511 views
·
Last viewed: 4 days ago
Uploaded: 10 Dec 2018 (8 years ago) · Shared: 03 Feb 2019
Duration: 4:04
Uploaded: 10 Dec 2018 (8 years ago) · Shared: 03 Feb 2019
Duration: 4:04
Youtube Description
Church of England Clergy are being encouraged to hold 'celebratory' services for transgender worshippers wanting to have their transition recognizedwithin the Church of England.
Ceremonies should allow transgender people to renew the commitment they made during their baptism service - prior to their gender transition - the guidance released on Tuesday said.
Dr Rev Tina Beardsley, a transgender vicar who was consulted on the document, expressed hope churches would implement the guidance.
Beardsley is a retired healthcare chaplain and one of three trans clergy who were consulted on the guidelines.
'She' said while 'herself' and many other trans Christians had already taken part in such services informally, for them to be given official endorsement by the Church was significant.
'She' told BBC News: 'For me the most important thing was actually having this certificate to say that I had renewed my baptism vows and it had my chosen name on it.'
'She' said the new guidance would also remove any doubt for clergy leading services.
But Christian Concern's chief executive Andrea Minichiello Williams, who is a lay member of the Church of England's General Synod, has responded to new Church of England guidance, saying:
'The Church of England is continuing its 'devastating trajectory towards an outright denial of God and his word' by turning its back on what God has said in the Bible. She continued: 'There is no need for Christians to sacrifice truth in a misguided attempt to be loving. It is not loving to mislead people - and wider society - into the falsehoods and myths of transgender ideology.'
Read more here...
https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/Church-of-England-brings-in-transgender-celebration-services
https://www.christianconcern.com/press-release/new-cofe-guidance-on-gender-transition-services-follows-devastating-trajectory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46516299
Explore More
Transgender BBC News ChurchSearch Google Search Explore Topics
What is Transgender?Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex. Transgender people are sometimes called transsexual if they desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another. Other definitions of transgender also include people who belong to a third gender, or else conceptualize transgender people as a third gender. Infrequently, the term transgender is defined very broadly to include cross-dressers, regardless of their gender identity.
Who are the BBC News?The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total.
What is the Church?A church is a building used for Christian worship services and Christian activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 AD and 256 AD. The word church also describes a body or assembly of Christian believers, while "the Church" refers to the worldwide Christian religious community.
