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October 17, 2011
Group of Methodist Ministers Succumb to Radical Gay Agenda!
Below is the press release that my Important Media Contacts sent me last week, which...
October 16, 2011
“Atheism?”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob
"On the other hand, as I did experiments on radioactive decay, and measured the magnetic...
October 13, 2011
Pastor Fired for LINKING to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Article
Two nights ago I got this email: My name is [X], and I am/was a...
October 13, 2011
Me, WORK at a Relationship? Pfffft.
I got an email in this morning from a woman feeling guilty about having divorced...
October 12, 2011
Mormons: Crazy Cult, or We Should Be So Lucky?
So lately there's been all this stuff everywhere about people who would vote for Rick...
October 10, 2011
She Came Out in a Letter–For Worse, and for Better!
This weekend reader Jenni emailed me the below. What better day than National Coming Out...
October 10, 2011
Bullying: Putting Your Money Where Their Mouth Is
When we say that we want bullying to stop, what we're in large part saying...
October 09, 2011
“Divorce”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob
"There is no doubt that it would be better that no one divorced, that the...
October 07, 2011
Conservative Christian Turns Progressive Christian! (Bwahahahahah …)
Brian W. has been steadily commenting on my blog for six months. He's one of...
October 03, 2011
Meet Scott Anderson, Soon To Be the First (Openly) Gay Minister Ordained by Presbyterian U.S.A.
"Our pastor is gay! Our pastor is gay! How can we possibly continue being Christians...
October 02, 2011
How Can You Help Save the Next Jamey Rodemeyer?
Letter o' the day: Hi, John. Thank you for taking your time to read and...
October 02, 2011
“The Cornerstone”: A Sermon From Pastor Bob
These are Pastor Bob's notes for the sermon he will deliver this morning. “THE CORNERSTONE”...
September 2011
September 30, 2011
A Primer on Islam: The Basics (Lesson 1 of 6)
Hi. I'm Pastor Bob. This is the first lesson of a multi-week class on Islam...
September 30, 2011
When Tragedy Makes You Doubt God
Remembering back to the nightmare of 9-11---or these days, it seems, going online or opening...
September 28, 2011
“Why should any of us choose to be part of a group that condemns us?”
Some of you may recall, from just a couple of weeks back, the story of...
September 23, 2011
Christians and Gay Teen Suicides: “How could anyone be so stupid?”
In the conversations centered around such tragedies as the recent Jamey Rodemeyer suicide (see Christians...
September 20, 2011
Christians and the Blood of Jamey Rodemeyer
Jamey Rodemeyer, above, is a 14-year-old kid from Buffalo, NY, who earlier this week, after...
September 19, 2011
The Inevitability of the Rise of Progressive Christianity
It is inevitable that liberal/progressive Christians will be the majority of Christians in America. We...
September 15, 2011
Carta: “Quizás te vea en la iglesia”
Saludos señor Shore, Si un periódico publicara un titular que dijera algo como “DECISIÓN HISTÓRICA:...
September 12, 2011
Writing: Me Off
Hi, guys. So remember the aborning book of mine I wrote about in LGBT Christians: Tell...
September 11, 2011
Pastor Bob’s 9-11 Sermon
Here are the notes for the sermon given by Pastor Bob on 9-11-2011.
September 09, 2011
Before You Shake the Dust Off Your Feet
This essay is included in my book UNFAIR: Christians and the LGBT Question.
September 07, 2011
The Frost and Freedom of Death
I haven't known what to write about this. I've been numb. Even at this moment...
September 05, 2011
Secretly Gay-Affirming Pastors: You Are Not Alone
Yesterday I received this email (which I use here by permission): Dear John, Hi. My...
September 02, 2011
But Who’ll School the Fool Buell?
Yesterday I posted a piece about Jerry Buell, the high school teacher in Lake County,...
September 01, 2011
Bully for You, Jerry Buell
This week kids across the country, just returning to school, learned that it's perfectly okay...
August 2011
August 30, 2011
Why Next Time I’ll Kneel in Worship with Muslims
Today is Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy...
August 29, 2011
Never Feed a Rabid Animal
This weekend just past Kathy Baldock and Lisa Salazar went to Gay Pride at Charlotte,...
August 29, 2011
“Today I Am Still Afraid of Him”
Last night a woman who originally wrote to inquire about access to Seven Reasons sent...
August 27, 2011
The Christian Right is Wrong
[polldaddy poll=5539666]Okay, so just to be clear. This image came about relative to an online...
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