Praying the Apology to the LGBTQIA+ Community
In offering the Anglican Church Southern Queensland Apology to LGBTQIA+ people at Pride Evensong 2024,
Deborah Bird
What Makes An Apology?
.. a meaningful, genuine and effective apology starts with saying sorry. Period. It is very tempting to want to explain why, or to indicate that one didn’t mean it to cause harm, or to refer to social mores at the time and so on. This undermines the effectiveness of the apology. Anything that sounds like self-justification doesn’t help those to whom the apology is directed. This is one of the costs of being prepared to make an apology. And reminds us to remember that the apology is for those who have been hurt, not those who are doing the apologising. The words of the apology therefore need to be clear and unequivocal; free of any desire to save face, to qualify or justify.
Developing an Anglican Apology: Listening to LGBTIQA+ Voices
The committee charged with developing the apology would like to hear from LGBTIQA+ people who are current or past members of The Anglican Church Southern Queensland, and members of their families, regarding their experience of The Anglican Church Southern Queensland (Diocese of Brisbane) through its parishes, schools, and institutions.
Rejecting the violence against our LGBTQIA+ sisters and brothers in Uganda
“For those of same sex attraction in Uganda there is no sanctuary left to be found, there is no place to have an honest conversation, there is no capacity for them to be themselves before God, not even in the church of God.”