Got this question in as a comment to the video that my wife Catherine and I made for The NALT Christians Project : (more…) Read more
Got this question in as a comment to the video that my wife Catherine and I made for The NALT Christians Project : (more…) Read more
In association with The Not All Like That (NALT) Christians Project, my wife Catherine and I made the video below. (more…) Read more
The day before yesterday the Not All Like That (NALT) Christians Project launched like a space shuttle. It’s already been written about by TIME, The American Prospect, The Advocate, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post and others. (more…) Read more
Along with Dan Savage (founder, It Gets Better), and Wayne Besen and Evan Hurst of Truth Wins Out, I’m proud to this morning announce the launch of The Not All Like That (NALT) Christians Project. Inspired by and modeled upon It Gets Better, The NALT Christians Project is a platform from which LGBT-affirming Christians can proclaim to the world their belief and conviction that there is nothing anti-biblical or at all inherently sinful about being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. (more…) Read more
Hi! Well, bye! But only for now! From today until Wednesday, Sept. 4, I will not be posting anything on this blog. (But on Monday, Sept. 2, the front page of this blog will suddenly look a lot different. That’s not really a new blog post, though. But it is pure awesomeness. If you’re me. If you’re you, then fascination-wise it’ll likely fall somewhere between “Nice haircut,” and, “Oh, look, the neighbors washed their car.”) (more…) Read more
Dear John, I came across your website a while ago and have been impressed and sometimes moved by the wisdom you show in your responses to people. I wonder if you might offer your opinion to a question I have that has been pressing on my mind. (more…) Read more
Dear John: I was wondering how you deal with the concept of original sin. I believe it is a corrupting idea that has led to much misery. (more…) Read more
I got this in, and just couldn’t resist sharing it with you. I just love the spirit of this letter, don’t you? (more…) Read more
Dear John: What are the best things to do when you feel far from God, besides praying and reading the Bible? I’ve been going to church my whole life, but it was three years ago when I actually asked God to be my personal savior. I used to be on fire for God—but lately, within this past year, I don’t really feel him. For some reason, I’ve sort of started to feel as if what the Bible is saying is... Read more
Yesterday Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law Assembly Bill 1266, which alters the state’s education code so that all K-12 student are “permitted to participate in sex-segregated school programs, and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil’s records.” (more…) Read more
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