The church often finds itself at odds with the LGBTQIA+, or queer, community, due to the doctrine that marriage is between a man and a woman. Too often, members debate if and how they should support their queer siblings. Many people turn to attitudes expressed by the phrase “hate the sin, love the sinner.” After all, it’s an easy answer, isn’t it? It lets us separate who people are from what they do, and lets us befriend “sinners.” This is a shortcoming. If we see being queer as something people do, we are reducing a sacred experience of sexuality and gender. […]
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