Enjoy music by Christian Lesbian Marsha Stevens. To start, click the triangle on the left. Use double arrows to skip songs. Volume is controlled by dragging mouse over vertical lines on the right. Shuffle songs by clicking "S" to the right of volume lines.
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From the Old Testament through the New Testament, believers are called to fight inequality and injustice wherever it is. Most Christians take the time to offer support for those in their family and circle of friends. Many will even donate time and money to local charities and church groups that help those with AIDS, Alcoholism, and other problems.
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You think your one email, letter, or phone call will not make a difference? Consider this.
- In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England.
- In 1649, one vote literally cost King Charles I of England his head.
The vote to behead him was 67 against and 68 for . . .
the ax fell thanks to one vote.
- In 1714, one vote placed King George I on the throne of England and
restored the monarchy.
- In 1800, when the results of the electoral college votes were opened by
both Houses of Congress, there was a tie vote for President
between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. That threw the election of
President into the House of Representatives where Thomas Jefferson
was elected third president of the U.S. by a one vote margin.
- In 1824, the House of Representatives defeated front runner
Andrew Jackson by one vote and elected John Quincy Adams as the U.S. nation's 6th president.
- In 1845, Texas was admitted to the union as a state by one vote
-- that of Edward A. Hannigan from Indiana. The 1844 and 1845
excerpts on the series of single votes leading to Texas statehood
are from the book Magnificent Destiny.
- In 1846, a one vote margin in the U.S. Senate approved President Polk's request for a Declaration of War against Mexico.
- In 1850, California was admitted to the union by a margin of one vote.
- In 1859, Oregon was admitted to the union by a margin of one vote.
- The Alaska Purchase of 1867 was ratified by just one vote
-- paving the wayfor the eventual annexation of America's
largest state in 1958.
- In 1868, one vote in the U.S. Senate saved President Andrew Johnson
from impeachment.
- In 1889, by a one vote margin, Washington was admitted to statehood
with the union.
- In 1890, by a one vote margin, Idaho became a state.
- On November 8, 1923, members of the then recently-formed
revolutionary political party met to elect a leader in a Munich, Germany
beer hall. By a majority of one vote, they chose an ex-soldier named
Adolph Hitler to become the Nazi Party leader.
- In 1941, the Selective Service Act (the draft) was passed by a
one vote margin -- just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked.
- In 1962, the governors of Maine, Rhode Island, and North Dakota were
all elected by a margin of one vote per precinct.
- In 1994, the U.S. House of Representatives enacted a law banning
specific classes of assault weapons. The vote was initially tied but
one member changed his vote to approve the ban.
- In a 1999 city election in Hillsborough County, Florida, one of the
city council candidates won by a single vote!
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cAse mATterS!!!!!
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Above the text input box near the bottom of the window there are options for letting people know if you are "Here", "Busy", "Away", or "BRB (Be Right Back).
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Click on the "Smiley" button to view a selection of choices. Click on one to add to your text if you want to convey "feelings".
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Write to the Social Group (if you are a member) and let them know that you'd like to chat and are going into the chat rooms NOW. Invite others to join you.
The chat rooms are open all day, every day. They are never closed. However, you will not always find people in the chat rooms.
You have three options if you have tried the chat rooms and nobody is there.
Leave the Chat Room window open on your desktop and wait to see if someone comes in. You can open another window in your browser to keep surfing the internet. Just leave the Chat window open in the background.
Come back at one of our regularly scheduled times shown on the Gay CHAT page.
Write to the Social Group (if you are a member) and let them know that you'd like to chat and are going into the chat rooms NOW. Invite others to join you.
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2. If you have registered already and can't get in, more than likely you are entering the wrong information than what you registered with. Remember that cAse MaTters!
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There is currently no way to recover your Username. Please re-register with a new Username and make note of it (and your Password) for future reference. You will need it every time you want to chat.
There is currently no way to recover your Password. Please re-register with a new Password and make note of it (and your Username) for future reference. You will need it every time you want to chat.
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ChristianGays.com is often approached to counsel people with problems related to Christianity and homosexuality. We have been blessed with some wonderful people who have volunteered to be there for you in your time of need.
Some of our volunteers have more formal training than others, but all have felt led to make themselves available to support you in any way they can.
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This is not an simple answer that can be stated in a paragraph, but the answer is within this website if you will just do some reading. Please start with the Education page.
The truth is that it is VERY possible to be gay and Christian. Please direct your friends and family to read the resources on the Think We're Wrong? page.
Yes. If you would like to talk to somebody one on one, please visit the Counselling page. We are blessed to have many volunteer counsellors. You are welcome to write to one or many of them.
If you'd like to talk to several people, please consider joining our Social Group.
Visit the Gay Links page. At the top of the page you will find a Directory of Welcoming Churches with 5,000 listings. This list is growing constantly.
If you don't find a church there, check the other links for Denominational Support, Metropolitan Community Churches and Other Gay or Affirming Christian Churches. The listings on these pages are there by request of the church itself so they are especially welcoming.
Countries That Recognize Gay Marriage
Countries That Allow Same-Sex Domestic Partnerships or Civil Unions
US States That Recognize Gay Marriage
US States That Allow Same-Sex Domestic Partnerships or Civil Unions
US States With Some Provisions
Countries That Ban Same-Sex Unions
Yes, there is a List Serve especially for our HIV/AIDS family, their partners, family and friends. It is not a very active group at this time but perhaps you can change that and help to get it going.
Visit the YahooGroups page to read about it and join the group if you wish.
If you wish to be part of an active group, please also consider joining our Social Group. It's not HIV/AIDS specific but we do have some members who are survivors, and all of us will encourage you and support you in prayer.
We are a group of people who range in age from 13 - 94. Most of us are Spirit-filled Christians, including many pastors, ex-nuns, Archbishops, etc, but some of us are questioning our faith and finding out how to be comfortable as gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, intersex and transgender Christians. We also have many supportive "straight" members, some pagans and agnostics. We are a diverse group of people with many varying beliefs. All are welcome at ChristianGays.com!
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We'd love to have you join our "family". I'm sure you'll feel comfortable, loved, and supported.
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The Chat Rooms are always open but you may not always find someone there. To make sure you connect with others, please check our regular meeting times. They are listed on the Gay CHAT page.
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