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February 2012

February 16, 2012

What to Say to a Gay Kid in Your Youth Group

Rachel Swan has some advice: Q: Say I have a youth group member who has...

February 03, 2012

Still Gay…and No Longer Gay

At Fuller Seminary's Burner Blog, there are a pair of posts up about how that...

January 2012

January 28, 2012

Robert Jeffress and the Spirit and Definition of Love

At the beginning of January, Tony blogged about an article on D Magazine featuring Dr....

January 23, 2012

The Silence of Jesus (on Homosexuality)

I've been thinking more about the post I wrote last week about Daniel Kirk's new book, Jesus...

January 13, 2012

Stop Saying “Faggot”

Adam McLane has a guest post by a friend of his who, as a Christian,...

January 09, 2012

Santorum (the Candidate, not the Frothy Substance) Gets Booed by College Students

Turns out that Rick Santorum's views on gay marriage don't play quite as well in...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

Catholic Cardinal Compares Gay Activists to KKK

In another example of someone from the Catholic Church hierarchy using rhetoric that's about as...

December 20, 2011

Gay Marriage Is Good for Your Health

So says the BBC: Legalising same-sex marriage may create a healthier environment for gay men,...

December 13, 2011

Legalize Abortion…And the Rate Goes Down

Here in Minnesota, the Department of Health recently reported that in 2010, we had the...

December 08, 2011

Former Presiding Bishop of the ELCA Confronts His Catholic Peers about Gay Marriage

Herbert Chilstrom is the retired presiding bishop of the ELCA, and before that he was...

December 02, 2011

The Best Book on Same Sex Marriage

I regularly get asked for reading recommendations on the issues of same sex marriage and...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Marine Commandant Says Gays Are A-OK

The Commandant of the US Marine Corps -- who in 2010 testified before Congress that...

November 22, 2011

A Thought About the National Youth Workers Convention (#NYWC)

I attended the National Youth Workers Convention over the weekend in Atlanta. I've been going...

November 15, 2011

Should This Be Illegal?

I encourage you to take 15 minutes out of your day and watch this video....

November 10, 2011

An Open Letter to Evangelical College Students

Dear Students of Bethel University, Crossroads College, Crown College, North Central University, Northwestern College, and Oak Hills Christian College, A year...

September 2011

September 20, 2011

Rachel Held Evans: Ask a Gay Christian

Rachel continues her excellent series, "Ask a..." with this post in which Justin Lee responds...

September 07, 2011

There Are Two Marriages – Part Two

Marriage Is Not Broken - It's Changing Marriage has a long and convoluted history. For...

September 05, 2011

Anti-Gay-Marriage Booth Glitter Bombed

Yesterday, at the Minnesota State Fair to appear on Doug Pagitt Radio, Doug, John "the...

September 01, 2011

Millennials Are Pro-Gay

A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute has some positive findings for...

July 2011

July 28, 2011

“Homo Sex Is Sin-sational!”

Check out this and other funny -- and effective -- signs promoting gay rights at...

July 26, 2011

Willow Creek Breaks with Exodus International

In a move that Willow Creek is trying to downplay and Exodus International is trying...

July 22, 2011

Colbert Gets Serious

Stephen Colbert, who happens to be the person I'd choose to spend an eternity on...

July 15, 2011

On Being a (Not Quite Good Enough) GLBT Ally

In the last week, a couple of writers have taken to the interwebs to proclaim...

July 13, 2011

Homoerotic Churches

There's been a lot of talk so far this year about the church and mixed...

July 11, 2011

What’s a Christian to Do with…Dan Savage?

This is the first in what I hope will be an occasional series: What's a...

July 08, 2011

Rejected Anti-Gay Ad

David Brauer reports that the Minneapolis StarTribune has rejected an ad placed by the Presbyterian...

July 05, 2011

Evangelicals: The Embattled Minority

Christian Smith did all of us who follow the sociology of American evangelicalism a great...

July 01, 2011

Millenials for Gay Marriage, But Not Necessarily Pro-Choice

The Public Religion Research Institute has a new study out on abortion opinions in America. ...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

The Wild Goose Festival: My Talks

I actually didn't give any talks, per se, at the Goose. I was a speaker...

May 2011

May 13, 2011

An Open Letter to My State Senator and Representative

Dear State Senator Geoff Michel and Representative Pat Mazorol, Your party's move to put to...