Living Outside Of The Closet

October 8, 2010

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Phil Shepherd aka the Whiskey Preacher is a straight ally who has created this youtube video of himself interviewing the coming out story of his friend Becky who is apart of Phil’s faith community The Eucatastrophe in Fort Worth, TX. Becky and Phil both hope and pray that Becky’s story can bring encouragement to those […]

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The Outlaw Preachers (Re)Union

October 8, 2010

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The Outlaw Preachers are having a Re-Union.  And you should come. The Outlaw Preachers are a diverse group of friends who love to passionately share the love and grace of the Gospel.  I’ve gotten to know most of the organizing group and consider them good friends.  It’s in Memphis in December, and its incredibly cheap.  […]

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Counting The Costs – Queer Christianity

October 5, 2010

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Counting The Costs – Queer Christianity By Rhiannon Y Orizaga Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the […]

Atheist’s Challenge: Christians, Show Your Support for LGBTQ Rights!

July 27, 2010

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Atheist’s Challenge: Christians, Show Your Support for LGBTQ Rights! By Tina Ciampa “The Friendly Atheist” has some words for Christians who support LGBTQ equality- DO something, or you’re part of the problem. Popular blogger & author, Hemant Mehta, issued his challenge in response to the internet buzz surrounding Christians who attended a Gay Pride Parade […]

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Father Figure

July 20, 2010

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Father Figure By Robert Moore When you think of a Father, you see a man with hairy arms, broad chest and grease on his hands. Or perhaps you see him as a well dressed man who spends most of his time in the office, suit, tie, and the whole nine yards. Perhaps you see a […]

Transgender Folks in Christianity

June 29, 2010

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Transgender Folks in Christianity Hello Queermergent! This is the second post in a series about transgender issues. Brian already laid some great framework for this conversation here, so if you’re just joining in, that might be a great place for you to start. One of the most common things to come up as I’m talking […]

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Christendom and Gay-bashing

June 7, 2010

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Christendom and Gay-bashing By Queerbrit This morning the gay Christian guy I was dating for some weeks was beaten up by his family when they found out he was gay.  He is now so scared of loosing his family, he has promised he will never see me again. Good Christian family there then. So why […]

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So You’re Cisgender – What does this mean for your life?

May 24, 2010

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So You’re Cisgender – What does this mean for your life? BY Micah & Brian Micah: As a young man who is relatively open about my transgender status, I get asked a lot of questions from cisgender people. Many, if not all, of those folks are well-meaning, and earnestly want to know more so they […]

The Non-Existent Case Against SSM in the Bible

May 17, 2010

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The Non-Existent Case Against SSM in the Bible BY Theresa Seeber The Clobber Passages are as follows: Genesis 19:1-5 Leviticus 18:22 Leviticus 20:13 Deuteronomy 23:17 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Romans 1:21-31 Matthew 19:11-13 is not a “clobber passage”, but is Jesus’ own words on the matter Genesis 19:1-5 In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah the […]

Uncle Tony and Aunt David

May 10, 2010

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Uncle Tony and Aunt David BY Travis Mamone Certain names have been changed. When my dad found out I was a Christian, he asked me if I was okay with my Uncle Tony being gay. I never had a problem with my uncle before my conversion; Uncle Tony is one of the nicest guys in […]