Posts Tagged ‘Believe Out Loud’
First-ever Training For Trainers To Help Build Inclusive Churches
Via National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Thirty folks from across the country gathered in Minneapolis recently for the Task Force’s first-ever “Building an Inclusive Church (BIC): Train the Trainer.” The Task Force’s Institute for Welcoming Resources has been leading BIC trainings for years, equipping almost 1,000 folks to return to their home congregations to…
Read MoreThe Trevor Project Chats With Daniel Radcliffe
In a live online video chat Daniel Radcliffe answered questions submitted by young people around the world about bullying, career insecurity he’s felt, and the reason is so dedicated to helping prevent teenagers from committing suicide. Since the end of his popular Harry Potter film franchise last year, Radcliffe has established himself as a talented…
Read MoreAn Open Letter To The United Methodist Council Of Bishops
By Rev. Gilbert H. Caldwell On July 19, 2012, more than 70 people sent a letter to the United Methodist Council of Bishops demanding that the bishops charge Retired Bishop Melvin G. Talbert with “violating his responsibility to uphold church law, disseminating doctrine contrary to the standards of The United Methodist Church and engaging in…
Read MorePastors To Gather In Maryland In Support Of Marriage Equality
Black clergy from across the country are planning to announce their support for same-sex marriage in Maryland this week. The pastors and other clergy, led by the Rev. Delman Coates of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, are hoping that their public display of support will help erase the perception that all black pastors are…
Read MoreFinding Manna in the Wilderness
All are welcomed and affirmed as beautiful and wholly Holy.
Read MoreDan Savage And Brian Brown Debate The Bible And Same-Sex Marriage
Dan Savage And the President Of NOM Debate The Bible And Same-Sex Marriage
Read MoreMarriage Is A Journey That All Should Be Able To Experience
Via Stillwater Gazette Hope often gets confused with optimism, but the two are not the same thing. When asked about the future well being of the planet in light of global warming and other environmental threats, one of my favorite professors in seminary used to say, “I am not optimistic, but I am hopeful.” For…
Read MoreThe Gay Black Church
It’s Sunday afternoon in the sanctuary of City of Refuge, a linoleum-floored auditorium with folding chairs, at a particularly sketchy downtown San Francisco intersection. Yvette Flunder, founding pastor, is preaching at the podium, a fine wooden pedestal that gives the altar a hint of traditional “church.” It was her grandfather’s pulpit, and now she’s…
Read MoreThe Key To Winning Marriage Equality
My mother did not congratulate me when I announced my engagement. It wasn’t because she didn’t like the person I was going to marry. It was because she was not comfortable with the idea of two men getting married, especially when one of them happened to be her son. It wasn’t that she wanted to…
Read MoreBishop Targeted For LGBT Inclusion In The United Methodist Church
Bishop Melvin Talbert works for full LGBT inclusion in the United Methodist Church
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