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Category Archives: Religion
LGBT Affirmation and the Evangelical Church
On The Huffington Post, Heidi Hall authors an article about the beginnings of a shift in attitudes toward affirming the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) members of the Evangelical Church. A change which Hall notes is due in part … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelical, LGBT Affirming, religious belief, religious institutions
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Social Media as a Tool to Tell Our Story, and Change Hearts and Minds
A Huffington Post article highlights how social media has helped to bring out a change in attitude, if not doctrine, within the Mormon faith: The phrase ‘gay Mormon’ was not part of our vocabulary prior to 2011,” said the evening’s organizer, … Continue reading
Top 10 Reasons Bible-Believing Christians Should Support Same-Sex Relationships
Nope, this isn’t something off of David Letterman’s show. It’s the conclusions of Matthew Vines, author of God and the Gay Christian. Vines took four years off to study the Bible to find out what its real message on homosexuality … Continue reading
Vatican-Condemned Gay Kiss Photo Series Get Exhibition in New York
From The Huffington Post: A stunning yet Vatican-condemned photo series featuring same-sex couples in passionate embraces inside Roman Catholic churches will get a new life in New York. The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay & Lesbian Art will display Rome-based artist … Continue reading
Posted in Religion
Tagged artists, Gonzalo Orquin, LGBT art, photography, religious institutions, Vatican
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Us Vs. Them: An Op-Ed on the Gay Rights Drama
From Canada’s Montreal Gazette comes an op-ed by a Jillian on the drama of gay rights and equality. Jillian frames the commentary in a protagonist vs. antagonist style. Within this examination, Jillian asks what is the motivation behind fundamentalist, religious … Continue reading
Posted in activism, Commentary, Religion
Tagged civil rights, equality, gay rights, LGBT opposition, oppression, religious institutions, religious leaders
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Isn’t the Bible’s Dress Code Being Naked?
The blog Joe. My. God. is reporting on the story of elementary school student Sunny Kahle, who had a letter sent home because she dressed too much like a boy. From the blog post: Elementary principal Becky Bowman sent home … Continue reading
Posted in Gender Politics, Religion
Tagged Adam and Eve, Bible, Bible quotes, religious belief, religious institutions
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Telling HER Story: Libby Phelps Alvarez, Former Westboro Baptist Church Member, Now Plans Gay Advocacy Work
With the passing of Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, I thought that it was a good time to take a look at another member of the Phelps family. One who has left the church and is working … Continue reading
Posted in activism, Religion
Tagged anti-gay, anti-gay sentiment, Fred Phelps, H8, Libby Phelps, Libby Phelps Alvarez, NOH8, Westboro Baptist Church
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Focusing on Christian Love to Combat Anti-Gay Hate
During his speech at the 2013 Jewish Literary Festival in Washington, DC, Dan Savage discussed a panel that he was on with Bishop Gene Robinson. Dan said that he found it bothersome that Robinson’s point of view on religion was … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Religion
Tagged Bishop Gene Robinson, Dan Savage, Gene Robinson, Harvey Milk, religion, self-hate
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Could College Kicker Alan Gendreau Be the First Out NFL Player?
While a lot of blogs and news outlets are focusing their speculation about who the NFL players may be that are readying to come out, OutSports has a profile on college kicker, Alan Gendreau, who’s openly gay and who wants … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, sports
Tagged college athletes, college kickers, football, gay athletes, NFL, Outsports
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Quote of the Day: Cokie Roberts Clarifies Gay People and Sinners
Robert’s comment comes at the 10:00 minute mark, but start at 9:15 to get the full effect. Classy rebuttal from a classy lady.