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Read related articles on the topic “ex-gay” The thirteenth podcast, or “Godcast” from Whosoever: An Online Magazine for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Christians, features an interview with Ann Craig, the new Religion, Faith & Values Program Director for GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 25:1-7, Luke 10:25-37 This is probably one of the most preached passages around, mainly because it’s pretty easy to write a sermon around. You have a helpless victim,
Down in the south, there are many churches known as “answer back” churches. When the preacher says something, the congregation naturally replies. One Sunday, a preacher was speaking on what it would take for the church to become better. He said “If this church is
10. Doesn’t practice all week, but expects to start on game day. 9. Gets upset when every ball that’s hit doesn’t come directly to him. 8. Never swings at a pitch because, “this pitcher doesn’t throw like the last pitcher. The game’s just not the
These verses are considered by most scholars to be a part of Job’s first cycle of speeches. The verses become different as he begins to reprimand his friends for what they are saying to him. Job thinks of God’s deeds and wonders. He wants to
Editor I enjoyed Lori Heine’s article “Ready Aim Fire” about the accessibility of heaven for all. It reminded me of a very good point Dr. Bob Lowery made during a sermon. “Would God forgive Osama Bin Ladin? You’d better hope so.” The implication in the
Author and activist Wayne Besen’s new book Bashing Back: Wayne Besen on GLBT People, Politics and Culture, offers a powerful defense of secular and progressive values, while unsparingly eviscerating religious charlatans and right wing hypocrites. It also provides innovative approaches towards activism and practical advice
A transgender United Methodist pastor has shared his story with other members of the denomination’s Baltimore-Washington Conference in the hopes of promoting a broader discussion about gender identity. The Rev. Drew Phoenix – formerly the Rev. Ann Gordon – spoke at both a closed clergy
This is a strange story. Both those in my long-ago and faraway “straight” life and those in my world today will surely think so. It is a love story. And it recounts the experience that, perhaps more than any other, showed me who I really