Skye Mo'ipulelehua Kahoali'i
2 min readJul 28, 2020

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I don’t understand what you’re asking. Was it a scam to include the reference to the pastor’s Ted talk or the deacon’s article because they did not detail which Bible references they used to inform their change of heart?

I think it should be obvious they really thought about the most basic ones, like

[1] Judge not, that ye be not judged. [2] For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. [3] And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

and:

“The Gospel According to John”, chapter 8, verses 3–7
 ³And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
 ⁴They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
 ⁵Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
 ⁶This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
 ⁷So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”

and the most important one:

The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ' There is no other commandment greater than these.”

I notice your articles deal primarily with gay issues and the church…and that your signature line says: The teaching is: “Love one another.” Were you looking specifically for references that support the existence and acceptance of transgender people beyond these? I admit I would love to find some myself, but my culture had already given me a background to love and accept my LGBTQ+ fellow humans. Although it shames me to remember it took awhile for my culture to overcome the prejudices instilled in me by American culture.

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Skye Mo'ipulelehua Kahoali'i

Me: Ma'am/Ms./Auntie. Brother: Sir/Dad/Uncle. Who should WE be? Writes erotica and poetry. Freelance editor. Longboarder, shoots clays and USPSA.