In its television ads, the UCC bears witness to a deep evangelical impulse that is already rooted in the commandment of Sinai: “Love your neighbor.” Of course there are, in the Bible and beyond the Bible, endless wonderments about the identity of our neighbor. There
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force National Religious Leadership Roundtable released a groundbreaking study on the resources, challenges and opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-affirming religious organizations. The study, David v. Goliath: A Report on Faith Groups Working for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
As someone who was raised and ordained as a Southern Baptist I was saddened, but not shocked, at news of the recent arrest of Rev. Lonnie Latham, a minister from Tulsa, Okla., and executive committee member of the virulently anti-gay Southern Baptist Convention. Rev. Latham
First Reading: Psalm 94 Gospel Reading: Luke 4:18-19 Inclusive Love: Its time has come Given the increasingly strident professing Christian voices condemning same-sex relationships, and LGBT people in general, it is certainly timely and appropriate to honor those who are sinfully demonized and, in one
“The Holy Roman Catholic Church has been waging a public war against gay people for too many years,” said Joe Murray, U.S. convener for the Rainbow Sash Movement in his opening remarks. “In New York, Boston and Chicago, they have used their considerable political clout
The Vatican has released a document banning priests “who are actively homosexual, have deep-seated homosexual tendencies, or support the so-called ‘gay culture.’” Rome has been floating trial balloons for some time about this document to see what level of anti-gay rhetoric it can get away
Two books, both arguing in favor of same-sex marriage, yet as different as can be! In Blessing Same-Sex Unions, Mark Jordan writes in an often ironic tone. Why should gays and lesbians aspire to receive the church’s blessing on their unions if heterosexual marriage is
Exercising Their Faith Eric Elnes had a vision last year for the development of a truly progressive Christianity-and he promptly tried to forget it. “It was the plum from heaven that exploded like a hand grenade,” Elnes, pastor at the gay-friendly Scottsdale Congregational United Church
“So what are you?” Unconsciously imitating my dog, I tilted my head to the side and stared at the minister. Was she really asking me this question? It was the Together in Faith conference, the annual national gathering of spiritual LGBT activists, and I was
It seemed a small number to begin a global network (15 people in a lounge room in Surry Hills, Sydney) but Anthony Venn-Brown is optimistic growth will happen relatively quickly. Freedom 2 B(e) is a network that has been created to connect and support GLBTIQ