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revised with one change from Philip, as sent to AM Clerks
author Henry Thompson <ht@markup.co.uk>
date Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:11:31 +0000
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--- a/philip_20190224.xml	Fri Mar 15 19:37:33 2019 +0000
+++ b/philip_20190224.xml	Sun Mar 17 17:11:31 2019 +0000
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 But there was still something missing. Philip began, privately and
 tentatively, to explore faith. He recognised that because of the
-environment he grew up in he was culturally Christian, but he doesn't
-take Christian doctrine or the Bible literally. The Bible has stories
-about how to live, without being historically true. He began looking
-for a religious context that was consistent with that, while having at
-the back of his mind that even if he did seek fellowship he wouldn't
-be welcomed due to his sexuality. He experimented with local churches,
-firstly by reading about them extensively online, then contacting them
-through email, in particular asking for their opinion on gay
-marriage. First-time response was always positive, but beyond that
-there was usually some vagueness, along with some explicit
-negatives. He had looked at Quakers quite early on, along with
-Humanism, Buddhism and meditation. It took a long time to get to the
-point of attending a Meeting for Worship, as Philip felt he needed to be hopeful it
-was going to work, and also that it would be OK with his husband. Mark
-was unconditionally supportive of Philip's search, and on sending an
+environment he grew up in he was culturally Christian.  In his view,
+The Bible isn't necessarily historically accurate, but it does contain
+stories about how to live. He began looking for a religious context
+that was consistent with that, while having at the back of his mind
+that even if he did seek fellowship he wouldn't be welcomed due to his
+sexuality. He experimented with local churches, firstly by reading
+about them extensively online, then contacting them through email, in
+particular asking for their opinion on gay marriage. First-time
+response was always positive, but beyond that there was usually some
+vagueness, along with some explicit negatives. He had looked at
+Quakers quite early on, along with Humanism, Buddhism and
+meditation. It took a long time to get to the point of attending a
+Meeting for Worship, as Philip felt he needed to be hopeful it was
+going to work, and also that it would be OK with his husband. Mark was
+unconditionally supportive of Philip's search, and on sending an
 enquiring email, Philip received a positive response from Laurie
 Naumann.