Posts Tagged ‘Believe Out Loud’
Christians Should Be More Than “Gay Okay”
I was talking to a man recently who has been coming to our church after a small group discussion we had about faith and sexual orientation. His perspective really bothered me at the time, but I wasn’t sure why. The guy is a lot like me in many ways — white, in his thirties, middle…
Read MoreMay God’s Extravagant Love & Grace Inspire The Fellowship Meeting In Minneapolis
“You are the church, I am the church, we are the church together! We who follow Jesus, all round the world, we are the church together.” The lyrics to this chorus say it all. With all of our stories, our congregations, our disagreements, our ministries and our global relationships—we are the church together. This week,…
Read MoreAcross The Aisle: Marriage Equality And Its Role In Changing The Church
I have never understood the wedding practice of seating people according to their relationship to one of the betrothed. Maybe this tradition made sense when marriage was purely an economic act: two families, each seated behind their son or daughter, were also entering into a contract. When the intended recited their vows, each side of…
Read MoreConversations Will Move Christians Towards LGBT Welcome
Two weeks into our campaign to join A Million People for LGBT-Inclusive Christianity, Believe Out Loud has reached its first milestone, topping 10,000 online members. Perhaps even more significantly, we have sparked conversations in new places about the role of LGBT equality in the wider “progressive Christian” movement. Aided in part by Sojourners’ decision not…
Read MoreSojourners Ad Rejection Triggers Controversy
In the wake of Sojourners’ decision to not accept LGBT-affirming ads from Believe Out Loud, there have been some 75 news reports and blogs written about the controversy. While the articles themselves are compelling, the comments posted by readers are equally informative. Read selections below: “I am a Christian who happens to be gay. The central…
Read More24 Hours To Stop Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill
Tomorrow, Uganda’s Parliament is scheduled to take up its “Anti Homosexuality Bill”, a proposed law that is appalling in its inhumanity. The law would execute gays who are considered “serial offenders” and impose life sentences on individuals who engage in a single homosexual act. Anti-gay Christians, many of them from America, have been at the…
Read MoreCatholics, An Apple And An Inclusive Garden Of Eden
Three converging news stories this week may finally be giving us the redemptive interpretation of the creation story we’ve been seeking. Two new polls indicate growing support for LGBT equality among surprising quarters and Apple’s recent decision to pull a “gay cure” app from itunes, add up to a society that seems increasingly accepting of…
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