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A New Normal

By pwsbuilder / April 16, 2020 / Comments Off on A New Normal

Life goes on. The world will eventually resume its normal practices, but with a new perspective in mind. There have been terrible pandemics in human history, but we continue to survive, adapt and thrive with new know-how and ambition. During this period, we will face new challenges, make adjustments in our regular actions and grow…

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Have Faith

By pwsbuilder / March 31, 2020 / Comments Off on Have Faith

Our outlook may seem dark at times and feelings of sorrow and regret may set in. It may look as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel, but know that the Lord is with you. There are no problems too big for God. Continue to have hope and keep faith. Last…

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Saint Valentine: The Evangelist and Martyr

By pwsbuilder / February 13, 2020 / Comments Off on Saint Valentine: The Evangelist and Martyr

Saint Valentine’s Day often conjures up thoughts of intimacy, gifts and of course, candy. This is what Saint Valentine’s Day has become, but the origin story of this annual holiday is derived from martyrdom. There are several Valentines who died on February 14th. Bollandists, a society of Belgian monks and scholars, have spent three centuries…

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Coming Out Muslim: A Believe Out Loud Review

By pwsbuilder / January 8, 2020 / Comments Off on Coming Out Muslim: A Believe Out Loud Review

Towards the end of 2019, Believe Out Loud had the opportunity to view Coming Out Muslim, a performance by the creative duo Terna Hamida Tilley-Gyado and Wazina Zondon. Chatter from the packed-in crowd produces a hum in the air of the performance space. Tangles of legs line the aisles in an effort to get comfortable…

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How Do You Believe Out Loud?

By pwsbuilder / November 18, 2019 / Comments Off on How Do You Believe Out Loud?

Have you seen our compilation of ten wonderfully and marvelously made people sharing with us how they believe out loud? Believe Out Loud has always been a space of affirmation for LGBT people of faith and their allies. With our “How do YOU believe out loud” campaign, we turn the microphone back to you –…

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Believing Out Loud with Ben and Victoria

By pwsbuilder / September 11, 2019 / Comments Off on Believing Out Loud with Ben and Victoria

Ben and Victoria, two team members of Believe Out Loud, present an animated discussion on practicing faith in the workplace and what believing out loud means to them. Believe Out Loud is a faith-based organization that aims to amplify counter-narratives on the intersections of faith and sexuality through digital media and advocacy. Produced By Believe…

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Faith Journeys: Being True to Who You Are -Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls & Reverend Debra J. Hopkins in Conversation

By pwsbuilder / September 5, 2019 / Comments Off on Faith Journeys: Being True to Who You Are -Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls & Reverend Debra J. Hopkins in Conversation

In this episode, we meet Bishop Tonyia M. Rawls and Reverend Debra J. Hopkins: two LGBT faith leaders based in Charlotte, NC. The long-time friends sit down to discuss the ways their faith shaped the acceptance of their sexuality and gender identity, and how that self-acceptance shaped their ministries. Created by: Ben Ohene, and Victoria…

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Nativity Stories

By pwsbuilder / March 13, 2019 / Comments Off on Nativity Stories

We each have our own “nativity story.” Mine is that it was a difficult birth, a prolonged labor, my mother turned blue, my father told the doctor she needed oxygen, I was born feet first, my legs were crooked and doctors wanted to put braces on them, but my mother resisted, choosing another therapy: massaging…

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A Christian Response To LGBT Teens & Bullying

By pwsbuilder / March 13, 2019 / Comments Off on A Christian Response To LGBT Teens & Bullying

MLP News Please pray for the friends and family of 14-year-old Kenneth James Weishuhn of Primghar, Iowa. Kenneth took his life on Saturday after being bullied for coming out as a gay teen a few months ago. Kenneth’s friends and family describe him as a happy young man, handsome and full of life. After coming…

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Thinking Out Loud

By pwsbuilder / January 15, 2019 / Comments Off on Thinking Out Loud

Asbury Park, New Jersey where I live, is today covered with snow, followed by rain that is turning into ice. The weather outside has given me the excuse to do what I do with some frequency; “Thinking Out Loud”. An article in today’s New York Times; “Part of Kentucky Marriage Law Overturned” has attracted my…

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