Some LGBT Christians And Allies Are Celebrating Ash Wednesday Today With A Bit Of Glitter

Some LGBT Christians And Allies Are Celebrating Ash Wednesday Today With A Bit Of Glitter

"Ashes are an in-your-face statement that death and suffering are real," reads the campaign's Facebook page. "The glitter will be a sign of our hope, which does not despair." "We got in touch with clergy folks and theologians and pastors from all over the country, and a few outside the country, and just bounced the idea off of them," Edmon-Allen told BuzzFeed News.

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Having grown up in Evangelical Protestant demoninations, I've never done the ash cross thing for Ash Wednesday. What do you think?