A preacher has claimed Jesus had a ‘trans body’. But I’m not offended
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George Pitcher2022-12-01T12:05:00
When a research fellow preached an Evensong sermon at Trinity College Cambridge that claimed Jesus has a “trans body”, congregants were outraged. But Christ doesn’t need us to be offended on his behalf, argues George Pitcher
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