From 1988, Fear and Anger at the Institution and Its Representatives
I have resisted the invitation to participate in Iridesce. After 35 years of ministry and on the cusp of retirement, I am surprised at...
1988 signalled the end of the Metropolitan Community Church I loved
I was there in 1988 when a minister we had sent from the Western Canadian District of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) reported back...
I was told I would go to hell for saying God loved us all
I was there in 1988 and I remember the anger, the challenges, the disrespect on both sides of the issue. I did not leave the United...
I wish, I’m sorry, I’m glad
While I was “there” in 1988, I was only seven years old, so I wasn’t really “there” in an active way. But as I grew up in the United...
The reason for the Saturday morning visits
This story speaks to the homophobia that was part of church life in many places in 1988. In June of 1988 I moved to my settlement charge,...
Context does not justify wrongs
As I read the stories, I learned about a part of church history of which I had very little knowledge. While I was present for the...
Lingering fear and trauma over 1988
I was there in 1988, and I have felt the shadow of that momentous conflict and schism in the church ever since. I wasn’t so aware of it...
How can we learn from the past to grow in understanding and respect?
I read the “November 1988” story as well as several others that made me realize how though we see ourselves (the UCC) as a progressive,...
In 1988 I was horrified by the depth of homophobia
In 1988 I was horrified by the depth of homophobia and how personal some of the attacks became. A gay candidate in my class was targeted....
To Anne Squire, Love never dies
To Anne Squire, I read your story and I wanted to say how horrified I felt, reading what one of your congregation members wrote to you,...
