Christian Issues

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

May
05
2012

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So, you know what’s weird for me, is this whole deal with me being “pro” LGBTQ people. I’m not pro LGBTQ people. I’m pro people. I’m barely even that, actually.

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Pastor Harris’ words put to pictures

May
02
2012

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Reader Kevin Matthews has put my pictures of Pastor Harris to the words Harris used in his atrocious tirade about how parents should beat the gay behavior out of their children. See Kevin’s handiwork here.

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

May
02
2012

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. For these pictures, at least one of those words needs to be “Freud.”

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Dan Savage and the Truth

Apr
29
2012

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As you may already know, there is just now much controversy swirling around this video of Dan Savage (Savage Love; the It Gets Better Project). Such headlines as Gay Conservatives Demand Dan Savage Apologize for Anti-Christian Tirade, Christian students walk out as Dan Savage attacks the Bible, Anti-Bully Advocate Dan Savage Bullies High School Kids [...]

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

Apr
26
2012

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Anyone remember the Manhattan Declaration, that “call of Christian conscience” released in late 2009 by a coalition of leading conservative Christians? It asked Christians everywhere to “take a principled stand on the three critical moral issues of our time: the sanctity of human life, the dignity of traditional marriage, and religious liberty” by signing the [...]

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

Apr
25
2012

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I’ve launched a petition on Change.org called Christians: Affirm that same-sex relationships are not inherently immoral. It’s pretty simple. It just says,

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Christian Issues

The Best Case For the Bible NOT Condemning Homosexuality

Apr
02
2012

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No Christian has to choose between their compassion and their faith in the Bible.

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Relationships

Joseph to Mary: “Who could believe such a thing?”

Dec
16
2011

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A conversation between Mary and Joseph the night before Jesus was born.

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Christian Spirituality

What Jesus Left Out of The Great Commandment

Oct
31
2011

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Here’s what Jesus left out of the Great Commandment—and why.

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Humor

Worst Trucking Slogan EVER

Oct
08
2010

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Truck drivers are so weird.

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Pastor Bob's Corner

A Primer on Islam: The Basics (Lesson 1 of 6)

Sep
30
2011

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Hi. I’m Pastor Bob. This is the first lesson of a multi-week class on Islam I taught for a large gathering of folks from multiple congregations: Lutherans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics, recovering agnostics, etc.

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Personal

When Etta James had her way with me

Jan
23
2012

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Right there, in front of all sixteen of us, Etta James became Etta James.

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