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« Before GLD, I thought I was the only one. Now I know there are thousands of us — and that my faith can be gentle. »
Our Manifesto
We believe in love.
No sacred text was ever written to exclude. At the heart of every great spiritual tradition beats one same heart: love your neighbor as yourself. That is where we begin.
We believe that…
- —love is universal.
- —faith comes in many forms.
- —no sacred text was written to exclude.
- —no one should have to choose between God and who they are.
- —diversity is part of the design of life.
- —human dignity is not up for negotiation.
- —visibility is an act of peace.
- —every shared photo is a silent prayer.
Four traditions
Love above all.
No honest reading of the sacred texts can justify exclusion. At the root of every great spiritual tradition lies the same gesture: love your neighbor as yourself.
« Where there is love, there is God. »
« You shall love your neighbor as yourself. »
« None of you truly believes until you love for your brother what you love for yourself. »
« May all living beings be happy. »
Four traditions, one conviction. That's what an interfaith movement looks like.
You never had to choose.
For years, you may have been told you had to choose: your faith, or who you are. That one ruled out the other. That you had to stay silent, bend, hide, or leave.
This dilemma is not a dilemma. It is a theological, historical, and human lie. Your faith and your identity do not contradict each other. They meet in the same word, spoken in every sacred language in the world: love.
You are welcomed here, just as you are. Loved. Seen. And fully entitled to believe.
They are signing
Faces, voices.
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« The movement reconciled me with prayer. I never thought I'd find my place at the synagogue again. »
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« My imam himself shared the manifesto with me, as if it were obvious. I couldn't believe it. »
Want to go deeper?
The manifesto affirms. The argument demonstrates. If you want to understand how contemporary theologians from the great traditions are re-reading sacred texts in the light of inclusion, read our full argument.
Read the argument (4 theological foundations)Will you join us?
This manifesto, we carry together — hundreds of us, thousands of us. The more we are to sign it and hold it, the truer the promise becomes: no one should have to choose between God and who they are.