“Why do you hang in there with your denomination? I feel like I’ve lost so much staying, and I’m angry.” —H. I hear you, H. I read a response to one of the latest stories of church member exclusion a few weeks ago. It included this line: “We each need to journey as far as our faith […]
The Evangelical Turn — A Few Hard Questions
This week, Eliel Cruz interviewed evangelical ethics professor Dr. David Gushee for his LGBT-faith column at the Religious News Service. I’ll either share or comment on that interview when it’s live. Gushee, who teaches at Mercer University in Atlanta, hit the national papers earlier this fall after declaring that his theology had changed and he could no longer support […]
At #GCAC14: Adventists Debate Women’s Ordination—Again
Today, about 20 minutes down the street from me, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is on Day 6 of its 2014 Annual Council meeting. The group reconvened for the afternoon session at 2 p.m. Eastern. The Annual Council meeting convenes church administrators from around the world each October to present progress reports on their […]
When Popular Analogies Steer Us Off-course
On Friday morning I eavesdropped on the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Annual Council meeting at the denomination’s headquarters in central Maryland. Several voices will live-report on the 8-day meetings via the Twitter hashtag #GCAC14: follow along over the next week. Mark Finley is an Adventist statesman, an internationally known Adventist speaker and elder. For most of the 1990s […]
Review: “Making the ‘Invisible’ Visible” with the Religion Institute
Recognizing Bi People of Faith: Beyond Myth, Ignorance, and Individualism The original version of this review was posted on petersontoscano.com. For more than a decade, Peterson Toscano has worked at the intersection of sexuality and faith, sharing stories about religious anti-LGBTI therapies and recovering our knowledge of gender variance in the Christian scriptures. This year, Peterson turns […]
Sharing Stories and Hope: A Conversation with Melanie Hutcheson
Sharing Stories and Hope: A Conversation with Melanie Hutcheson Between Noah and The Record Keeper, this has been a tough month for the arts. Writer Nate Fleming explains some of the deep issues the Christian community has to work through, but artists and creatives are a resilient people. This week, I’m pleased to introduce you […]