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Christians Support Marriage Equality In The UK

By pwsbuilder / January 15, 2019 / Comments Off on Christians Support Marriage Equality In The UK

By James Chapman Gay marriage is consistent with Christian values of ‘justice’ and ‘fairness’, the equalities minister has told religious critics. Helen Grant said she was a ‘God-fearing woman’ and suggested those of faith should support Government plans to legalise gay unions. Speaking ahead of a key vote on the issue next week, in which…

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Begin To Receive

By pwsbuilder / January 7, 2019 / Comments Off on Begin To Receive

I have begun to give…begin to possess. (Deut 2:31) What could God be possibly giving to me, that I am to possess? And as I think about that, it’s interesting that it is more than just “receive”. It is possess. I think other translations talk about conquering. Funny words “conquer” and “possess”. I have to…

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By pwsbuilder / March 28, 2018 / Comments Off on All Categories Post
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#RefuseToBeComplicit with White Supremacy in Your Church

By pwsbuilder / March 16, 2018 /

An open letter to white people of faith: 

At every point in the history of the United States there have been people whose faith has provided the bedrock for lifelong efforts to end violence, oppression, and inequity—Dorothy Day, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Bishop Gene Robinson—and there have been others who have used their religion as a weapon to further these same forces; to maintain the oppressive status quo rather than challenge it.

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The Three Fault Lines Of Injustice Against Rev. Darlene Garner

By pwsbuilder / February 28, 2018 / Comments Off on The Three Fault Lines Of Injustice Against Rev. Darlene Garner

As we wrap up Black History Month, my mind and heart are returning to Rev. Darlene Garner and the injustice she experienced at the hands of the Metropolitan Community Church, a denomination to which she faithfully gave her leadership and ministry. I have been an ally of the Metropolitan Community Church since I attended my…

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An Open Letter to Metropolitan Community Churches Leadership in Support of Rev. Elder Darlene Garner

By pwsbuilder / December 14, 2017 /

We write as friends of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) who have been watching with growing concern as MCC embarks on its restructuring plans.

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Bearing the Light of Advent with Holy Women Icons

By pwsbuilder / December 2, 2017 / Comments Off on Bearing the Light of Advent with Holy Women Icons

As much as we want to share gratitude during the season of Thanksgiving, prepare for the hope of Advent, or celebrate Christmas, it’s difficult because the holiday season can be tough for queer folks. Disproportionately estranged from family means we often must create our own family. While these chosen families can be tremendously life-giving, it’s…

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Christian Underhistory: Facing The Horrors of Christianity Past

By pwsbuilder / October 25, 2017 / Comments Off on Christian Underhistory: Facing The Horrors of Christianity Past

Let me tell you about my new podcast Christian Underhistory. It’s a Christian True Crime podcast. Each week I have a different guest, usually a preacher or a theologian or a seminarian, and I tell them a true horror story from Christian history. We usually engage in gallows humor, joke so we can get through it,…

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Practicing the Radical Love of Jesus the Christ

By pwsbuilder / September 15, 2017 / Comments Off on Practicing the Radical Love of Jesus the Christ

Right now, while living within an increasingly polarized nation, the hardest thing to do is to keep emulating Jesus. I utilized the word emulating for a reason. I utilized it, for as Christians, we are not simply called to follow Jesus; rather, we are called to emulate Jesus. We are called to live by his…

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The Nashville Statement Is Deadly Theology

By pwsbuilder / September 5, 2017 /

I am the daughter, granddaughter, niece and relative of more than ten evangelical Baptist and Methodist ministers in Alabama and Georgia. I am also an openly-gay married woman and the Alabama State Director for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest civil rights organization dedicated to achieving equality for LGBTQ  (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and…

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