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by Rev John W Brown Note from Mary: Harold Camping of Family Radio Network of Christian Stations, predicted the end of the world would happen on May 21, 2011 (which happens to be today). He preached that homosexuality is such a shameful abomination that it normally is “in the closet,” but since God is about…

Seems that every election cycle, there’s an unholy alliance of politicians and fundamentalist religious leaders who unite to attack the LGBT community. Well, here we go again. In its latest incarnation, there’s a movement – an epidemic, actually – of religious leaders who have lost sight of religion’s most noble goals. This time they’re using…

‘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…

Now THIS is what Morality is About! Morality is NOT about Gender Identity. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that…

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,…

“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…

Dear family, I was recently asked in chat if God would approve of two gay men using a surrogate woman to bear a child for them. The one asking also thought it might be a good issue for discussion for a future “Hot Topics”.  I thought it was an interesting question and though I felt…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

Coretta Scott King was a wonderful soul of love and empathy who will be mourned by millions of people. She was the King who was a queen, because she understood her husband’s “dream” was much greater than achieving liberty for one narrow slice of the population. “For many years now, I have been an outspoken…

University lecturers left their classrooms this week to lecture Focus on the Family‘s James Dobson to tell him he has no class. The tenured were teed off and staged a revolt because they were revolted by how Dobson had perverted their work in TIME magazine. In a Time magazine guest column criticizing Mary Cheney, Dobson…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

‘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…

Scripture Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. Isaiah 43:2 A Word of Hope You know, of course, that some of the…