The woman who so graciously volunteered to translate my/our book UNFAIR: Why the “Christian” View of Gays Doesn’t Work into Spanish (and who wishes to remain anonymous) has asked for prayers. It seems an elderly relative, terribly dear to her, is battling cancer. She writes: (more…) Read more
Anyone remember the Manhattan Declaration, that “call of Christian conscience” released in late 2009 by a coalition of leading conservative Christians? It asked Christians everywhere to “take a principled stand on the three critical moral issues of our time: the sanctity of human life, the dignity of traditional marriage, and religious liberty” by signing the declaration online. (more…) Read more
This book of mine is now available in paperback for $7.99. It’s of course also still available in Kindle and NookBook editions. Read more
I’ve launched a petition on Change.org called Christians: Affirm that same-sex relationships are not inherently immoral. It’s pretty simple. It just says, (more…) Read more
This morning I received an email from a Christian asking why I write what I do about the issue of LGBTQ people and Christianity. I popped off my pretty standard response: “Because it’s the right thing to do. It’s the Christian thing to do.” Then I went out to my garage to clean it a little. (more…) Read more
Got this in: Dear John, I am a supporter of gay rights who is growing weary of the battle. In the last 24-hours, my pastor friend has used scripture in public Facebook posts to let me know that I deserve death for supporting gay relationships, and that I will receive the wrath of God for my love and support of my gay friends and family. (more…) Read more
Hey, guys. So the other day I published the opening of the new book I’m writing, which I was planning to write, post by post, right here on my blog. I pretty quickly thereafter understood that a better idea would be to write the book on an entirely separate website. So for that purpose I have now set up the blog [No Title Yet]: a book in progress. (more…) Read more
Got this in yesterday. Anyone? Hey John, Longtime reader here. Your blog has helped me through some hard times, validated my feelings about almost all churches I’ve attended, and made me laugh … a lot. Same goes for your commenters. But I’m wondering. Where do these people attend church? I live in Brooklyn, and in the two years I’ve lived here, I’ve yet to find a suitable one. (more…) Read more
Later today I’ll be having lunch with former mega-church founder and leader, best-selling author and soon-to-be huge television star Rob Bell. While of course security concerns prohibit me from revealing the location of what Rob has called our “epic lunch,” two words should be enough for you to grasp the magnitude of this groundbreaking summit: Taco. Place. (more…) Read more
We’ve been going through some pretty rough stuff here lately. So I thought I’d share with you this email I got in today (right, actually, at a moment that I was feeling particularly low). Its subject line was, “A heartfelt thank you.” Dear John, I was raised in a very independent fundamental Bible-believing baptist home and church. My childhood was not pleasant, to say the least. But that is not why I’m writing you today. (more…) Read more
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