Read the rest of the series “I didn’t think I could have both,” she said, looking back down at the table. We sat there for a while, looking outside at this place that had brought us together. It was a typical spring afternoon at Sarah
To say that the country is polarized is hardly news — especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality. It’s also not news that arguments with those who still want to deny full equality to LGBTQ+ people rarely hinge on facts. The president has even made
Challenging Us To Admit How Little We Know Queer Religiosities: An Introduction to Queer and Transgender Studies in Religion, by award-winning scholar and teacher Melissa M. Wilcox, would make an excellent textbook in an “introductory” course in which I’d like to enroll. And it was
According to what we’re told in the Hebrew Bible (the Christian “Old Testament”), Jonathan, a king’s son, loved a man who would become a more famous king, David — and David in turn loved Jonathan. No matter the actual history behind the story, what we’re
Preached at First Christian Church of Decatur, Ga. Clobbering the clobber verses: Prepare to be prepared Key resource: This I Know: A Simple Biblical Defense for LGBTQ Christians by Jim Dant Pastor Paul Turner of Gentle Spirit Christian Church was in his office, which is
Hy my name is nkosenhle from south africa i want to know what does the bible mean by homosexual offender and why is this confusing a lots of people coz in my head i was thinking an homosexual offender is someone who offends gays, lesbian
‘Naked Pastor’ David Hayward on waterfalls, leaving religion, cartooning Listen to the podcast interview It was a dream about a waterfall that finally gave David Hayward the peace of mind he needed after leaving his career as a pastor in 2010 after almost 30 years
Listen to the podcast interview Jennifer Knapp was fly fishing along the banks of a river somewhere in middle Tennessee when the world learned that she was a lesbian. Rumors about the sexuality of the contemporary Christian music singer had been swirling around for years,
In 2012, Matthew Vines produced a video that went viral, even though it did not feature even one kitten doing something funny or cute. Instead, his video was a speech he gave to his Presbyterian Church USA congregation in Wichita, Kansas, explaining exactly why six
A pastor friend of mine recently posted this status on Facebook: “‘Just follow my rules and behave, and nothing bad will happen to you,’ is the exact opposite of the message of Christ.” It reminded me that the version of the Christian message I was