LGBT RELIGION

RELIGION
Why The Faith Community's Support Of LGBT People Can't Be Conditional
By Carol Kuruvilla
15 religious leaders break down exactly why "love the sinner, hate the sin" just doesn't cut it anymore.
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Arkansas Church Kicks Out Young Gay Man For ‘Choosing A Sinful Lifestyle’
By James Michael Nichols
"We will continue to pray for you and your family."
RELIGION
Religious Views On Same-Sex Marriage Have Radically Changed
By Carol Kuruvilla
Jay Michaelson, a gay Buddhist writer and activist, believes American Buddhists came out at the top of the list because of
RELIGION
Reciprocity Foundation, New York Nonprofit, Helps LGBT Youth Reconnect With Spirituality
By Religion News Service, Religion News Service
NEW YORK (RNS) Jordyn Garrett left home so he could become Olivia. Lerato “Lee” Mokobe left South Africa to pursue her dreams
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Why 'Kidnapped For Christ' Is The Most Faithful Film Of The Year
As a kid, I was raised in a Baptist church. Five days out of the week you could find me in the small, rust-colored building
RELIGION
How to Break Free from Organized Religion
By Dr. Steve McSwain, Contributor
Speaker, Author, Counselor to Congregations, Interfaith Ambass...
Thee purpose of all religion is to free you, and to bring order out of chaos. When a religion ceases to free you, you need freedom from religion.
RELIGION
LGBT Americans Are Less Religious Than Non-LGBT Americans, But Not Across The Board: Report
By Antonia Blumberg
Religion has not always been kind to the LGBT community. Signs like the one ATLAH Worldwide Missionary posted outside its
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Selena Owens' Answer to Cultural Depravity
By Jonathan Zeng, Contributor
Musician, Singer, Actor, Teacher
Ms. Owens was quite offended by Sunday's Grammy Awards and called it "a forthright assault on conservatives" which furthered "homosexual advancement" in American culture.
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The Whitstable Times, British Newspaper, Slammed For 'Homosexual Sinners' Headline
By James Michael Nichols
Check out the headline as it appeared below: Published in The Whitstable Times, the letter itself reportedly quotes the Bible
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Frank Schaefer, Pennsylvania Pastor Who Officiated Gay Son's Wedding, Will Face Trial At Methodist Panel
By James Michael Nichols
"The love for my son took over the fear of losing my job with the United Methodist Church," Shaefer told the Lebanon Daily
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Tennessee Church Exiles Family For Supporting Lesbian Daughter
By JamesMichael Nichols
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Gay Christian Uses Grindr Social App To Locate Other Religious Gay Southerners (VIDEO)
By Christopher Rudolph
Hendrick's project, entitled "South of the Ohio," began at the beginning of August in Kentucky, where he visited the Creation
RELIGION
Transgender Religious Movements Grow As More Groups Ordain And Welcome 'T' In LGBT (VIDEO)
By Jaweed Kaleem
After historic U.S. Supreme Court rulings that knocked down the Defense of Marriage Act and effectively invalidated California's
RELIGION
Church Is a Battlefield
By Eliel Cruz, Contributor
Executive Director, Faith In America
I cannot walk through most of our churches without having to duck at the stones that are thrown in the form of whispers, verses and stares. If looks could kill, I'd be dead.
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Music As My Refuge: Then and Now
By Jonathan Zeng, Contributor
Musician, Singer, Actor, Teacher
I came to realize that being gay is not a reason to feel guilt or shame. I was created in God's image just as much as any straight person. Finally, I had peace. The guilt and shame left me. My love for music did not.
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Chicago Pride Parade 2012: Record Crowd Turns Out, Hits The Streets (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Check out photos from Sunday's parade below. All photos are by Ryan Lee Williams, unless otherwise noted. View the full set
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Breaking iPads and Breaking Faith
By Adam Kirk Edgerton, Contributor
Ph.D. Student, Education Policy, University of Pennsylvania GSE
I tried to hang on to church. I went to some progressive churches but no longer felt home in those bittersweet sanctuaries. I had this intense feeling of physical discomfort, as if everyone were watching me, as if everyone knew.
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Gene Robinson, First Openly Gay Anglican Bishop, Celebrates 65th Birthday
By Kevin Burra
Then, after 13 years of marriage, with his 40th birthday looming, Robinson once again began having doubts about his sexuality
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Joan Of Arc And 9 Other 'Queer' Saints
By Noah Michelson
A few passages, especially two in the book of Leviticus, which many claim have been taken out of context or misinterpreted
RELIGION
Evangelicals and Gays: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
By Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D., Contributor
Theologian, seminary professor and ordained minister; author, ...
In the spirit of Martin Luther, I have posted on the web "9.5 Theses for a New Reformation" for reimagining the relationship between Christian evangelicals and LGBT people.
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Janine Denomme, Woman Ordained As Catholic Priest, Denied Catholic Burial By Church
Denomme was active in the church throughout her life. Over the years her family and friends watched her struggle between