More Evangelicals Becoming Gay Affirming?

A few years ago, a friend of mine who is a well-known leader in the emerging church movement told me that many evangelical leaders are quietly questioning their traditional stance on homosexuality. These leaders are open to a gay affirming position, but have kept quiet for fear of alienating their congregations. However, now evangelical leaders—and [...]

What If You Don’t Change?

What do you do when your sexual orientation doesn’t change? Your answer to that question–now or down the road–will significantly impact your life. Gay Christians’ responses to the lack of change is often the determining factor in whether or not a person ultimately affirms homosexuality as God-blessed. Having either participated in or observed the ex-gay [...]

Gay Students at Christian Colleges

Even Jerry Falwell’s ultra-conservative Liberty University has gay students. In 2007, at least forty LGBT students at Liberty sought help from the campus counseling center. I read that surprising stat in Kevin Roose’s insightful book The Unlikely Disciple. Roose went undercover for a semester to get the inside scoop on “America’s holiest university.” Among other [...]

Gandhi on Celibacy

When it comes to sex, Gandhi is a breath of fresh air. Yes, he took things to the extreme by taking a vow of celibacy as a married man (with his wife’s consent), but in that decision he understood the proper place of sex in the human life. As he stated, “I think it the [...]

Homosexuality and Church Polity

This particular post is geared toward eliciting feedback from those who believe that homosexuality is not blessed by God, but are uncertain how to address the issue within church governance and their own congregations. However, I am also interested in hearing from people of all perspectives on how churches with conservative sexual ethics should address [...]

What I Learned from Kim and Luane

This post is part of a synchroblog sponsored by New Direction. Over 50 bloggers are simultaneously posting articles on June 24th on the topic of bridging the gap between the church and the gay community.  Participants hail from a variety of persuasions. Check out the list of other bloggers at Bridging the Gap.
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God Blessed or Not: How Did You Decide?

Last week I had an invigorating and intriguing conversation with a new friend. “Pam” is a 50 something year old school teacher and gay Christian. We met for coffee and chatted for about three hours, sharing our “coming out” stories and where we are today with our faith and sexuality. Pam believes same-sex relationships are [...]

Love Is an Orientation, Intro

Andrew Marin has raised the bar. Clear off all the other books on homosexuality and Christianity and make room for Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation With the Gay Community. This is by far the best book I have read on the Christian response to the gay and lesbian community. Who knew it would [...]

Christians Against Anti-Gay Bullying

The National Day of Silence is scheduled for April 17th this year. Thousands of students across the country are expected to participate. The purpose of Day of Silence is “to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment.” As usual, there is strong reaction from ultra-conservatives who view the day as strategic brainwashing by gay [...]

Reparative Therapy: What’s Your Opinion?

A few months ago, Jay and Neo left some intriguing comments on this blog. The discussion centered on the theory that gays become homosexual due to not having needs met by a same-sex parent. This is the premise of Reparative Therapy, a counseling model that attempts to “repair” childhood wounds and thus heal same-sex attractions. [...]