The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) has created a prayer requesting hope for people before they undergo gender change surgeries. .“Moments ago, ‘Pastoral Liturgies for Journeys of Gender Affirmation & Transition’ — rites and prayers supplemental to the BAS prayer book (+ first known authorized liturgies of their kind in @AnglicanWorld) — was authorized by our 43rd General Synod,” said the ACC. .The ACC starts off the prayer by asking God for “your blessing [on N’s family, their healthcare teams and] on all who will support them in this process.” .“We ask that they would know your goodness and love in them,” it said. .“We ask that you would guide and direct (name) (and their support team) in each step of this process.” .The prayer asks God to sustain and keep people changing genders. It said he should surround them with care and comfort, especially on tough days. .It concluded by saying God should keep these people in his embrace. .Quillette associate editor Jonathan Kay mocked the prayer. .“It's official,” said Kay..“It's now a religion.”.Prominent Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson said Christians “put another nail in Their coffin.” .“In my dismal dismal dismal country,” said Peterson. .“Oh Canada.”.The Church of England said in February it was thinking about scrapping centuries of religious teachings to give God gender-neutral pronouns. .READ MORE: Church of England looks to degender God.“God is not male,” said Church of England Rev. Chantal Noppen. .“Certainly not the white cis male with a beard, sitting on a cloud we seem to reduce and limit God to so often.”
