Editing Cecilia Eggleston (section)

== Views and activism ==
In 2007, Eggleston spoke at the United Kingdom's National Holocaust Memorial event. She has been involved in local efforts to combat homophobia on the [[International Day Against Homophobia]].<ref name="archive" /> In response to the [[2021 Atlanta spa shootings]], Eggleston denounced [[Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic|anti-Asian racism resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Borja |first1=Melissa May |last2=Zhang |first2=Kayla |title='Please Love Our Asian American Neighbors': Christian Responses to Anti-Asian Racism during the COVID-19 Pandemic |journal=[[Theology Today]] |date=2023 |volume=79 |issue=4 |pages=370–389 |doi=10.1177/00405736221132863 |pmid=36618959 |pmc=9805921 |issn=0040-5736}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Eggleston |first1=Cecilia |title=A statement from Rev. Cecilia Eggleston on Atlanta attacks |url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Moderator-Addresses-the-Atlanta-USA-Attacks.html?soid=1101747410130&aid=QoCsEM2WKYA |date=19 March 2021 |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref>

In 2023, Eggleston criticized the [[Church of England]]'s decision to allow blessings of [[same-sex unions]] but continue defining marriage as between a man and a woman. She said this compromise "has gone on too long and has reached a new level of absurdity".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zipkin |first1=Michele |title=LGBTQ rights in the UK: Challenges, yet resilience. |url=https://epgn.com/2023/02/14/lgbtq-rights-in-the-uk-challenges-yet-resilience/ |access-date=December 16, 2023 |work=[[Philadelphia Gay News]] |date=February 17, 2023}}</ref> Eggleston has criticized [[Right to keep and bear arms in the United States|gun rights]] activist and US congresswoman [[Lauren Boebert]]'s statement that Jesus should have been armed, saying that "if the congresswoman would give our scripture only a cursory glance, she would know that Jesus willingly gave His life, and wouldn't have fought back no matter how armed He was".<ref>{{cite news |title=MCC calls out Boebert for saying Jesus should have been armed |url=https://dallasvoice.com/mcc-calls-out-boebert-for-saying-jesus-should-have-been-armed/ |access-date=16 December 2023 |work=[[Dallas Voice]] |date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> Eggleston and the MCC have also opposed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in [[Florida]] and what the church refers to as [[Ron DeSantis]]'s "extreme agenda".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Andrew |title=NATIONAL Montana court, gay bishop, EEOC, Equality Forum, banned operas |url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/NATIONAL-Montana-court-gay-bishop-EEOC-Equality-Forum-banned-operas/75590.html |access-date=December 16, 2023 |work=[[Windy City Times]] |date=October 11, 2023}}</ref>