LGBT couples can get married in this app from an Evangelical church
Being LGBT and religious can be hard, especially if you’re surrounded by those who use their religion to try and hurt you for being who you are. However, there does seem to be a flip side, one that the Metropolitan New York Synod (MNYS) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church seems to have embraced in creating an app that includes LGBT couples.
We discovered the MNYS app featuring LGBT couples through PinkNews, where they reported the app features “six different games to help children develop an inclusive view of their religion.”
The app description states that “the MNYS Children’s App is a joyful experience designed to engage and educate kids in the beauty of the accepting and welcoming love of God.”
It goes on to describe that, in the the games included, “children can play a game of memory that showcases various cultures; marry a couple at church of the ethnicity and gender-identity combination that the child chooses; color a variety of stained glass church windows; spot the difference in various Biblical illustrations; compose a piece of music at the organ with the help of a jazzy band of mice who accompany kids on the drams, bass, guitar, and piano; or simply read through various pictorial Bible stories.”
Considering how religion is often used against the LGBT community, the inclusion of diversity within the MNYS app may seem surprising. But according to MNYS bishop Paul Egensteiner, the app is an “innovative” aid for children and give a “humanly perspective of the Gospel.” With it fearing diversity such as this, it’s hard to see how it wouldn’t be.
The MNYS app is available on Google Play and the Apple store. While it may feel like a small step, it is at least one that treats those out of the white, heteronormative norm with respect.
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