Pope Benedict XVI remembered the Sabbath and kept it holy yesterday by giving a rousing homophobic speech to a crowd of one million in Madrid about the societal perils o f gay marriage, or as we like to call it…
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Dog Days
I’m sitting at my desk, trying to write this post. My mind is as blank as a new doc in Word. I dread summer – and with good reason. August? God, spare us! The sooner the silly season is over,…
20th August: St Bernard of Clairvaux - and Malachi
Bernard of Clairvaulx is widely noted as a saint and as the last great doctor of the Church. He is notable for his role in the early growth of the Cistercian monasteries, his support of spirituality and prayer rather than…
African-American Churches Craft New AIDS Outreach Strategies
Currently located in the Bronx, Pastor Brown’s Rivers of Living Faith church began its HIV/AIDS outreach program four years ago while based in Harlem. Since then, the largely LGBTQ congregation has partnered with local hospitals and various NY state programs.…
From the Belly of the Whale: Coming Out Stories (or “Where are you?”)
I want to begin this post by making a claim. It’s a thought I have been rolling about in my own head recently and it’s this: Coming out is the heart of the spiritual life! It seems to me that…
Illinois judge rules against Catholics on foster care Illinois can sever ties to Catholic charities that provide foster and adoption services for the state if the groups discriminate against unmarried and gay couples when placing children, a judge ruled on…
Good News for Gay Priests
The website “Protect the Pope” has an excited rant against the bidding prayers at the Soho Mass for July 3rd, the day following London’s gay pride parade and festival. The post itself is a bunch of the usual garbage spewed…
Seventh-day Adventist Straight Allies and LGBT Inclusion in Church.
When we think of the growth of welcoming churches and moves to LGBT inclusion, we are likely to think first of the mainline Protestants, especially those that have already accepted in principle the ordination of openly LGBT clergy. However, the…
A University LGBTQI Office Guide to Welcoming Churches Under Attack By Wingnuts.
The LGBTQI office at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has published a guide to local gay-friendly businesses, nonprofits, health centers and other services in the area for queer students, staff and alumni. That’s the kind of thing that an LGBT…
Religious Backing for Same-sex Marriage Petition
There’s a long road ahead still on the path to restoring marriage equality in Maine, but one hurdle has been safely negotiated. The language for the proposed petition to allow same-sex marriage has been approved by Secretary of State Summers.…
