{"id":657,"date":"2023-02-10T15:02:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/east-tennessee-clergy-unite-to-affirm-lgbtqia-dignity-and-worth\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:02:14","slug":"east-tennessee-clergy-unite-to-affirm-lgbtqia-dignity-and-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/east-tennessee-clergy-unite-to-affirm-lgbtqia-dignity-and-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"East Tennessee Clergy Unite to Affirm LGBTQIA+ Dignity and Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Tennessee state legislature begins a new year, an ecumenical coalition of clergy, rabbis, and faith leaders from different religious traditions in East Tennessee stands proudly alongside all members of the LGBTQIA+ community.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-0\">[0]<\/a><\/sup> They unequivocally affirm lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer members of their community, of their state, of their nation, and of the world.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-0\">[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Despite walking different spiritual paths, the coalition is united in supporting each individual\u2019s human dignity and worth.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> They believe that everyone in Tennessee, and beyond, should feel safe and nurtured as they live their lives, and that LGBTQIA+ siblings are beloved children of God, however each of them defines that term.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-0\">[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The coalition urges an end to political hate speech against these communities and their members.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-0\">[0]<\/a><\/sup> They oppose Tennessee Senate Bills SB001, SB003, and SB005, as they prioritize discrimination against members of the LGBTQIA+ community and further stigmatize and dehumanize entire segments of the population.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-0\">[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the coalition affirms in the strongest language possible the beauty, dignity, and worth of all human beings, including LGBTQIA+ people. They are committed to showing love for all and building a community where everyone is safe, nurtured, treasured, and loved.<sup id=\"cite_ref1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note1-0\">[0]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>To the LGBTQIA+ community, the coalition proclaims their love and stands with them, affirming that they hold beauty, worth, and dignity. The coalition thanks them for strengthening their cities and their state.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cite_note1-0\">0. <\/span>&#8220;In Opposition To Government Overreach Into The LGBTQIA+ Community &#8211; And Response (3)&#8221; The Chattanoogan, 3 Feb. 2023, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chattanoogan.com\/2023\/2\/3\/463572\/In-Opposition-To-Government-Overreach.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.chattanoogan.com\/2023\/2\/3\/463572\/In-Opposition-To-Government-Overreach.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"cite_note1-1\">1. <\/span>&#8220;Interfaith coalition: End political hate speech against LGBTQIA+ residents | Opinion&#8221; Knoxville News Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/story\/opinion\/2023\/02\/07\/opinion-end-political-hate-speech-against-lgbtqia-tennesseans\/69878796007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/story\/opinion\/2023\/02\/07\/opinion-end-political-hate-speech-against-lgbtqia-tennesseans\/69878796007<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Tennessee state legislature begins a new year, an ecumenical coalition of clergy, rabbis, and faith leaders from different religious traditions in East Tennessee stands proudly alongside all members of the LGBTQIA+ community.[0] They unequivocally affirm lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer members of their community, of their state, of their nation, and of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wheretobuymarijuanaseeds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}