Category Archives: The Church

Dove flying in Lisbon, Portugal

Leaving Mormonism

Recently, a member of a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Mormons, to which I belong, asked for input on the topic of what are the negative impacts religion has upon society. I decided to respond on an expanded question, which was, “Does

Dove flying in Lisbon, Portugal

It’s Time To Rock the Boat Again

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:36-41, Luke 8:22-25 Over the course of the past year or so, I have stopped attending church. (Like an abused dog, hiding in the corner and licking its wounds, I have decided to punish the church by removing my august presence.)

Tattooed man praying

Reclaiming Our Spiritual Center

Revive us again; Fill each heart with thy love; May each soul be rekindled with fire from above. — Revive Us Again (William P. MacKay and John J. Husband) Any attempt to transform a social system without addressing both its spirituality and its outer forms

Dove flying in Lisbon, Portugal

Are We Being True to Our Faiths?

Every four years the United Methodist Church (UMC) has a general conference where church rules and future plans are established. The UMC has generally been regarded as a more liberal denomination but, at the 2000 conference, it took a strongly conservative stand against homosexuals. Since

St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church in Cape Neddick, Maine. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Déjà Vu All Over Again

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” First Corinthians 13: 12 (KJV) Bishop V. Gene Robinson was consecrated as “the first openly gay