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General Synod to debate transgender re-naming services

A motion has been brought by the Diocese of Blackburn which will be debated at July's meeting in York.

The Church will look at how an existing service for reaffirming baptismal vows may form the liturgical basis for services which help transgender Christians mark their gender transition publicly.

In a briefing, sent out ahead of the meeting, the Church said the Synod would look at "the liturgy for Affirmation of Baptismal Faith, contained in the Common Worship service book, may be used with people who have already been baptised" but who wish to "reaffirm their identity in Christ after a significant personal transition, including gender."

The motion doesn't go as far as introducing "re-baptism" services outlining Church teaching that a person can only be baptised once.

It rules out the possibility of so-called "re-baptism" services, because Church of England teaching makes clear that baptism can only be received once.

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