'We do not preach that we should all be the same.' Photo: Quote from Elaine Green, clerk to QCCIR.
Meeting for Sufferings: December Meeting - part two
Rebecca Hardy reports on the December Meeting for Sufferings
QCCIR paper on gender diversity
In the last morning session of December’s Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), Elaine Green, clerk to Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR), spoke to a paper setting out a spiritual basis for Quakers in Britain to affirm and respect gender diversity. Initially described as addressing ‘the theology of trans inclusion’, the paper draws on Christian scripture, early Quaker writings, and the Yearly Meeting’s testimony of equality. It calls on Quaker communities to welcome all by fostering safety, compassion, and deep listening. QCCIR had spent nearly a year discerning how to support the trans-affirming spirit of Minute 31 of Yearly Meeting 2021, said Elaine.
