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When family faith communities reject LGBTQ+ members

Our family has been attending the same church for three generations but my teenage daughter came out last year and the congregation's response has been mixed at best and now we're torn between protecting her and abandoning our spiritual home.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're caught between unconditional love for your child and loyalty to a community that cannot fully embrace them, forcing an impossible choice between belonging and acceptance.

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“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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