Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Kimberly Knight

Home
Progressive Christian
Politics and Religion

2017-10-30T15:53:24+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Forge meaning and build identity

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

1,280 Comments

The season of LGBT Pride is just around the corner and today I watched a TED Talk by Andrew Solomon that I just had to share with you here. The entire talk is deeply inspiring and I have included a portion of the transcript here that resonated deeply with me. “We don’t seek the painful experiences that hew our identities, but we seek our identities in the wake of painful experiences.” “I would have had an easier life if I were straight, but... Read more

2017-10-30T15:53:24+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Big Gay Common Core?

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

1,174 Comments

According to a post over at ThinkProgress… Common Core may not be a well-intentioned set of improved educational standards, as supporters would have you believe, but instead a trojan horse designed to turn every schoolchild in Florida, if not America, gay. This ominous warning came at an anti-Common Core event in March courtesy of Florida State Rep. Charles Van Zant (R). Speaking at the “Operation Education Conference” in Orlando, Van Zant warned that officials implementing Common Core in Florida are “promoting... Read more

Homosexual lifestyle

2017-10-30T15:53:24+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Refusing to discriminate against the gays is NOT discrimination!

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

75 Comments

Sooooo, last night I read a funny little diddy where some “Christians” in Mississippi are all in a lather because they WON the right to discriminate against gays and lesbians. Wait, why on earth would these silly ignorant people be miffed vitriolic about WINNING the right to be ugly hateful. Weellll, as it turns out other citizens of their fair state have shockingly come out to bully and abuse these Christians by calling them abominations, refusing them the right to get married and have families and even claiming... Read more

Church

Family

Homosexual lifestyle

American Family Association

Religious Persecution

2017-10-30T15:53:25+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Big Gay Christian Tingle

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

1,185 Comments

So the other evening I posted a somewhat cryptic status update on Facebook that simply said “Dating is weird.” I received a lot of likes and a slew of comments ranging from “Dating is wicked weird” to kind notes of sympathy (even though I just said weird, not bad) to even a slight rebuke claiming that posting about it on Facebook makes it worse (to which I replied “I figure if Anne Lamott can can write a whole blog post for... Read more

2017-10-30T15:53:25+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

God and the Gay [Evangelical] Christian

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

1,185 Comments

Deborah Arca, who I lovingly (and maybe and maybe a bit delusionally) call my editor here at Patheos invited me to participate in this month’s book club featuring Matthew Vine’s new book God and The Gay Christian. Before I even opened the book I had an odd feeling about the task at hand. The very title God and The Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships seems both intriguing and ridiculous to me at this post-Christian juncture in my journey.... Read more

2017-10-30T15:53:25+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Ramblings of a Pub Theologian: Beer & Hymns in Atlanta

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

161 Comments

A friend of mine, Karen Stephenson Slappey, reached out to me the other day to ask if I would still be willing to share a word or two about a community making project that she is working on in Atlanta. Shem along with some friends, have launched Beer and Hymns, reminiscent of the much beloved sessions at Wild Goose Festival at Manual’s Tavern in Atlanta. I had offered to help get the word out a couple of months ago before my journey... Read more

2017-10-30T15:53:25+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Searching for a balance

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

4 Comments

My lived experiences, combined with a wide open soul, create in me conflicting responses to any sort of religious dialogue, especially when the conversation involves challenges to and denial of my humanity based on “truths” extracted in specious snippets from an ancient text that has been smudged by the messy hands of humans from the very beginning. Some days I lead with an ugly side that is slick with snarky superiority and other days (most I hope) I try to... Read more

Church

Homosexual lifestyle

Theology

2017-10-30T15:53:25+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

When a fundie asks you about your stance on the issue of homosexuality..

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

11 Comments

First remind them that people are not issues, they are children of God. Then go all snarky on their ass and answer with a few questions of your own. What is your stance on eating bacon wrapped shrimp? Have you visited poly-cotton blend factories to talk about the will of God lately? Do you wear pads or tampons when you attend church while menstruating? What is the balance of time you think you put into discussing new carpet for... Read more

Uncategorized

2017-10-30T15:53:25+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

United Church of Christ files lawsuit challenging North Carolina marriage laws

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

8 Comments

One of the most important reasons I am struggling with shedding the label Christian is that I remove myself a step from my beloved tribe. According to a press release dated April 28, 2014 written by Connie Larkman of the UCC. “The General Synod of the United Church of Christ (UCC) has filed suit against the State of North Carolina, arguing that the state’s marriage laws violate the First Amendment rights of clergy and the principle of “free exercise of religion.”... Read more

2017-10-30T15:53:25+04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

May the road rise to meet you

Last updated on: October 30, 2017 at 3:53 pm By Kimberly Knight

6 Comments

May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand. – Traditional Irish Blessing I recently returned from a week-long trip to Ireland. I traveled around the country alone for the majority of the trip until my daughter who has been in France for... Read more

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What was a standard day's wage in Biblical times?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Shekel Talent Denarius Mina

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category A Lesbian's Lectionary Journey Ally Ask a Jesus Loving Lesbian Church Connect the dots Ex-Gay Family Homosexual lifestyle Justice Love Marriage Poetry Sermons Theology Uncategorized

Select a Month April 2017 March 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Progressive Christian