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I didn’t catch gay from a toilet seat, I caught it when for the first time a girl smiled at me and I knew why. I didn’t catch gay from playing with G.I. Joes, I caught it from the secret longing I got when I looked at the other girls around me. I didn’t catch…

Original Article Posted on Journey With Jesus Webzine Used with Permission and Much Gratitude By Debie Thomas. Posted 23 February 2020. For Sunday March 1, 2020 Lectionary Readings (Revised Common Lectionary, Year A) Genesis 2:15-17, 3, 1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 On this first Sunday in Lent, we follow Jesus into the wilderness,…

In the last few weeks there have been a rash of young men who have committed suicide because of being bullied for being gay. So what has happened to them? Are they in hell because they took their own life? Is it possible they could be in heaven? Could it be God saw their hearts,…

Michael Neri is a drama teacher in England, and he’s pretty popular. His Talking Props Theatre School that he set up in 2014 had a good enough reputation for a Christian woman to sign her kids up. But when she learned that Neri is gay, she texted him to pull the kids out. Her reason?…

I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian. I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman. I am the sister who holds her gay brother tight through the painful, tear-filled nights. We are the parents who buried…

There is no book I love more nor one that has shaped my life more dramatically than the Bible. This is probably true for many of us. The stories in the Bible have filled many of my days and really, are part of my very soul. I have come to realize that the Bible can…

MINNEAPOLIS – Right before Christmas, Jamie McConnell arrived at the Lake Country School here, as he does most days of the week, to pick up his son, Ben, 3. Hardly short on spunk, Ben made his way out to the snowy playground, and Mr. McConnell, as parents have done since the dawn of swings and…

(or all mainline Protestants, or all Christendom, for that matter) Yes, indeed. There is a strong possibility that the ELCIC (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) will be voting on this possibility at its annual convention this summer. What is this church coming to? An understanding, I hope. I hope the church is coming to an…

Odd as it seems, men can lactate. In their 1896 book, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, Dr. George Gould and Dr. Walter Pyle recount several occurrences of men breastfeeding their young. The stories include a sailor who put his son to his breast to quiet him and started producing milk; a South American peasant who…

by Rev. Frederick L. Pattison from his booklet “Challenging: Gay & Lesbian Baptists” available on the CG Store Mahatma Gandhi, the renowned leader of the people of India, in seeking to overthrow British colonial rule of his native land, was an avid reader. Although a Hindu, in his quest for freedom, he read the four…

‘I was mortified to learn that you had distorted my work,’ NYU Professor Carol Gilligan Tells Focus on the Family Leader in Blistering Letter. Miami Beach, FLA. – New York University educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, PhD, today slammed Focus on the Family leader, James C. Dobson, for “twisting” and “distorting” her research in a guest…

(Out Of) Focus On The Family Miami Beach, FLA. – Truth Wins Out released a new video today on YouTube featuring a famed psychiatrist who says Focus on the Family has chronically exaggerated his scientific data from a 2001 study to support their anti-gay political agenda. “The gay person who is thinking about entering some…

“Coming out of the closet” (very often shortened to “coming out” in winking reference to the public introduction of debutantes) describes the voluntary public announcement of one’s (often homosexual or bisexual) sexual orientation, sexual attractions, gender identity, or paraphilia. Being “out” means not concealing these characteristics. Being “outed” refers to having these characteristics made public…

‘Ex-Gay Groups Love To Spotlight The Wedding Photos, But They Never Show The Divorce Papers,’ Says TWO Executive Director Wayne Besen TRUTH WINS OUT UNVEILS VALENTINE’S VIDEO SHOWING HOW ATTEMPTS TO BECOME STRAIGHT THROUGH MARRIAGE LEADS TO HEARTBREAK AND DIVORCE Miami Beach, FLA. – Truth Wins Out today unveiled a Valentine’s Day video that shows…

Recently I had the pleasure of having a virtual chat with Archbishop Bruce J. Simpson of the Old Catholic Church, a known champion for the reconciliation of the GLBTI community with an inclusive faith. This interview coincides with the release of his first book, an autobiography of sorts, The Gay Face of God.  The book itself…

This viral letter about being gender non-conforming is the heartwarming read we all deserve. April 10, 2018 Kids can be a bit of a liability. Although they mean well, the level of their curiosity knows no bounds and can result in awkward public moments that nobody knows how to account for.   That’s why Jacob Tobia,…

ALEXANDRIA, IN (Press Release) – Apparently, a visit by Marsha Stevens to a Gaither Homecoming concert in 2002 is being misrepresented and misused by her and others. Marsha Stevens is an outspoken lesbian singer-songwriter who operates an organization called Born Again Lesbian Music (BALM Ministries). Her story is a sad one. In 1969, as the…

Note: The son of two Lutheran pastors, Vaughn Roste is a Canadian who has worshipped and worked in Episcopalian, Presbyterian, United and Christian Reformed Churches, but his current employment is teaching at a United Methodist College. He has visited five continents and lived on four of them, holds three degrees in two different areas (theology…

  I’ve always had an excellent memory. This is both a blessing and a curse. Some of my earliest memories are feelings of frustration, inferiority, and wanting to be someone different that I was. I learned very young that I didn’t fit in to my family. There are seven people in my family – dad,…