I guess it has been about 2 years since the Rev. Al Sharpton stood in the pulpit of Tabernacle Baptist church and gave this little gem concerning black clergy and the church: “They preach homophobia from their pulpits Sunday morning and cruise the parks at night!” I also remember after that service was over; this […]
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On September 11, 2001 at 8:50am my phone rang and it was our church deacon asking if I had seen the news. My day was just starting and I had not got through my first cup of coffee, let alone turned on the TV. He went on to say a jet airliner had crashed into
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By the time readers are done reading this particular blog I may lose a few friends, maybe a few church members and a few colleagues will finally have proof that “I have just finally gone over the cliff.” Those who are promoting the hysteria and paranoia around the building of a mosque near “ground zero”
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As I sit here writing this blog, I cannot help but feel the intense emotion of pride for our LGBTQ community. Sometimes we mess up and get ourselves over reactive to situations brought to our community. Yet, not this time…this time we did it correctly. This time we allowed our enemies to put their sizable
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Rev. Eugene H. Peterson, who is a “Professor Emeritus” of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver B.C. is the author of one of newer translations of the Bible called “The Message”, the Bible in contemporary language. In his introduction to the Old Testament book of Amos he writes: “More people are exploited and abused
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The “National Organization for Marriage”: Protecting Marriage and the Faith Communities that Sustain It. They will be in Atlanta in early August to attempt through slick lies and fear mongering convince the people of Georgia by allowing our community to get married it will be the end of the world and the precious institution will
Look Up in the Sky… It’s a Bird… No a plane… No it’s… Read More »
Did you ever wonder why when something happens to one of our folks in the community it is almost always followed by stories that discredit the victim? Remember Matthew Shepard? The child was not warm yet in the arms of God when the stories started circulating he may have set himself up for being tied
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A couple of weeks ago, a person in our community received the news at the age of 26 they were HIV positive. This young mans life has taken a turn that sadly was preventable. As I write tonight I am worried…I am scared…I am deeply disturbed. For you see for the last 30 years or
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Well everyone is all in a twitter because it looks like the day of the homosexual not being able to serve in the military is coming to an end. Those who are on the political and religious right have gotten especially hysterical over this fact. Here is a pretty good representation of their thought process:
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As I was going through the week it occurred to me that for as much progress as our community has made, our dignity and self-worth still needs some work and reminders of who we are as a people of faith. I came across this particular reading and I was reminded once again of something we
We Are the Salt of the Earth… Read More »