I am the lifer in the world's most boring women in prison flick: ...One woman, Kat, chose to stop having sex with her boyfriend of two and a half years as a way to strengthen her relationship with God and to gain a sense of control in her life. The other, Eve Tushnet, is the author of Gay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith and Amends: A Novel. She became a Catholic in college and, in doing so, began a life of celibacy.Listen to the podcast below to l … [Read more...]
Everything Is Scandalous, Even Super Boring Things
March 8, 2016 by
One of the questions I get a lot about Gay Catholic Whatnot comes mostly from well-meaning straight folk. "How can I share my beliefs," they ask, "without people thinking I'm a bigot?"I have various things I say in response to this question but it often struck me as obnoxious. Your life is mostly about my public image!, you know? But the other day I realized something which helped me to see both why this question comes up for genuinely kind and selfless people, and also why it is still the … [Read more...]
“Gay and Christian: Exploring Vocation, Friendship, And Celibacy”: I’m in this
March 8, 2016 by
three talks at the St Benedict Forum of Hope College. Me on "The Radical Challenge of Gay Celibacy," then Joshua Gonnerman on "A Different Conversation: Changing How We Think About Gay Politics," and then Ron Belgau on "Understanding the Bible's Teaching on Homosexuality." … [Read more...]
The Unprotected: Stuff That Happens to Celibate Gay Christians (Too)
February 25, 2016 by
So after the "Three False Gods" presentation I did another one, called "The Radical Challenge of Gay Celibacy." There was a lot of overlapping material, but here I want to highlight a section that was only in the second one. I wanted to point out the ways in which both halves of the term "gay celibacy" are challenging to our churches and to American culture. So I decided to just give a list, of stuff that has happened to gay Christians I know who are/were at the time trying sincerely to follow … [Read more...]
The Three False Gods of Marriage, Freedom, And Morality
February 25, 2016 by
So I spent a long weekend in Holland, MI, the heart of Dutch Reform USA and home to Hope College. I was there to talk about Gay Catholic Whatnot, in a variety of settings--a mix of public and private, etc--organized by the St Benedict Forum, the college's small but growing papist posse. It was a fantastic experience. I'd esp like to note the way aesthetic concerns surfaced throughout the trip. Hope College people really care about sacred architecture and music; the chapel service I spoke at had … [Read more...]
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