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AOL USERS IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE NOTE: We have jumped through all the hoops for AOL to get "white-listed" with them, but still our AOL users do not receive most (all?) of our letters, possibly because we generate so much email that they think we're spamming, or possibly because they're homophobic.
Whatever the reason, if you have an AOL email address you probably will not receive our notifications to confirm your subscriptions, notifications from the Dating Service if someone has tried to contact you, our Newsletters, Social Group letters, etc. We worked with AOL for over a year to rectify the problem but it still exists, and they refuse to do anything about it.
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Newsletters
Newsletters - will educate, inspire, support, keep you informed of what's going on in the gay community, advise you about new books, music, gay trivia, Bible facts, and will even give you some good laughs. I usually send an average of two to four a month. If you want to read a sample, please click here or the Newsletters link in the Navigation bar.
Social Group
Social Group - Our Social Group allows you to communicate with others via a group email list serve. Everyone in the Group gets to read what you have to say. This is where we really get to know each other if you choose to participate. Start discussions, post photos, let people know when you're going to go to the chat rooms, ask for prayer, or just be a silent observer.
We range in age from 18 - 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 Christian Gays!
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1) no sexually explicit conversation and
2) respect for ALL. Everyone is free to disagree with a post, but criticism must be confined to the issues, NOT of the person who posted.
We'd love to have you join our "family". I'm sure you'll feel comfortable, loved, and supported.
Note please: New members' posts will be moderated before posting, until you send us your introduction, or post responsibly to a current topic.
Location of Members
Part of the mission of Christian Gays is to help people connect with each other. To that end we have started a file called Location of Members.
This file is not necessarily for Dating purposes since many of our members are already coupled. It is for you to connect with others in your geographic area for social events.
Of course this file MUST remain CONFIDENTIAL. Therefore the only people who have access to it are our Social Group members, however if you are subscribed to any other of our Resources like Newsletter, Dating Service, Chat Reminders, etc we will be glad to list your information so that others can contact you.
1. Resource to which you are subscribed? (i.e. Newsletters, Dating Service, etc)
2. Country 3. Province or State (in full please - no abbreviations)
4. City (if it's small you can include the nearest city in brackets)
5. Name (does not have to be your real name)
6. Screen name (if different than above)
7. Age (optional)
8. Email Address
Chat Rooms
Chat Rooms - We would love for you to join us in the "Gay Chat" Rooms.
The Chat Rooms are open 24/7 but because people often miss each other, we also set up a regular time to meet. Our regular chat night is Sat at 6 pm Pacific Time which is 7 pm Mountain Time, 8 pm Central Time, 9 pm Eastern Time.
Sign up to receive our Chat Reminders so you don't forget.
Chat Bible Study
Chat Bible Study - is every Sunday night in the Bible Study Chat Room. Click on the link for more information.
Dating Service
Dating Service - Our Dating Service is completely FREE for ALL GLBTIQ's of every faith who wish to connect based on compatibility. Our goal is to unite soulmates worldwide.
Register for the "Free Plan", but get all the benefits of the "Gold Plan" including Contacting Others, Compatibility Questionnaire, Photo Gallery, etc.
Note: Our goal is to facilitate friendships based on compatibility of faith and other factors which hopefully may lead to a monogamous lifetime relationship. We do NOT endorse sexual hook-ups, therefore NO implicit or explicit sexuality is allowed in username, photos, profile content, or chat room.
Users must be at least 18 years old.
Fraud Alerts & Dating Service Updates
Fraud Alerts and Dating Service Updates! - It's a sad fact of life that we are often the target of scammers who will tell us that they are someone who they are not, for the purpose of preying on us for money or favours.
It can sometimes take a month or two before they reveal themselves, but once that happens I am usually notified quickly. I then send out a "Fraud Alert" to all people who are subscribed to receive the notices. You will also be notified of any changes to the Dating Service.
HIV/AIDS Support
HIV AIDS Support - is just getting started. It is specifically for those who are HIV+, their friends, family and any who have been affected by HIV.
We'd love to have your input regarding any EXCELLENT (non-copywritten) Articles or Links that we can put on the website to assist others.
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Standing In The Gap
Standing In The Gap - (Activism) 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.
When it comes to large scale participation we tend to be quiet. We think that one voice will make little difference. This newsletter will bring to your attention world wide stories that affect the GLBT community. You will find where and who to contact to make your voice heard.
Prison Ministry
Prison Ministry - We have many inmates (mostly lesbians) who are in need of spiritual support. They do not have access to computers. If you are a solid Christian and would like to write (postal mail) to one or more of these people, they would really appreciate it, and you will be blessed for your ministry to them.
Blogging
Blogging - If you're a gay Christian and you'd like to have a page to post your thoughts on a regular basis, check out the blogging page.
Counselling
Counselling - If you need Support, please visit this page for a list of our Volunteers and their credentials. You are invited to write to one or many.
More ways of connecting are in the works such as a database to connect "Traveling Companions" with each other, either one to one, couples traveling with other couples, or to organize groups. I'd also like to post an area for GLBT singers and evangelists, that churches can use as a resource for their meetings, etc
If there is a service which you would like me to create, please let me know what you have in mind and I'll do my best to provide it for you.
Newsletters
Periodic notifications (usually twice a month, but could be more or less) of new products, articles, resources, additions to the website, and any significant news of interest to the gay Christian community.
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Social Group - List Serve
Comments from some of our members:
"I have been lurking for about a week, not to be nosy but to see if the people here were what I had hoped they would be. I have seen such a cohesive group that shares, loves, and laughs together through their love of Christ. I had prayed for a group that valued mature discussions, that invited many different opinions of theology, and I am glad to have found it."
"I am truly blessed and grateful to God for leading me to you. This truly is a great community. I love you guys."
Oh my gosh,
I really LOVE the discussions in this group. I really find both the
Adam and Eve / Jonah and the Whale, posts very interesting and
amusing as well. I never thought about them like that. I really love
this group and everyone who has been contributing to these
discussions. After a hard day at work today, they really put a smile on
my face. Thanks everyone !!
"This group is absolutely wonderful and I am proud to be a part of it."
"Thank you all for the constant prayers. They're greatly needed and appreciated."
"This group is really a wonderful thing. I can't begin to express how helpful it was for me, and how helpful it will probably be in the future! So many LGBT people feel so alone and isolated, and that lonliness can be the scariest thing in the world. This group provides a solace for people. It's a safe place to run to, and those safe places are priceless. "
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Chat Reminders
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Fraud Alerts and Dating Service Updates!
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HIV AIDS Support
We're just getting started so will really appreciate your input to help get us going.
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Standing In The Gap (Activism)
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 way
for 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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