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May 2012

May 23, 2012

Pastor Worley, Heresy the troll, and that old time religion

You almost feel sorry for Pastor Worley. At the moment I published NC pastor: “Let’s...

May 21, 2012

NC pastor: “Let’s put all the queers and lesbians behind electric fences and let them die.” [VIDEO]

[UPDATE #1: One of Pastor Worley's disturbing flock defends him [Brain-frying VIDEO] [UPDATE #2: Some...

May 19, 2012

The only way to find yourself

(This is a continuation of The Bible vs. God?) Here's the great thing: no matter...

May 18, 2012

The Bible vs. God?

If you've been following along (the first post in this mini-series is From Hell to...

May 17, 2012

The truth isn’t liberal or conservative

This is a continuation of yesterday's From Hell to Crazy Town. Before jumping in, though,...

May 16, 2012

From Hell to Crazy Town

I recently gave a talk to this group, who asked me to address the question,...

May 10, 2012

They’re here; they’re queer; they’ve plenty to fear: LGBT students form secret club at conservative Christian university [now including updates]

[UPDATE: Biola president Barry Corey uses bully pulpit to threaten Biola QueerUnderground.] If you imagine...

May 08, 2012

When evil is serious, it reaches for a Bible and cross

Due to what is happening in North Carolina I am today relentlessly listless, free-falling into...

May 07, 2012

Guest post: “A Good Week to Hate Christians”

I got this in today from reader Mike Moore: Hi John, As I'm sure you...

May 06, 2012

In short: God’s no psycho.

If it's psychotic for Joe Blow to murder people who reject him, then it's psychotic...

May 05, 2012

Straight, gay, good, bad: we’re all just people out here

So, you know what's weird for me, is this whole deal with me being "pro"...

May 03, 2012

To Christians Who Still Believe That Homosexuality is a Sin

One December day, when I was seven years old, and alone in our house, I...

May 02, 2012

Pastor Harris’ words put to pictures

Reader Kevin Matthews has put my pictures of Pastor Harris to the words Harris used...

May 02, 2012

Photos show Pastor “Beat the Gay Away” was coddled as a child

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. For these pictures, at least one...

April 2012

April 29, 2012

Dan Savage and the Truth

As you may already know, there is just now much controversy swirling around this video...

April 26, 2012

Christians: Affirm that same-sex relationships are not inherently immoral

Anyone remember the Manhattan Declaration, that "call of Christian conscience" released in late 2009 by...

April 25, 2012

A Change.org petition calling for Christians to affirm LGBTQ people

I've launched a petition on Change.org called Christians: Affirm that same-sex relationships are not inherently...

April 24, 2012

Old rule: you defend those who could use the help

This morning I received an email from a Christian asking why I write what I...

April 13, 2012

Christians apologizing a new campus craze?

Got this in last night from reader Jenni French: Hi John, I've been following on...

April 13, 2012

An interview with Ms. “I APoLogiZe for these Christians”

(Yesterday I received a short thank-you note from Chloe Bradley, the young woman who held...

April 10, 2012

“I APoLogiZe for these “Christians”

[UPDATE: My interview with Chloe Bradley.] So I just got a Facebook message from reader...

April 04, 2012

Dear young friend in Anchorage: here’s why Prop 5 was defeated

In The New York Times this morning I found the article Gay Rights Bill Appears...

April 02, 2012

Taking God at His Word: The Bible and Homosexuality

Author John Shore and his wife Catherine explain why claiming that the Bible condemns homosexuality...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

Satan’s email to founder of National Organization for Marriage, Maggie Gallagher!

How weird is this? I just got in my inbox an email that was obviously...

March 25, 2012

Why this white Christian “leader” was silent about Trayvon Martin

A question that's lately been raised in the blogosphere (here; here; here) is why more white...

March 19, 2012

Reformation Redux: Eight Ways Indulgences Then = the Gay Issue Today

The splitting of Christianity in two---what I (and others, somewhere, I assume) call Christian Reformation...

March 08, 2012

I have HAD it with this mother*$#@ porn on this mother#@#* plane!

This is Dawn Hawkins. She is executive director of Morality in Media, which (according to...

March 07, 2012

A 10-year-old writes Kirk Cameron: “Please stop bullying”

Dear Kirk Cameron: Hello. My name is Kaitlin Eldridge. I am ten years old. My...

March 05, 2012

I don’t want to be straight

We humans are driven by the imperative to procreate. As spiritual, philosophical, intellectual, and creative...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Father “No communion for you!” not the whole story

By now you've likely heard the story of how this past Saturday morning, at Saint...