All posts by Rev. Paul M. Turner

Men praying in Beijing

Conversion Therapy: A House of Cards

There is no one who is running for the presidency of the United States on the Republican side of the aisle who is going to be helpful to the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, the vast majority of them, if they get their way, are flat-out

Stained glass window image of Jesus

And Jesus Wept…

A few years back there was a TV show called “In the Heat of the Night”. It was a spin-off of the movie by the same name. The TV series starred Carroll O’Connor as Chief William O. ‘Bill’ Gillespie and Howard E. Rollins Jr. as

Man in a Winner Pose Walking on the Road

Coming Home

I stood in the emergency room of a local hospital with a young man who was barely 20, who was badly beaten and stabbed. He had been working the streets to get money for something to eat and a place to stay. He was on

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I Don’t Want to Choose

I am having problems with my lover because when I am talking to my sister, he often wants me to say hello to her for him. I usually keep talking to her and I don’t let her know that he said hello. My family has

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I Feel So Lost

I hope you can answer my feelings I have. Two weeks ago my boyfriend moved away and I didn’t want to go with him because he said I needed to get a job, and I can’t work because I’m too afraid of being around people.

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But Leviticus Says …

I do not by any means claim to be a scholar when it comes to the Bible. I fell upon this Web site while I was trying to learn more about the Bible. I come to you to pose a question, not to arouse an

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Questions on Same-Gender Marriage

Hello there Rev. My name is Mary and I am a college student in New Jersey. I recently visited Whosoever and read your responses to some questions and since I am writing a paper on the topic of homosexual marriage and parenting I would love

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Rekindling My Faith

Though I am not gay or bisexual, I have faced many problems in my path to finding and rekindling my faith in Christianity. I have searched through many different religions, and I have made many mistakes I find myself unable to forgive myself for (in

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The Man I Love is Gay

I am currently a junior in college. When I came to school my freshmen year I met this awesome friend named Justin. Him and I became very close and we were/are prayer partners. Today, Justin told me he was taking me to dinner. As a