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October 2014

October 17, 2014

Nadia Brings Queers, Gays, and Lesbians To an Evangelical Party

Post by Nadia Bolz-Weber. The above video was posted by Nadia on her Facebook page...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Transgender Teens Are the Next Target of Minnesota Bigots

The above full-page ad was run on the back of the Sunday sports section in...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

The Evangelical Unicorn: A Third Way on Gay Marriage

I reviewed two books by evangelicals on gay marriage for The Christian Century -- God...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Ordaining Trans*

For years, Phyllis Tickle has told of her small Anglican outpost in Memphis, a congregation...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

Why There’s No “Third Way” on Gay Marriage

Every week now, there's news about gay marriage. Today it's that Oregon is allowing same...

May 16, 2014

There’s a Disturbance in the Evangelical Force (Hint: It’s the Gays)

First, Fred tells us that Steve Chalke's fantastic and robust Oasis ministry has been kicked...

May 12, 2014

Can You Be Evangelical and Gay-Affirming?

I don't think so — at least not yet — and I'll try to make...

May 06, 2014

Kirk Cameron Says Forget Gay Marriage, Let’s Go After the Fornicators!

Kirk says the threat to marriage isn't outside the church, it's inside the church:...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Let’s Talk about What Happened Yesterday at World Vision [UPDATED]

I'm not going to recount the facts. Others have done that. I'm going to tell...

March 25, 2014

Youth Workers Are Still My People

Above you can watch Jeff Chu deliver one of the two talks at last week's...

March 06, 2014

Evangelical Pastor Turns Pro-Gay

Ken Wilson, pastor of Vineyard Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has just published a book...

March 03, 2014

This Is Normal Now

The above landed on our doorstep yesterday morning. At breakfast, I held it up and...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Why Is Moorohler Nervous? Because Evangelicals Are Embracing Gay Marriage

The evangelical intelligentsia is very, very nervous. That's because opposition to same sex marriage is...

February 25, 2014

Can You Be Pro-Gay and Stay Evangelical? Yes…and No

My friend Jonathan Merritt and Kirsten Powers co-penned a piece on the Daily Beast titled, "Conservative...

November 2013

November 12, 2013

Made It Legal

Here are just a few of the pics from yesterday, the day in which Rachel...

November 11, 2013

I’m Getting Married Again

When Courtney and I were married by Doug Pagitt at Solomon's Porch in July, 2011,...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Evangelicals Still Struggle with What To Say To Gays

At Leadership Journal, part of the shrinking stable at Christianity Today International, there's an article...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

Transgender Prof Dismissed from Azusa Pacific University

From RNS: A California Christian college has asked a professor who was once its chair...

September 06, 2013

Law and Prayer and Sin and Homosexuality [Questions That Haunt]

Questions That Haunt Christianity came back with a vengeance this week. Wow. I'm especially grateful to...

September 04, 2013

Not All Christians Are Like That

Today, John Shore, Dan Savage, Wayne Besen, and Evan Hurst launched the Not All Like...

September 03, 2013

If God Hates Homosexuality, Why Won’t He Deliver Me from It? [Questions That Haunt]

After a summer vacation, the Questions That Haunt Christianity series is back. Readers pose questions...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

More Good News for Gay Marriage

The Obama administration is bringing the power of the federal government to bear in...

August 26, 2013

An Intersexed Person Changed My Mind

Years ago, back when it still happened, I spoke at the Cornerstone Festival. I did...

August 22, 2013

Bad Theology Triggers My Gag Reflex

Thabiti Anyabwile, a Cayman pastor and board member of the Gospel Coalition, has got everyone's...

August 14, 2013

Even in West Virginia There Is a Gay Christian

In fact, he's a very prominent leader: From MSNBC: Before the end of three years...

July 2013

July 16, 2013

Gay Students at Fuller Seminary

Fuller Seminary is both my alma mater (M.Div.) and a part-time employer (I teach a...

July 09, 2013

Gay Students, Gay Professors, and the Christian Colleges Who Love Them

The anonymous gay professor at a Christian college continues to speak out, this time about...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Two Podcasts, No Waiting

I took some time away from the blog this weekend, due in part to a...

June 20, 2013

Farewell, Exodus International. You Will Not Be Missed.

Rachel Held Evans breaks the big announcement: Update: Exodus International announces it is shutting down...

June 06, 2013

Why Every Christian Leader Needs To Have a Good Answer about Homosexuality

Some commenters expressed consternation at Rob Bell's answers on the Christian radio show that I...