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The Religious Right (Side of History)

By Believe Out Loud / July 18, 2012 / Comments Off on The Religious Right (Side of History)

The mark of faithfulness is found in how well we follow Christ, who taught us to love one another and work for justice.

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Our First Pride As Parents Of A Young Gay Son

By Believe Out Loud / July 18, 2012 / Comments Off on Our First Pride As Parents Of A Young Gay Son

Parents celebrate Pride with their gay son!

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God and Gays

By Believe Out Loud / July 17, 2012 / Comments Off on God and Gays

As the Episcopal church becomes more inclusive and progressive, will it survive?

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Queer Eye For The Mormon Bishop Guy

By Believe Out Loud / July 15, 2012 / Comments Off on Queer Eye For The Mormon Bishop Guy

Former Mormon bishop becomes LGBT ally thanks to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

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Coming out at BJU

By Believe Out Loud / July 15, 2012 / Comments Off on Coming out at BJU

Coming out at Bob Jones University

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Straight, Christian Girl Finds Herself Fighting For LGBT Youth

By Believe Out Loud / July 14, 2012 / Comments Off on Straight, Christian Girl Finds Herself Fighting For LGBT Youth

Straight, Christian teen from conservative family finds herself fighting for LGBT youth

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Facebook Comments And Conversations This Week

By Believe Out Loud / July 12, 2012 / Comments Off on Facebook Comments And Conversations This Week

Facebook Comments And Conversations This Week

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The Episcopal Church, Transfigured

By Believe Out Loud / July 11, 2012 / Comments Off on The Episcopal Church, Transfigured

I’m almost at a loss for words.  Yesterday the House of Deputies—one of the two Houses in The Episcopal Church’s bicameral system of governance – passed resolutions D019 and D002.  The House of Bishops had done the same on Saturday afternoon.  Both resolutions add “gender identity and expression” to the Church’s nondiscrimination canons.  D019 addresses…

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The U.S. Military And The United Methodist Church; When Will The UMC Catch Up?

By Believe Out Loud / July 11, 2012 / Comments Off on The U.S. Military And The United Methodist Church; When Will The UMC Catch Up?

The U.S. Military and The United Methodist Church; When will The UMC catch up?

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Halfway There

By Believe Out Loud / July 9, 2012 / Comments Off on Halfway There

UPDATE: D002 and D019 have now passed the House of Deputies and are acts of Convention Sunday was an historic day, as the House of Bishops voted in favor of all three of the resolutions that take up gender identity and expression. As Sunday’s blog post left off, we were on the edge of our…

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