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There are a few spots left for Camp Osiris, a retreat experience for queer and/or trans* people and allies who want a safe space to discuss their faith and their identities. The following reflection is from camp co-founder, Rev. Shannon Kearns. I remember one of the first times I had the courage to write in my journal: “I…
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As a lifelong United Methodist, an ordained elder in the New York Annual Conference, and a scholar specializing in theological and social ethics, I am profoundly grateful for the efforts of Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), their affiliate Methodists in New Directions (MIND), and similar organizations throughout the denomination, to foster marriage equality for LGBT persons within United Methodist practices.…
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“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8). Today, we knocked at the door of St. Patrick’s…
Read MoreIn the weeks leading up to the Boy Scouts of America’s vote on dropping the anti-gay ban, communities of faith are speaking out. The problem for the media covering this is that faith communities are not saying the same thing. Who gets to represent the voice of faith when talking about the Boy Scouts proposed…
Read MoreIn a profoundly simple way, NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active player in one of the four major U.S. professional sports to come out as gay. Collins said, “I’m a 34 year old NBA Center. I’m black. And I’m gay” in a first-person article posted on April 29 on Sports’ Illustrated website. Collins…
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With same sex marriage in Rhode Island becoming law of the land today, New England becomes the first region in the United State to vote in favor of marriage equality. Rhode Island may have been the last state in the Northeast to grant LGBT couples the same civil rights as other couples, but this victory…
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This is my family: 2 gay moms and 3 straight kids. 2 Whites, 2 Blacks and 1 Puerto Rican. 3 siblings from 3 different birth families. 5 different souls. This is not an effort to get people to change their minds about marriage, but rather, to give people a look into my heart and my non-traditional family. My two…
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“Love the sinner. Hate the sin.” How many times do we hear this, particularly in response to the debate over homosexuality in the church? I cannot count the number of comments and conversations that begin something like this: “As Christians, we love everyone. We love the sinner, but hate the sin. Haven’t you read the…
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As I reported at Truth Wins Out, G.R.A.C.E. has begun a formal investigation into allegations of sexual abuse within the Bob Jones University (BJU) network. At present, they are seeking for anyone who was the victim of sexual abuse or assualt by anyone associated with Bob Jones University or who reported abuse or sexual crimes…
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In recent years some Christian leaders have responded to the gay issue by making a ministry of “building bridges” between those who believe that being gay is a sin and those who don’t. These pastors and ministry leaders make a point of never committing on the matter either way. Instead, as one ministry typical of the…
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