Posts Tagged ‘LGBT Christians’
Catholics Speak Out In Support Of Same-Sex Marriage
Via Associated Press Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a former Maryland lieutenant governor and member of one of the nation’s most well-known Catholic political families, has joined supporters of a Maryland law allowing same-sex marriage. Townsend, the eldest child of Robert F. Kennedy, noted her famous uncle John F. Kennedy’s emphasis on separation of church and state.…
Read MoreHow the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Harms Families
By More Light Presbyterians Last week another federal judge ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional in the case of Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management. What is the real-life impact of DOMA? In its latest episode, In The Life Media sat down with five families to answer exactly that question. There are 1,138 benefits,…
Read MoreHow Labels Can Strip Us Of Our Humanity
By Claudette Ortiz, Las Cruces Sun-News I don’t think homosexuality is a sin, so for those among my church family who believe it is I want you to know that, as you love the sinner but hate the sin, I love the judge but hate the judgment. Besides, my column is more about figuring out ways…
Read MoreThe Calm After The Storm
Via Huffington Post Two lovers. That’s how I got here. Two lovers caught up in a moment set my life spinning in motion. You know the story, cells divide and life explodes. But before my fingernails took shape and before the first thud of contracting muscle sent blood flowing through my veins, something else occurred;…
Read MoreA Christian’s Fight For LGBT Rights
Via Huffington Post A few Saturday's ago, my husband and I spent our afternoon in the fellowship hall of St. Luke's Community Church. As Christians, it's not uncommon for us to spend part of our weekends gathered with people at a place of worship. What was different about this church gathering was that we didn't…
Read MoreBeing Christian And Welcoming
Via GLAAD In light of Chick-Fil-A COO Dan Cathy’s statement that his opposition to marriage equality is rooted in his belief in the “biblical definition of the family unit,” GLAAD would like to point to the many Christians who understand that the “biblical” definition of family is not limited to husband, wife, and children, and…
Read MoreSeasons Of Love
Michael Adee bids farewell to More Light Presbyterians
Read MoreSupporters Outnumber Anti-Gay Protestors at North Carolina Churches
By Matt Comer, qnotes Protesters and street preachers with the anti-gay and anti-choice Operation Save America were outnumbered last weekend by peaceful supporters at three churches’ worship services in Concord, N.C., a suburb minutes outside of Charlotte. Several dozen protesters, including families with young children and teens, stood outside of Trinity United Church of Christ,…
Read MoreA Mother’s Wish To Perform Her Gay Son’s Wedding Ceremony
Patrick Evans, MLP’s new Interim Executive Director, writes in the Washington Post about a pastor’s struggle to someday declare her son Nathan and his beloved “to be married in the eyes of the law, the church, and most importantly, his Creator.” Both the Rev. Melody Young from Olympia Presbytery and her son Nathan attended the…
Read MoreQueer Eye For The Mormon Bishop Guy
Former Mormon bishop becomes LGBT ally thanks to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
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