Darkness Shall Not Overcome It
In our struggle, the light overcomes the darkness. We are fighting for the right to love – in the very face of hate. But the fight is ours to win. For we fight with the light of truth on our side. Make no mistake about
Category Archives: The Church
Counting the Cost
Recently, I received news that the Wethersfield United Church of Christ voted to withdraw from the Connecticut Conference of the UCC because of the acceptance of gays and lesbians and the position of supporting legal recognition of their relationships. The Wethersfield congregation is the largest
Let’s Get Our History Out of the Closet
Yes, those boxes in your closet with old newsletters, conference programs, meeting notes, letters, posters, buttons, and everything else you’ve collected during your involvement with LGBT religious movements – those are the written record of our history. Getting those items preserved in a repository or
Are Denominations Desirable?
These things also belong to the wise, It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. (Proverbs 24:23) If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect
Christians United for the Well-Being of All God’s Creatures
Increasingly, Christians from all denominations are finding common ground in their concern for God’s creatures. There is a growing movement among Christians to relieve the unnecessary suffering of billions of animals each year, for example for furs, for entertainment, and on factory farms. Modern factory
Dignity Decries Discrimination
News release WASHINGTON — The Leadership of DignityUSA criticized the effort of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to write discrimination against same-gender couples into the U.S. Constitution through their support of a Federal Marriage amendment. “[A June 25, 2004] statement by Bishop Gregory
Wine and Wafer as Weapons? The Regrettable Politics of Holy Communion
Seems that every election cycle, there’s an unholy alliance of politicians and fundamentalist religious leaders who unite to attack the LGBT community. Well, here we go again. In its latest incarnation, there’s a movement an epidemic, actually of religious leaders who have lost
Holy Communion as a Political Weapon
The pilgrims fled Europe and came to Plymouth to escape the intolerance and hatred of religious persecution. Almost four centuries later, a very disturbing trend is taking place in America that is the very antitheses of what this country is suppose to stand for and
Rainbow Communion
Traditionally, Christian observation of Pentecost has recalled and celebrated the conversion of diverse peoples. The apostles preached to “devout Jews from every nation under heaven,” and “each one heard them speaking in the native language of each” (Acts 2:5-6). Beginning in Australia in 1997, and
Love’s Liberation: Reflections of a Lay Episcopal Lesbian
What a beautiful day we had for Pride Day in Boise, Idaho! Clear blue skies, nice warm temperatures, no counter demonstrators. What! No counter demonstrators?! Yes, for the first time in 15 years of Pride Parades we had no counter demonstrators. I don’t think this