Tutus and Tool Belts: Church of England Urges Children to Explore Gender Identity
"Church of England schools offer a community where everyone is a person known and loved by God, supported to know their intrinsic value." The Church of England issued rules to curb homophobic bullying in its schools in 2014,
but the latest guidelines greatly expand the reach of its concerns.
"We are all against bullying, but the church is using these guidelines to pursue an agenda
that runs counter to the church’s teaching." "We are getting to the point where if you are not careful, the slightest slip from the correct agenda in a Church of England school will get you punished," she told the tabloid The Daily Mail.
13, 2017
LONDON — In new rules to counter bullying in its 4,700 schools, the Church of England said on Monday
that children should be able to "play with the many cloaks of identity" in the classroom, fueling a debate over the handling of gender among the very young.
Archbishop Welby was that The anti-bullying agenda is aimed against people who step out of line — the anti-bullies are becoming the bullies.
ng All God’s Children," the church said elementary school students "should be at liberty to explore the possibilities of who they might be without judgment or derision." "For example, a child may choose the tutu, princess’s tiara
and heels and/or the fireman’s helmet, tool belt and superhero cloak without expectation or comment," it said. that Valui
" Archbishop Welby wrote. that All bullying, including homophobic, biphobic
and transphobic bullying causes profound damage, leading to higher levels of mental health disorders, self-harm, depression and suicide,