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…
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…
Be patient, not only with her, but with yourselves as parents. Itâs OK to be upset, concerned, frightened, and worried about the âeternal consequencesâ 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…
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Note from Mary:Â 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…
If the Bible is the word of God it has to be relevant to us today. If it is not relevant, itâs 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. …
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 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 wasnât always accepting of the LGBT community. âI knocked on thousands of doors. For those two years when people asked me…
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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…
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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…
“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…
“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…
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…
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…
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. âI remember being in pure joy,â…
“Jesus loves me. This I know, for the Bible tells me so . . . ” unless you are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, Intersex or Queer, in which case you are told that Jesus loves everyone EXCEPT me. Well it’s time to set the record straight – if you’ll pardon the expression. Jesus loves ESPECIALLY…
It was just last week that I found myself back in a familiar hole. Having split with my partner of 3 years I was at a really low point in my life. Cravings for alcohol had returned, my partner had left me, and I couldn’t see any point in going on. I turned to the…
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…
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! đ 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….
Thank you Lord for leading me to this site Thank you for the people I have met here, and the friendship and support they have offered and given. You know who they are Lord and so do they. Pour out your blessings on them Father as you have blessed me through them, and draw them…
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…
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…
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…
Gay Teacher Plays Prank On His Fourth Graders – 2:46 minutes A fourth-grade teacherâs April Foolsâ 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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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 â in fact the Bible taken as a whole actually demands that, because it all points to Jesus (as…
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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…
March 16, 2017 – Disneyâs remake of its classic childrenâs film âBeauty and the Beastâ is attracting headlines, not so much for production quality, although movie critics seem to be mostly on board, but for the controversy surrounding the studioâs decision to include its first âexclusively gay momentâ in a scene between villain Gaston and…
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March 16 2017 by Diana Chandler, Baptist Press A gay plot twist in Disneyâs 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…
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 itâs a sure…
March 18, 2017 – They met on OkCupid. At the time, Constantino Khalaf, now 37, lived in New York City, and David Khalaf, now 39, lived in Los Angeles. But the distance didn’t faze them. The couple, now married, had found two shared traits in each other: They were both Christian, and they were both…
March 22, 2017 – Pop singer Katy Perry, who is famous for the 2008 hit song “I Kissed a Girl,” said that she tried to “pray the gay away at Jesus camps” during her teenage years. During her speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Los Angeles gala dinner at JW Marriott L.A. Live in…
March 24, 2017 – In the year that led up to naming my queerness, I drifted away from church. It wasnât 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 â if…
by Rev Bruce Lowe “It terrified me to think that God made me just to hate me and send me to hell.” This was the response of a teenager to hearing his pastor tell the congregation that the Bible says God hates homosexuals and will send them to hell. He knew he was gay; he…
~ by Rev Bruce Lowe Note from Mary: Rev Bruce Lowe was the first person to “believe” in ChristianGays.com. In 2000, he sent me a cheque for $300, and encouraged me to put a Donations page on the website. I was reluctant, but he convinced me that others would want to help support a ministry…
~ by Rev Bruce Lowe The condemnation of gay men and lesbian women by the church, is destroying – literally – the worth of millions – again literally – of homosexuals by robbing them of all self-esteem, forcing them to live in closets in constant fear that will be found out, driving them out of…
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 âThe epidemic of gay loneliness.â In it, Hobbes describes a toxic environment that leaves many gay men feeling isolated, even…
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…
Last August, we had a special Sunday in church called “Burning Questions,” in which I responded, on an impromptu basis, to written questions from the congregation. At that time, I also promised to preach a series of sermons later in the year that would specifically address the top three, or most-asked questions submitted on that…
If you wish to read the longer, original version, please Click Here. Note from Mary: There are now over 400 English Versions of the Bible! “Proud as a peacock” – The phrase comes from the glorious fan-shaped, multi-coloured (not quite rainbow-coloured) plumage of the male peafowl when he is courting his mate. Thus, just as…
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…