When I started wrg my new book, God and the Gay Christian, I was well aware that Christians who oppose same-sex marriage the church have long ed the Bible to fend their pot of view. As a gay Christian om an evangelil church Kansas, that stat quo has had a damagg impact on my life, which is one reason I'm settg out to change the flty perspective. Here are 10 reasons why God accepts gay Christians.
Contents:
- 10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
- CAN YOU BE GAY-VANGELIL?
- GAY AND CHRISTIAN? YES!
- CAN YOU BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN?
- CAN SOMEONE BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN? IS POSSIBLE TO BE A GAY CHRISTIAN?
- GAY AND CHRISTIAN? Y!
- IS POSSIBLE TO BE A GAY CHRISTIAN?
10 REASONS GOD LOV GAY CHRISTIANS
* gay and christian yes *
Here, the ‘sners’ fd themselv erced to unrgog subtle strategi of prayg the gay (and trans) away such as unsellg, repentance, imposed celibacy and nversn therapi that sometim volve elaborate ruals of exorcisg gay (and trans) mons the name of the Lord.
I’ve been rearchg and wrg on the liv of gay, bisexual, and transgenr men and women for many years, and I pay special attentn to the ways which their relig beliefs impact their genrs and sexuali, and vice versa.
CAN YOU BE GAY-VANGELIL?
Can someone be gay and Christian? Is possible to be a gay Christian? Can you be a Christian and stggle wh homosexualy? * gay and christian yes *
Among the experienc of Christian gay and transgenr men which I feature here are those of ‘Buck’, a 56-year-old gay man who works the entertament dtry. ‘Rabowboy’ is a 22-year-old gay man who works an NGO.
“who ed to be Christian, the moment they disver they’re gay, like me they have that ternal nflict, then they actually stop gog to church pletely. Moreover, they no longer look to homophobic and transphobic church for approval or guidance for their own self-validatn. 44-year-old gay man ‘Hosea’ who works ‘ language’ is faiar wh such knowledge.
GAY AND CHRISTIAN? YES!
“I have read about the gay theology, queer theology, went through all the clobber texts, and then found that, you know, all the texts have, they’re not relevant to prent-day homosexual relatnships. There’s also some passag the bible that n be ed to support gay relatnships. And then there’s this wi variety of gay theologians who wre about same-sex relatnship, and how n f to the scheme of God’s plan for this earth and so on.
CAN YOU BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN?
As ‘Aash’, a 41-year-old gay man the entertament dtry pots out, such practic n be diverse, meangful and creative exprsns of fah:. As Pastor Joe Pang, an openly gay man, -pastor wh Pastor Travis Chung of Good Samaran Kuala Lumpur Church and -pastor wh Pastor Jason Ho of Blsed Mistry Communy Church Hong Kong says:.
Last time they thk that God not accept them, but after that they e to our church and slowly they know that J lov gay, God love LGBT people and all that but a lot of people stop there. Pastor Joe Pang is aware that jt as homophobic and transphobic church have played a part stroyg the self-teem of LGBTQ people, LGBTQ-affirmg church n renstct and enhance by preachg a msage of unndnal acceptance.
CAN SOMEONE BE GAY AND CHRISTIAN? IS POSSIBLE TO BE A GAY CHRISTIAN?
Gay Is OK! God and the Gay Christian: The Biblil Case Support of Same-Sex Relatnships. Goh is the thor of numero publitns, cludg Beg a Malaysian Trans Man: Genr, Society, Body and Fah (2020) and Livg Out Sexualy and Fah: Body Admissns of Malaysian Gay and Bisexual Men (2018).
The term “homosexual” didn’t exist until 1892. Some morn Bible translatns say that “homosexuals” will not her the kgdom of God, but neher the ncept nor the word for people wh exclive same-sex attractn existed before the late 19th century.
While the Bible rejects ltful same-sex behavr, that’s very different om a nmnatn of all gay people and relatnships. Requirg that all gay people rema celibate is at odds wh the Bible’s teachgs on celibacy, which are ground Scripture’s re affirmatn that God’s physil creatn is good. Mastream nomatns like Prbyterians and Epispalians now orda openly gay clergy, and there are seeds of change evangelil church as well.
GAY AND CHRISTIAN? Y!
Matthew V is the thor of God and the Gay Christian and is the founr of The Reformatn Project, a Bible-based non-prof anizatn that seeks to reform church teachg on sexual orientatn and genr inty. For every verse that anti-LGBTQ Christians say nmns homosexualy, there are a dozen that clearly nmn somethg we support or support somethg we nmn (which isn’t to say that those passag even do nmn queer people). I have a nfsn to make to you: sometim, when I lay bed on particularly rtls nights (ually when I’ve stayed up way too late and had way too many Pepsis) I stare at the ceilg and ntemplate eher (a) the vastns and meangls of the Universe or (b) “what if they are right and is a s to be gay???
And then eventually I fall asleep and allow to slip away three s of relentls homophobia that have been thrown at me. It’s not unmon to see muni jo together to celebrate the homosexuals, bisexuals, queer, and transgenr people. Sometim homosexual people are turned away at the door when to attendg a church.
IS POSSIBLE TO BE A GAY CHRISTIAN?
Some church are receptive to homosexualy, but some are not.
Statewi, 53 percent of Oklahomans believe homosexualy should be accepted, while only 40 percent disurage .