MC USA Delegate Assembly widens the circle for LGBTQ people and those with disabilities

Delegates at Mennonite Church USA passed three resolutions that help to remove barriers for LGBTQ people and those with disabilities and adopted a fourth resolution, “For Justice in the Criminal Legal System,” for denominational study.

Support for the resolutions varied.

Delegates unanimously approved the “MC USA Accessibility Resolution,” which calls the church to “recognize and seek to remove the barriers to belonging … that prevent individuals with disabilities from participating in church life.”

“A Resolution for Repentance and Transformation,” which calls the church to repent for harm done to LGBTQ people and calls for broader inclusion of LGBTQ people, passed with a thinner majority at 55.7% (267 yes, 212 no, 9 abstentions).

https://www.mennoniteusa.org/news/mc-usa-delegate-assembly-widens-the-circle-for-lgbtq-people-and-those-with-disabilities/

seems to be half ADA stuff half lgbtq stuff

and seems to leave final decision up to specific churches

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