Thursday, November 12, 2015

Kaya Oakes on How "Whitest, Malest, Straightest, Most Educated" Representatives of Christianity Are Driving People from Religion

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Kaya Oakes, writing yesterday at Religion Dispatches about the battle that Christians opposed to marriage equality have lost:

Mormons Organize Mass Protests to Push Back Against Abuse of Their LGBT Family Members and Friends: What's Wrong with Catholics?

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My two-week fast from blogging is nearing its close, and I'll now break silence again to share some questions with you. They'...
Friday, November 6, 2015

Telling My Story as LDS Church Refuses Baptism to Children of Gay Couples, and Houston and Kentucky Demonstrate Continued Political Power of Gay-Baiting

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Dear friends, I'm posting today, despite my fast from posting, because — well — there's something I'd like to say! And he...
Saturday, October 31, 2015

Krzysztof Charamsa's Letter to the Pope in English Translation: "I’ve Made the Decision to Publicly Refuse the Violence of the Church with Regard to [LBTI] People"

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Because Giova Gallagher has kindly pointed us in a comment here to an English translation of the full text of Monsignor  Krzysztof Ch...
Friday, October 30, 2015

"No One Leaves Home Unless Home Is the Mouth of a Shark": Krzysztof Charamsa on the "Unspeakable Suffering" Catholic Pastoral Leaders Inflict on LGBTI People

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In his letter to the pope , Krzysztof Charamsa says that he came out of the closet after a long and tormented period of prayer and discer...
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Readers Write and I Respond: The Book Project

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In what I just posted about Steve's and my religious transition right at present, I told you that I would also pick up the thread...

Readers Write and I Respond: "The Whole Idea of Ordinary Church Gives Me the Hives" and "The Walls Are the Problem: They Enclose, Hamper, Restrict Conversations"

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In what follows, I want to catch up on some "personal" sharing — to pick up threads of previous discussions that have been ...