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God and Gays and Bears, Oh My!
All of my life, I was taught that homosexuality was a choice. I grew up in a conservative Christian atmosphere. I was never forced into it. It was my faith, and the idea that being gay was a choice was a part of that faith, not just a dictate from an authority figure.
A Christian teen speaks up for marriage
I am religious, and all of my family uses the ‘[the] Bible says it’s wrong’ excuse to justify a ban on same-sex marriage. I hurt inside for many months until I had an opportunity to do a persuasive speech for an English class at my high school. We could choose any topic we wanted to that is a social issue. So I decided I would argue that the Bible does not condemn same-sex marriage.
My Love and Faith Had Been Locked Away for Years
It is impossible for me to explain the amount of change that has taken place for me in the last few years. I guess that back then, I could not have guessed how happy I could be at this very moment.
Devout Christian Finds a Reason to Stand Up for Equality
I was raised in a devout born-again Christian family. I was raised as a child to believe that homosexuality was evil and a perversion. When I was growing up, I used to wonder if any of the kids at my school could be gay. I couldn't imagine it could be so.
United Methodist Speaks Out for Full Inclusion
By now everyone knows about First United Methodist Church of Germantown and our support of our defrocked openly lesbian minister, but not many people know how the church became a Reconciling Congregation many years before. It has to have been 20 or more years ago.
Responding to the Vatican
I’m writing to address the Vatican’s proposed instruction against allowing gay seminarians. In the Catholic church, the number of people in need of spiritual leaders far exceeds the leaders available. I’m shocked that the church wishes to close its doors on yet another population of God’s people.
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