So This Is Love

July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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I recently came upon an article on the Gospel Coalition. In the article, evangelical writer Josh Bishop adjusting to life with a transgender brother. Begin with love. A Christian response must be rooted in love (Galatians 5:14), and the first step is to affirm that love directly and unconditionally. My immediate response—even before the shock had worn off—was to fire off a quick e-mail: “Heard the news and wanted to let you know I love you.” Later, I told Jessah that whether she identified as a … [Read more...]

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Rick Warren: Protecting LGBTQ Individuals Would “Come at the Expense of Faith Communities”

July 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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Have you seen this? Obama is preparing an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity. Rick Warren and other evangelical pastors have signed a letter asking Obama to offer a wide religious exemption in his executive order. We are asking that an extension of protection for one group not come at the expense of faith communities whose religious identity and beliefs motivate them to serve those in need. Exactly how would … [Read more...]

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Kevin Swanson Outdoes Himself Advertising for His Book

June 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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In a trailer for his book, Apostate, evangelical pastor and Christian homeschool leader Kevin Swanson playacts a dystopian future in which he is in jail for being anti-gay. Seriously. Watch it. It's amazing.Yes, evangelicals like Swanson really do think they're going to wind up in jail for being anti-gay. Because we put people in jail for being racist, right? Oh wait. We don't. The most bizarre thing about this is the one who actually wants to clap people in jail is Swanson---in the book … [Read more...]

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Melissa and Haley’s “Brave New Life”

June 5, 2014 by 2 Comments
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Melissa of Permission to Live is writing a new series. Once upon a time there were two girls. One was very sad most of the time, she kept her head down and did what she was told, because she could not imagine ever being strong enough to do anything different. She hardly knew what it meant to dream, to have goals and ambitions, because her life was already mapped out for her by others, she just had to follow the rules and be the person she was supposed to be.The other girl was very afraid, … [Read more...]

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Farris: Patriarchy Makes Kids Gays and Atheists

June 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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If you read my blog, you're probably aware of the Christian homeschooling subculture's patriarchy problem. A variety of prominent Christian homeschool leaders have been promoting patriarchal family structures at homeschool conventions and in homeschool publications for well over a decade, and two of those leaders---Bill Gothard and Doug Phillips---have recently fallen, engulfed in scandal. Michael Farris, another prominent Christian homeschool leader, has since come out criticizing these leaders … [Read more...]

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In Which Doug Wilson Splits Hairs and Fails at Logic

May 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
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I didn't get into it when I touched on Wilson's "Gaylag Archipelago" comment last week, but Wilson's most recent post on what should be done about gay and lesbian individuals, in which he quotes from an earlier post of his own, sheds light on both the increasingly uncomfortable word dicing of those defending Leviticus and the utter lack of understanding these individuals have of their opponents.Here is the passage where Wilson directly discusses the Leviticus passage. I've highlighted the h … [Read more...]

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Taken for a Lesbian Couple

May 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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"You two are adorable, and your children are beautiful," the nice-looking older woman told my friend Beth and I as she paused at our table. She then gave us a knowing smile and moved on."Did she think we were together, or did I imagine that?" Beth asked, turning to me."You definitely didn't imagine that," I replied with a bemused smile.Beth and I were at an outdoor concert that day, our collective four children in tow. We'd left our husbands at home to get some work done in peace, … [Read more...]

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