Sep 30, 2022Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Five Things Every Christian and LGBTQ Person Should KnowFive things every Christian and LGBTQ person should know Many LGBTQ-identifying people are familiar with these words — as with the Christians who use them. Whether you use this statement, or you’re the sinner who’s being “loved” through it, there are a few important things to consider in getting the…LGBTQ7 min readLGBTQ7 min read
Nov 13, 2021Evangelical SodomitesHow lots of us — even straight people — commit sodomy every day “False Prophet!” “Abomination!” “Sodomite!” Reading insult after insult on my Facebook ads, I realized I may have made a mistake. Marketing my new book giving hope to gay Christians, I targeted conservatives. After all, liberals didn’t have much of a problem to solve — they’d mostly accepted LGBTQ people as they were…LGBTQ6 min readLGBTQ6 min read
Jul 30, 2021Why Franklin Graham’s Homophobic Rant is Comforting to This Gay GuyMany proponents of LGBTQ+ rights are concerned when right-wing leaders make anti-gay remarks. Here’s why Franklin Graham’s recent example needn’t cause alarm, but contentment. Capping off Pride Month, Franklin Graham posted on Facebook about how horrible such a celebration is. His comment included, It’s like setting a month aside to…Gay Christian5 min readGay Christian5 min read
Jul 10, 2021Court Finds Conversion Therapy “Unconscionable”This week, a New Jersey court fined a conversion therapy organization a penalty of up to 3.5 million dollars and ordered it to stop practicing conversion therapy. Its leaders were banned from leadership positions in non-profit organizations. The organization, once called “JONAH,” (Jews Offering Alternatives for Healing), was originally found…LGBTQ6 min readLGBTQ6 min read
Jun 27, 2021Ask Me AnythingShould Straight Allies Remain at Non-Affirming Churches? A friend asked me to participate in his company’s Pride Month “Ask Me Anything: I’m Queer” event. The program was an open period for people to ask questions giving the LGBTQ+ members of the company to respond. The question I was asked centered around straight people attending churches that speak…LGBTQ4 min readLGBTQ4 min read
Nov 30, 2020A Message to Christian Parents Whose Kids Come OutUnderstanding Pascal’s Wager Helps Us Respond to Gay Christians I read an email from a father to his son about being gay. The father implored him to choose a life of celibacy and faith over what he was sure a life of sin and separation from God. Stan Mitchell, pastor…Gay Christian5 min readGay Christian5 min read
Nov 13, 2020Gays, Cancel Culture and the Christian RightA Christian Scholar’s Changing Views Toward Inclusion. — “I wouldn’t have said this 20 years ago, but now I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.” It’s not every day you hear that from a conservative evangelical Christian author, scholar, or pastor…Church4 min readChurch4 min read
Nov 1, 2020How Catholic Criticism of Pope Francis Can Help Gay ProtestantsCatholic Response to Pope Frances’ Statement on Gay Unions Shines a Light on How Protestants Treat Their Churches LGBT+ people around the world struggling with integrating faith and sexuality can learn a lot from recent responses from Catholic leaders concerning the pope. Pope Francis made news and history with his…Christianity4 min readChristianity4 min read
