Two speakers debate whether religion should address social issues. One celebrates trans inclusion in congregations; the other cites Deuteronomy to argue for male-female distinction and asks what good religion is if it stays silent on major issues of the time.
And so I'm really happy today because I have two other members of our congregation who are trans and non-binary identified helping me out with quite a bit of the service. I also think it's important for us to recognize that trans people of color have always been disproportionately affected by the violence directed at trans people in this world, and especially Indigenous communities who already suffer so much at the hands of colonization.
If the religion has nothing to say about this issue, do these laws matter? Deuteronomy says a man should not wear women's clothing. Genesis says that God created the human being male and female. He created them. It's a very big deal to keep the male-female distinction real and alive. I don't want the church or the synagogue to be a political place. But if religion has nothing to say about the great issues of the time, then of what use is the religion?
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