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What Is Good Friday?

Today we celebrate Good Friday, the day on which our Lord, Savior, and Master was crucified and buried. What is the significance of this day?  Some may see it as a sad time and see no reason to call it good.  Others may say that Christ couldn’t have died on Friday as that would be…

Statistics Related To GLBT Youth

1) Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year-olds. 2) Suicide is the second leading cause of death on college campuses. 3) More than one third of LGB youth report having made a suicide attempt. 4) Nearly half of transgender youth have thought seriously about suicide, and one quarter have…

Response To A Mother Who Just Learned Her Daughter Is Gay

Be patient, not only with her, but with yourselves as parents. It’s OK to be upset, concerned, frightened, and worried about the â€eternal consequences’ of what is happening to your family. Some of your brightest hopes and dreams for your child will need to be adjusted if you are to remain close to her. But…

Online Bookstores

KingChamp Books began taking shape as an online supplier of quality used books in early 2001. The venture is operated by a semi-retired newspaper guy who spent decades doing reporting and editing in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and, more recently, Daytona Beach, Florida. Incidentally, the KingChamp name pays tribute to two departed canine friends…

Website Design & Hosting

BEST WEBSITES is Mary’s Website Business. If you need a website built, or an old website given a new look, please check out the Best Websites site to see examples of some of the websites I’ve created. Of course if you are a member I would give you a major discount.

Miscellaneous Businesses

Diversity Group Jobsite –  is one of the UK’s most eď¬cient jobsites specializing in diversity and inclusion.   Our primary objective is to eliminate barriers within employment, education & training, and our advertisers are actively seeking to employ diverse talent.  Our online Job Portal lists thousands of vacancies from employers across a variety of industries,…

Christianity & Homosexuality – List of Titles

Click Here To View Articles With A Short Introduction To Each One

Bible Translation Timeline

Note from Mary:  There are now over 400 English Versions! taken (with permission) from WWW.GREATSITE.COM 1400 BC: The first written Word of God: The Ten Commandments delivered to Moses. 500 BC: Completion of All Original Hebrew Manuscripts which make up The 39 Books of the Old Testament. 200 BC: Completion of the Septuagint Greek Manuscripts…

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Gethsemane, Guns, and God

If the Bible is the word of God it has to be relevant to us today.  If it is not relevant, it’s not the word of God.  We can take the ancient text of the Bible, place it in its historic and literary contact and then lean forward and see how it may apply today. …

Denominational Support For Gays and Lesbians

The listings on this page are for specific denominations who have within them, a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender support organization. If you know of any that are not listed, could you please send me their information. Anglican/Episcopalian LGBT in the Church Lesbian & Gay Christians – LCGM (UK) Proud Anglicans

“Imagine Dragons” Singer Apologizes For Preaching Anti-Gay Messages

Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds has apologized for preaching Mormon teachings that homosexuality is a sin. Reynolds was honored with the Hero award for the Trevor Project and in his acceptance speech, he admitted he wasn’t always accepting of the LGBT community. “I knocked on thousands of doors. For those two years when people asked me…

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Political Palms

Last Sunday, we commemorated Jesus final entry into Jerusalem in what has become known as Palm Sunday.  Jesus enters the city on a young donkey from the east, where the day begins.  From the west, where the day goes to die, enters Pilate on a war horse with all the pageantry of the state.  There…

7. I Corinthians 6:9 / I Timothy 1: 9-10: Words Matter

If the word homosexual appears in your Bible in either passage then you have a version that was written after 1946. Prior to the 1946 Edition of the Revised Standard Version, the words that homosexual had begun to replace in many modern versions included boy prostitutes, effeminate, those who make women of themselves, sissies, the…

6. Romans 1: The Way Too Long Version

“I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both…

5. Romans 1: Read the Whole Chapter Kiddo

“I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both…

3. The Sin of Sodom: Genesis 19

We all know about Sodom. People who’ve never picked up a Bible have used the story of Sodom and its fiery demise as condemnation against homosexuality and here’s just one example from an email I received from someone who had a less than favorable view of homosexuality: “There is a story in the bible, i…

I’m Gay and It’s OK

by Rev. John Brown I’m Gay and It’s OK is a 50 page FREE downloadable book. Rev John Brown clarifies what the Bible actually says about homosexuality, and he deals specifically with the “clobber verses” used by many against gays. He explains the history of the church’s views on homosexuality and how, for almost the…

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Life after going viral for ‘Pride baby’

July 3, 2014 – A photograph of two shirtless fathers holding their newborn baby boy for the first time has quickly gone viral online. Baby Milo was born during WorldPride last Friday to fathers Frank Nelson, 44, and BJ Barone, 34, both teachers with the Toronto District School Board. “I remember being in pure joy,”…

A Prayer by Gail (“Aussiebard”)

God, bless this group with love and peace May joy and laughter never cease to lift us when we meet. If, at times, there’s passing tears Let there be friends and comfort here for the soul that longs to weep. Give us faith and courage to share Give us time for earnest thought and prayer…

Balance

Thanks so much for sending the DVD so promptly. We are used to waiting a few weeks for packages from America, so no probs there! 🙂 It is also time for me to say thank you for the ministry you have, as my partner and I have gotten so much from your website and emails….

Thanks For The Strict Policy

Mary, I must thank you for this strict policy*…… as a long time member who foolishly fell in love with someone who was just buttering me up for his financial gain….. once I shared this with you, you immediately took action and prevented me from being taken advantage of. Thank you for your diligence in…

Prayer For CG By Mandy Deacon (leapinglizard)

Father, bless this place and all who meet here. May we know Your love and acceptance. May our spirits be lifted as we meet in fellowship. May Your presence be felt here by all who enter, And may those who stumble in “by accident” Come to know Your love and forgiveness. Soften the hearts of…

I Met A Very Good Friend

Thank you for all you have been doing for 16 years to minister to LGBT sisters and brothers online. Because of your efforts and ministry, many individuals have been touched positively. Because of your site, I met a very good friend. I had initially hoped that romance would blossom, but that was not part of…

Funny Gay Videos – Short & Cute

Gay Teacher Plays Prank On His Fourth Graders – 2:46 minutes A fourth-grade teacher’s April Fools’ Day prank may give you horrible spelling test flashbacks, but it’s making the internet laugh. Joe Dombrowski of Royal Oak Elementary School received groans from his students as he announced a pop quiz Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Dombrowski watched the…

A Wonderful Giggle!

by Swami Beyondananda Be a fundamentalist. Make sure FUN always comes before the MENTAL. Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be cancelled. A laugh track has been provided and the reason why we are put in the material world is to get more material. Have a good laughsitive twice a day…

Lesbian, Gay, Trans, Queer & Christian Resource Websites

A Christian Think Tank – “Critically examine everything. Hold on to the good.” (Paul, I Thessalonians 5:21) This website comes highly recommended by my Bible Study pastor as one to go to when you hear something about Scripture that seems to contradict traditional Christianity. While it has nothing about homosexuality, it is an excellent resource…

LGBT Rights

Fair Housing for the LGBTQ Community North Carolina’s Controversial Anti-LGBT Bill Explained

Is Gay Prejudice Taught in the Bible?

by Richard Wayne Garganta â€“ 32 pages Do you want to believe what is written or what you have been taught is written? One way to define spiritual maturity is when you can study differing doctrinal viewpoints enough to understand how people arrive at their conclusions. You may not agree with their conclusions, but at least…

Gay is OK via the Bible, because Jesus

Gay is OK via the Bible, because Jesus is a 16 page FREE downloadable book by Tom Minkler. If you are a Christian who wants to favor LOVE over judgment and support gay marriage, it is easy – in fact the Bible taken as a whole actually demands that, because it all points to Jesus (as…

Gay Pride Event Resource Links

See our Calendar of Upcoming LGBT Events GayCities.com – 224 Destination Cities International Gay Events 2017/2018 – Gay Pride Events and Gay Cruise Agenda ProudOut.com – 4,874 LGBT-Events in 742 Cities and 52 Countries! World Gay Pride Calendar – Search by Month, U.S. Cities or World Cities  

“Gay Christian” appointed by President Trump

March 15, 2017 – Rick Grenell, an openly-gay man and ‘gay Christian’ advocate, has been chosen by President Donald Trump to be the United States Ambassador to NATO. Though widely reported, the appointment has yet to be confirmed by the White House and will make Grenell the highest-ranking openly-gay member of the current administration. Read…

Beauty And The Brainwashing: Disney’s ‘Gay’ Agenda

March 16, 2017 – Disney’s remake of its classic children’s film “Beauty and the Beast” is attracting headlines, not so much for production quality, although movie critics seem to be mostly on board, but for the controversy surrounding the studio’s decision to include its first “exclusively gay moment” in a scene between villain Gaston and…

Therapy Resource Links

Emotionally Focussed Therapy with Distance Family Services Toronto – David Kelley Program – provides professional individual, couple and family counselling to people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or queer, or who are questioning their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. They also provide services to persons living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Find an…

Disney’s ‘Gay Moment’ Sours Many Christians

March 16 2017 by Diana Chandler, Baptist Press A gay plot twist in Disney’s upcoming live-action Beauty and the Beast continues to stir discontent among Christians, with an online poll at Faith Driven Consumer (FDC) among the latest to voice displeasure. The poll reports 95 percent of 6,700 consumers said they are less likely to…

Gay Christian To Represent U.S. In NATO?

March 17, 2017 – For about a week now rumors and reports have circulated that Richard Grenell, an openly gay man, is set to become the next U.S. Ambassador to NATO. The White House has yet to confirm the appointment, although news outlets ranging from Breitbart to Bloomberg are reporting sources say it’s a sure…

Our Bible App Wants to Let LGBT Christians Be Their Whole Selves

March 24, 2017 – In the year that led up to naming my queerness, I drifted away from church. It wasn’t deliberate, but after a lifetime of subtle messages about the church and homosexuality (and by proxy bisexuality), I needed to step back to figure out if I could be a bisexual Christian — if…

God, Church, and Gay Loneliness

March 27, 2017 – For gay men, life outside the closet can be brutal, and not only due to homophobia. A recent longform article by Michael Hobbes on the Huffington Post went into detail about “The epidemic of gay loneliness.” In it, Hobbes describes a toxic environment that leaves many gay men feeling isolated, even…

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History of the Gay Pride Rainbow Flag

The rainbow flag has become the easily-recognized colors of pride for the gay community. The multicultural symbolism of the rainbow is nothing new. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition also embraces the rainbow as a symbol of that political movement. The rainbow also plays a part in many myths and stories related to gender and sexuality issues…

Vatican Admits Galileo Correct

VATICAN CITY — It’s official: The Earth revolves around the sun, even for the Vatican. The Roman Catholic Church has admitted erring these past 359 years in formally condemning Galileo Galilei for entertaining scientific truths it long denounced as anti-scriptural heresy. Pope John Paul II himself turned up Saturday for a meeting of the Pontifical…