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Last updated on: October 8, 2025 at 10:48 am By Robert Cottrell

At FreedHearts, our mission has always been clear: to free hearts to love and be loved. For over a decade, we’ve walked alongside LGBTQ+ people and the families who love them, offering encouragement, support, and resources to help dismantle shame and embrace unconditional love. Today, we are making a huge change. ✨ From this moment on, our resources are available at absolutely no cost. This includes our comprehensive premium video courses, which have helped thousands of LGBTQ+ people, parents, and... Read more

How the Religious Right is Hijacking “Family Values”

Last updated on: September 23, 2025 at 9:04 am By Robert Cottrell

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The phrase “family values” gets thrown around like a badge of honor by the religious right. It’s plastered across political speeches, church billboards, and campaign slogans. But let’s be honest: the way they use “family values” has little to do with actual families—and even less to do with values. When they talk about family values, what they mean is a rigid, cookie-cutter picture: one man, one woman, two kids, a white picket fence, and absolutely no deviation from their script.... Read more

5 Bible Passages That Support Transgender Inclusion

Last updated on: September 8, 2025 at 3:24 pm By Robert Cottrell

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When we strip away the noise and fear-based interpretations and false teachings, the Bible becomes a living, breathing message of love and inclusion. Contrary to what some might tell you, Scripture does NOT condemn transgender people—in fact, its deepest truths support them. Here are five Bible passages that speak directly to God’s heart for inclusion, authenticity, and love. 1. Genesis 1:27 – “So God created humankind in His own image…” This verse is often misused as a weapon against trans... Read more

The Champion of “Biblical Marriage” Can’t Keep Hers Straight

Last updated on: August 14, 2025 at 9:34 am By Robert Cottrell

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Ah, the delicious irony: Kim Davis—the former Kentucky county clerk who’s currently petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges and rescind marriage equality—has a personal history that looks more like a soap opera than a “biblical marriage” manifesto. Brace yourself: She’s been married four times to three different men. And get this—her twin children were fathered by her third husband while she was still legally married to her first. Talk about messy mouthfuls of biblical sanctimony. LGBTQ... Read more

The “Biblical” View of Marriage Isn’t Biblical at All

Last updated on: August 12, 2025 at 11:34 am By Robert Cottrell

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If you’ve been around evangelical spaces for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the phrase: “The Bible defines marriage as one man and one woman.”It’s repeated like it came straight from the mouth of God, carved in stone. But here’s the thing—it’s simply not true. The Bible contains many examples of marriage, and very few look like the “traditional” picture we’re told is God’s design. Abraham had Sarah… and Hagar. Jacob had Leah and Rachel—and both of their servants.... Read more

The Rise of “Polite Homophobia”

Last updated on: August 4, 2025 at 3:23 pm By Robert Cottrell

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Homophobia doesn’t always look like slurs, hate-filled protests, or outright rejection. Sometimes, it comes dressed in a smile. It sounds like “We love you, but…” or “I just don’t understand why you have to make it a big deal.” This is “polite homophobia”—a quieter, subtler form of prejudice that hides behind well-meaning words, casual jokes, or “harmless” comments. It’s the coworker who says, “You don’t look gay!” as if it’s a compliment. It’s the family member who insists, “We love... Read more

Jesus Never Turned Away the Marginalized — Why Do We?

Last updated on: July 30, 2025 at 11:37 am By Robert Cottrell

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Jesus never turned away the marginalized. Not once. He ate with tax collectors and sinners. He touched those society called “unclean.” He welcomed women, children, foreigners, and outcasts—people the religious leaders of his time avoided at all costs. And yet, today, so many who claim his name are turning their backs on the very people Jesus would have embraced. The Religious Right vs. the Way of Jesus Right now, the religious right is waging an all-out attack on marginalized communities—especially... Read more

How Do We Save America?

Last updated on: July 1, 2025 at 3:07 pm By Robert Cottrell

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We hear this question more and more lately: How do we save America? We hear it whispered in grief and shouted in frustration. We hear it from parents afraid for their trans kids, from exhausted teachers, from faith leaders trying to hold shattered communities together. We hear it from the hearts of people who love this country — not for what it has always been, but for what it could be. And here’s what we want to say: Saving America... Read more

To the Brave Mamas: A Letter to the Ones Who Chose Love

Last updated on: May 12, 2025 at 7:24 am By Robert Cottrell

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Today, we honor the sacred strength of mothers. But not just any mothers. Today, we honor you—the mother who chose her LGBTQ+ child in a world that told her not to. We see you. We see the way you were met with condemnation from your church when your child came out. The whispers. The phone calls stopped. The invitations that disappeared. The subtle messages that said, “You can be part of us, but only if your child disappears.” But you... Read more

Two Prayers, Two Americas: Which One Would Jesus Join?

Last updated on: April 30, 2025 at 9:25 am By Robert Cottrell

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“One prayer gets the cameras. The other gets the handcuffs. One is praised. The other is prosecuted. And both say they follow Jesus.” This week in America, we saw two very public acts of prayer. One took place at the White House. The other in the Capitol Rotunda. Both claimed to be Christian. But only one looked like Jesus. Scene One: The White House Prayer Circle At the White House, a group of high-profile evangelical leaders—including Pastor Robert Jeffress—stood in... Read more

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