, but this came up whilst I was searching for Trans-Positive material to obsorb...

A Google headline saying something about a "Transsexual Priest" caught my eye, and my first thought was, "You dumbass, that would properly be Transsexual Priestess in this situation..." Then I hit the link and, fuck. There are some awefully dumb psuedo logic users in the Christian Religious world...

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/evangelical.alliance.condemns.church.ordination.of.transsexual.priest/4096.htm

'Don Horrocks, EA spokesperson, said the Bible made it “absolutely clear that God created human beings as male and female.

“Therefore there is absolutely no Christian acknowledgement of the 21st century human idea that it’s possible somehow for a person to take charge of their own destiny and to decide what their own sexuality is,” he added.

The ordination of the Rev Sarah Jones, who used to be a man, at Hereford Cathedral…has big implications for the Church.

Don Horrocks, Head of Public Affairs EAUK'

Wow, amazing, isn't it? So little is understood here. Is it not mainly accepted at this point that you are trans, you don't BECOME trans, you simply REALIZE that your trans, and do something about it? THAT was a SUBTLE annoyance.

The REAL annoyance, is the idea that we are the spokesmodels for "a person to take charge of their own destiny and to decide what their own sexuality is (obviously intended to include gender-expression, but there's another subtle cue they are to oblivious to take note of), and that THIS IS SOMEHOW BAD, NOT JUST BAD, BUT AGAINST THE DIVINE. Behind this, is the overall presentation of a very nasty concept, that we don't have the right to exist, let alone the right to seek RIGHT LIVELIHOOD (which is living by honest and productive means).

(And, Hey! Did you notice how they efficiently manage to bash gays, lesbians and everything not heterosexist and conservative in one deft/daft statement? THAT'S SKILL.)

Now, I am a VERY Spiritual person (in case anyone missed it, I'm a Priestess of Kali, albeit still learning). But I have to say, that any God that condemns my right to exist, or to take part in my own destiny (Sexual or otherwise), is NO GOD OF MINE.

(I know I'm preaching to the choir, I'm just trying to keep up with the tranny news, which is not always front page.)

[It is acknowledged as a bit of a problem (by we Trans-Pagans and various "Alt" Spirituality trannies), that so many trans-persons seeking an experience of the Divine get sucked up into the Christian Church of one bent or another, which basically means they completely miss thier chance to discover the innate spiritual skills that are UNIQUE to trans-persons (at least directly.) As an added bonus, as this is a trans-woman, she'll have to deal with tranny bashing AND mysogyny in her role! Awesome-sauce! Thier are so many paths, and while thier are yet few which EMBRACE the trans experience (I'm part of a think-tank developing them), they'd be better off in just about ANY neo-religious experience (critically observed religion mixing, more than just a new fad, kids!) I know thier will be trans-persons who read this that are totally "Fuck Religion!," and I'M not trying to convert ANYONE. I'm just posing the question: If ANYTHING, WHY CHRISTIANITY?

I must say, the guy who defended her ordination is pretty badass though. I Love finding the human within the robe, so to speak. Sounds like a good man...]

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