Posts Tagged ‘LGBT Christians’
Lenten 14 Stations of Self-Reflection
This Holy Week, we would like to guide you on a journey of self-reflection: #14StationsofSelf. Inspired by the 14 Stations of the Cross, this exercise is meant to provide a meditative spring cleaning for the soul as we follow the story of the final days of Jesus’ life. Grab a pen and paper to write…
Read MoreHonor The Transgender Day Of Remembrance
Every year at the end of November, communities across the globe come together to commemorate the International Transgender Day of Remembrance—a day dedicated to honoring trans* people who have lost their lives to acts of violence over the past year. You can click here to find a TDOR event in your area. This year, Standing…
Read MoreMarriage Equality: A New Heaven, A New Earth
Investigative reporting can pull back the curtain on truths that are kept hidden. When Carlos Maza went “under cover” to a NOM (National Organization for Marriage) weekend event for college students, he listened, observed, and took notes on all the anti-gay rhetoric that was paraded out. Toward the end of the event — and the…
Read MoreFour UCC Ministers Make Most Inspiring LGBT Religious Leaders List
Via United Church of Christ News Four United Church of Christ ministers appear on the Huffington Post’s list of “Most Inspiring LGBT Religious Leaders.” Bishop Yvette Flunder, senior pastor of City of Refuge UCC in San Francisco; the Rev. Jo Hudson, senior pastor at Cathedral of Hope UCC in Dallas; and the Rev. William R.…
Read MoreCivil Rights Groups And LGBT Groups Join Forces For Marriage Equality
Reverend Donte Hickman believes that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, and he will not marry same-sex couples at his church in Baltimore. Nonetheless, for months, he has been advocating in favor of the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which allows gays and lesbian couples to get a civil marriage license from…
Read MoreWhat The United Methodist Church Can Learn From Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. An analysis of the success or lack thereof of the new policy has proven that despite the dire predictions of many, morale has not suffered, the mission of the military has not been impeded, and honesty and openness about the historical reality of the presence of lesbian and gay…
Read MoreMarble Collegiate Church Welcomes LGBT Christian Dialogue
ONE year after Matthew Vines was forced to leave the Wichita, Kan., church he had attended since birth — not because he is gay, but because he tried to convince people there was nothing wrong with that — he was sitting facing a crowd of 235 Christians, most of them gay or lesbian, at…
Read MoreFirst-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 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 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…
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