Jesus reminded us that it is easy to love those who are near to us, but asked, “What reward do you have?” One of the toughest challenges lesbians and gays make for the Religious Right is that Scripture witness to the great gettin’ up morning,
What?! Do people shame you?! Tell you how you are an abomination and that God hates you?! Treat you like a pervert and tell all your friends and family that you are going to hell?! Are YOU ever lucky!! You have an opportunity to know
Love your enemies… for if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same? (Matthew 5:44-46) Like many transgender folk, my ears perk up whenever a talk show features transsexuals, transvestites, or transgenderists, if for no other
Jesus is the key to spiritual self defense for Christian gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The call of Jesus to “Follow Me” provides the path to victory in resisting our enemies and winning with truth and love. When Billy Graham began his great New
When I began editing an interfaith newsmagazine, my interests naturally led me to write many articles on moral theology, and this in turn led me to write articles on homosexuality, a hotly debated subject among Christians. And after several months of reading much literature on
The custodian entered the sanctuary on Monday morning for his usual cleaning after the services of the previous day. As he came to the pulpit, he noticed that the pastor’s Bible and sermon notes were still there. Picking them up to take to the pastor’s
I recall a young woman, a class mate, in college. Despite the color of her skin, she was told by some other classmates that she was not black enough and should consider taking black lessons. “What does that mean, ‘black enough’?” she asked me. “I’m
I could launch into detailed analysis of Scriptures and Scripturally used words and phrases in their original languages relating to the topic of homosexuality and Christianity, but I shall not; such have been done, covered extensively, such material and dialogue readily available. The common texts
When the editor of this on-line magazine told me what the issue was going to be about I thought, “My God, how dry, how uninteresting for our community to read about.” After all there are battles to be fought with the Religious Right, politicians to
I thank you G_D for the Rainbow! And for every youth who has survived public or private schools, homophobic homes, heterosexist families, churches and societies. I am grateful for the code of the Still Small Voice Within Desirous of Just “A Safe Place” in which