Christian behemoth InterVarsity USA is firing LGBT-affirming staff. This has previously been reported as being about marriage, but it actually goes way beyond that, as I explain in this video. Here are ways you can make an impact.
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The Orlando massacre: Christians, have you been silent?
Yesterday, the LGBT community was devastated by an attack in which over 100 people were gunned down in cold blood, 49 of them killed, all by a single shooter who hated gay people. This is not, on its surface, a story about Christians. But I’m a Christian who writes about Christian things to a Christian … Read more…
This video is fantastic. We NEED to hear more stories like this. If you have a great story to share (yours or someone else’s), send me a link!
My church’s “two dirty words”: A talk about race, LGBTs, Christians, and marginalization. This was my closing keynote for the Gay Christian Network annual conference last weekend, and I decided to push some buttons. How do you think it went? Let me know, and let’s revisit some of these themes on the blog.
An American gay Christian in the Netherlands.
This summer, in honor of the Dutch release of my book TORN, I traveled to the Netherlands to meet with Christians there who are working to open the conversation in their churches. Here’s what happened:
The challenge minority groups face.
1) Because you’re in the minority, people in the majority can use their position to harm you, intentionally or unintentionally. 2) People in the majority are unlikely to notice when these abuses happen, because they’re not impacted. 3) Because you’re in the minority, when you speak up about the abuse, the majority may not hear … Read more…
If you are a Christian… And you are LGBT or care about someone who is… Check back tomorrow to be the first to know what’s next.
Should your identity be only in Christ?
Reader likestoimagine16 asks: Sorry if this is weird, but can I ask how do you keep your identity as gay while still being first and foremost being identified as saved in Christ? One of my church leaders told me that she was worried I was making my asexual identity an idol over God, and I … Read more…
Can bisexuals be monogamous?
An anonymous reader writes: Justin, In your opinion how is a bisexual supposed to handle a monogamous relationship and stay true to how he/she is created? In other words, if they feel that it is the way they are born to be attracted to both sexes, how could they possible be true to themselves? This … Read more…
This is what respectful disagreement looks like.
I spend a lot of time in spaces with people who disagree with me. I’m gay and an evangelical Christian, so you can imagine how that goes. Some people don’t like the “gay” part; some people don’t like the “Christian” part; some people don’t mind the “Christian” part but object to the “evangelical” part; and some people are okay … Read more…