God made me thisaway and if you laugh he may strike you the same way. This is the way he wanted me to be and I ain’t disputing his way. I’m showing you because I got to make the best of it. I expect you to act like ladies and gentleman. I never done it myself nor had a thing to do with it but I’m making the best of it. I don’t dispute hit. — "A Temple of the Holy Ghost" by Flannery O’Connor
With the vote to allow gay marriage, the Presbyterian Church USA has stepped into an evolving tradition affirming the experience of thousands of lesbians, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender Christians around the world. The Presbyterians join the Episcopal Church and United Churches of Christ in actively sanctioning and blessing gay marriages. With the decision, the church challenges traditional gender roles for married couples as well as an historic theological pantheon of familial relationships. The pronouncement marks a controversial shift in protestant ideals reflecting proportional changes in western concepts of gender identity.
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