{"id":6099,"date":"2021-05-08T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T01:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpaulsuc.ca\/?page_id=6099"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:57:57","slug":"st-pauls-affirming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stpaulsuc.ca\/index.php\/st-pauls-affirming\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Paul&#8217;s: An Affirming Congregation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"style-873 style-local-6099-c1 position-relative\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c1\">\r\n<div id=\"custom\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-874 style-local-6099-c2 position-relative\" data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c2\">\r\n<div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-fluid-container\">\r\n<div class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-875 style-local-6099-c3 position-relative\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c3\">\r\n<div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\r\n<div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg h-col-md h-col-auto style-876-outer style-local-6099-c4-outer\">\r\n<div class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-876 style-local-6099-c4 position-relative\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c4\">\r\n<div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\r\n<div class=\"d-block h-video d-block h-video style-885 style-local-6099-c5 position-relative h-element\" data-colibri-component=\"video\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c5\">\r\n<div class=\"video-container position-relative\">\r\n<div class=\"h-global-transition-all ratio-inner\"><iframe src=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yyRbtDkwf9A?autoplay=0&#038;mute=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038; class='h-video-main'  allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-887 style-local-6099-c7 position-relative\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c7\">\r\n<div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\r\n<div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-888-outer style-local-6099-c8-outer\">\r\n<div data-colibri-id=\"6099-c8\"><\/div>\r\n<div data-colibri-id=\"6099-c8\">\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Definitions<\/h2>\r\n \r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Publicly<\/th>\r\n<td>Using signs, symbols, and words both inside and outside the church to show that this is an Affirming Church<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Intentionally<\/th>\r\n<td>A church on their affirming journey needs to be deliberate and specific in their process of study, education, and dialogue with members of their faith community. They need to discuss and understand the harm caused by previous discrimination, and they need to plan for continued growth, education, and inclusiveness.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Explicitly<\/th>\r\n<td>An Affirming ministry is very clear about whom it welcomes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Gender Identity<\/th>\r\n<td>A person\u2019s \u201cself-conception as being male, female, both or neither as distinguished from actual biological sex.\u201d *<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Sexual Orientation<\/th>\r\n<td>Refers to a person\u2019s romantic or sexual attraction<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Participate fully in all aspects of church life<\/th>\r\n<td>Gender identity and sexual orientation have no bearing on a person\u2019s eligibility to be a member, volunteer, committee member or chair, council member or chair, or minister.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n <strong>*Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Additional definitions can be found in the introduction to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affirmunited.ause.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/Open-Hearts-AUSE_Final_May192020.pdf\">Open Hearts<\/a>\u00a0document.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-888 style-local-6099-c8 position-relative\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c8\">\r\n<div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\r\n<div class=\"h-x-container style-889 style-local-6099-c9 position-relative h-element\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c9\">\r\n<div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-6099-c9-group style-889-spacing style-local-6099-c9-spacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"h-link__outer style-890-outer style-local-6099-c10-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-link style-890 style-local-6099-c10 position-relative\" href=\"https:\/\/stpaulsuc.ca\/index.php\/st-pauls-affirming-journey\/\" data-colibri-id=\"6099-c10\"> Our Affirming Journey<\/a>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Definitions Publicly Using signs, symbols, and words both inside and outside the church to show that this is an Affirming Church Intentionally A church on their affirming journey needs to be deliberate and specific in their process of study, education, and dialogue with members of their faith community. 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