May 20, 2009 Dear Ephilei, I just love you sight. Its
great that you are brave enough to take the bull by the horns as it
were, and brought this to the public eye. I cem acroos you sight while
doing dome research in regard to the Evangelical Alliance ot
transgendered people. I thought your criticism was well founded as they
fail to take on board many of the contributing factors that make up
male and female. I myself am an evangelical Christian who just so
happens to be post-op,male to female. I feel totally complete in my
gender and for me it really was the right thing to do. I am also a
theologian as I [personal info removed]. However, I am not open to my
fellow Christians due to the prejudices that where out there. I once
returned to my old Church after 15 years of my absence as I went off
for the op. 15 years later I thught I would pop into see them. They did
not know me at first till one lady 'reconginzed me', I was then asked
to leave. How terrible. I attended another small Church evangelical
independantand I have been there a year. I was planning to move on but
keep good friends with everyone. However, a couple from the Church
which I was asked me to leave started coming on a sunday. I was afraid
that they would out me so to speak. I tried to speak to them but they
just ignored me. Last sunday evening Iover heard the lady telling
another member of the Church that I was previuosly male and that I had
gone to their old church and then preceded to tell her my old name. Why
are people so horrible and just let us alone. I now feel that I can't
go back there now to visit them. I am very saddened over this. While I
have been settling in to a new church I have told people where i was
going. It just hangs over you like a dark cloud. I told my house mate
today what makes it so hard is that the denomination that I feel
theologically aligned with does in actualy fact condemn me. This
greatly saddens me and its hurtful.I could leave and go to a more
liberal church but there are to many theological tensions there that I
could bow to. i wish Christians would not think just in black and white
terms as you well know black and white. I was very down today and I
thank GOd I came acrross your site as it has cheered me up. As a matter
of interest i was in contact with that guy called keith with his
supposed helpful website. We emailed each other back and forth a bit
but he was unable to answer my arguments and I told him that his
answers failed to engaged my argumentts and he was merely restating his
position. I preceeded to take his arguments to bits by just sheer
logic. I havent heard from him since ! Hi Gender Warrior Ephilei |