What happens when love and faith crash?
Finding love is everyone’s wish. The french singer Michel Sardou said in his song, “…Elle court, elle court la maladie d’amour dans les coeurs des enfants 7 à 77 ans” which can be literally...
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Being gay is a Gift
I am drawn to recognize that I am embraced by grace, and my inclusion at God’s table is an unexpected gift.
A Collaboration of LGBTQI Community and religious leaders in Africa: a way to better Inclusion
Therefore, such institutions can promote inclusion in a better way. In other words, these institutions “… are very important if the community aims at meaningful victory for the fight for LGBTQI”.
The Christian tradition doesn’t address sexual orientation
For the first 1,600 years of the church, nearly all Christians believed that the earth stood still at the center of the universe. But the invention of the telescope led Christians to reconsider their interpretation of the Bible.
Celibacy is a gift, not a mandate
Article from the series A Brief Biblical Case for LGBTQ Inclusion, taken from the website The Reformation Project, part three NON-AFFIRMING MESSAGE: If gay Christians cannot marry someone of the opposite sex, the Bible’s...
Experience of sound Christian teachings should show good fruit, not bad fruit
FIRMING MESSAGE: Experience of sound Christian teachings should show good fruit, not bad fruit. Non-affirming beliefs about same-sex relationships and transgender identity contribute to serious harm in LGBTQ people’s lives.
South Africa. Dutch Reformed Church agrees (again) to allow same-sex unions
Article by Luiz DeBarros, MambaOnline (South Africa), October 9, 2019 Following years of conflict, the Dutch Reformed Church (NG Kerk) has agreed to be more inclusive of same-sex unions while also apologising for its...