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Evangelicals, LGTBQ+, and the Bible: What’s (Been) Going On?
By JOHN G. STACKHOUSE APR. 16, 2015 In early March, evangelical Pastor Stan Mitchell announced to his congregation, GracePoint Church in Nashville, that he fully affirmed gay members. Growing numbers of evangelical pastors in the United States are coming out in favor of full acceptance of LGBTQ+ people and their desires and relationships, albeit within […]
8 Reasons Why The Church Got It Wrong About Homosexuality (Anthony Venn-Brown)
Two important things to mention before we look at the reasons ¢â‚¬ËœWhy the church got it SO wrong ¢â‚¬â„¢. Firstly it is inevitable that the church will accept the fact that homosexuality is an orientation and not an abomination. Same sex […]
Same-sex Marriage: What Should Straight Supporters Do? (A novel, interesting, silly? idea)
Same sex marriage needs straight people to take a stand in Australia Date February 3, 2015 Clementine Ford If straight people really want to stand up for same sex marriage, they should not marry. As the old saying goes, friends who want to stay friends should never discuss religion or politics. But if the shifting […]
Dr. Gushee: Contempt for minorities
©David P. Gushee The Reformation Project Conference November 8, 2014 Photo courtesy Rick Wood/The Reformation Project I want to talk tonight about a small minority group that was for almost 2000 years the object of a tragically destructive, religiously motivated, contempt on the part […]
Equal love for the Gay Community
A plea from a young Christian man…. by Benji Watson ([email protected]) I ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been warring with myself for a while on how to write about this. I even had to ask myself, ¢â‚¬Å“Benji, why do you want to write this article? What is your motivation? ¢â‚¬ Finding the motivation behind every choice, I think, is an important […]
Anglican Priest/gay activist Bernard Mayes, dies
His obituaries seem to be in every major US newspaper. Here’s one: ~~ Bernard Mayes, founder of first suicide hotline, dies at 85 Mayes, an Anglican priest who left the ministry and later became an atheist, married the couple in San Francisco. He died Oct. 23 at age 85. By STEVE C HAWKINS Bernard Mayes, […]
Homosexuality: a Christian Doctor’s submission to a Baptist Assembly
Baptist Assembly of NSW/ACT Submission on homosexuality and the church I am an attendee of Carlingford Baptist Church and formerly of Thornleigh Community Baptist Church. Unfortunately much of the time my work as a medical doctor prevents me from being able to attend services. I was formerly a member of the Seventh-day Adventist church but […]
In some countries female rape victims are beheaded for ‘adultery’: In Victoria, Australia, a 14-year-old male victim of sexual abuse could earn a criminal record (‘sodomy’)
Peter Barrett October 30, 2014 Brave: Peter McEwan, who had a conviction recorded under old gay sex laws. Photo: James Boddington It was a moment that took everyone by surprise. In the middle of his parliamentary speech State Labor MP Richard Wynne turned to the public gallery and singled someone out. It was Peter McEwan, […]
Pope Francis vs. Some of his Cardinals on Gay Issues
(Dr. Stuart Edser’s measured summary) (Check Search on this website for more of Dr. Edser’s excellent material) So, at the end of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, where exactly are we? The paragraph on gay people did not get through with a two thirds majority with the more pastoral language that welcomes gays and […]
United Methodist (US) pastor presides over gay wedding: trouble!
‘This will become the new normal’ Author: Nick O’Malley Date: 11/10/2014 Source: AGE One pastor’s journey has brought his church to a watershed. It all began with the suffering of his gay son, writes Nick O’Malley. With a bland act of office administration last Monday morning, the United States Supreme Court changed the fabric of […]
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