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Level Ground Fest creates LGBT religious dialogue through art
I was inspired by attending this weekend's Level Ground Festival, which uses art to create space for dialogue on faith, gender and sexuality. Most of the people organizing and attending the conference...
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Peter Gomes: Gay black Harvard minister preached "scandalous gospel"
“The Rev. Peter Gomes, of Plymouth, 1942 – 2011” by Jon DornPeter Gomes was a gay black Baptist minister at Harvard and one of America’s most prominent spiritual voices for tolerance. He used his...
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New in March: LGBTQ Christian books "The Firebrand and the First Lady" and...
Two new LGBTQ Christian books this month provide insight into relationships: between a theologian and his gay son, and between a First Lady and her friend who struggled with whether she was a lesbian....
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Gay love stops hiding from church oppression in new music video: “Hiding” by...
Gay love in the church, electroshock “conversion” therapy and Christianity’s role in suppressing homosexuality are exposed in a controversial new music video by Australian pop singer-songwriter Ray...
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Perpetua and Felicity: Patron saints of same-sex couples
“Perpetua and Felicity” by Angela Yarber Saints Perpetua and Felicity were brave North African woman friends who were executed for their Christian faith in the third century. Some consider them lesbian...
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Gay centurion: Jesus heals a soldier’s boyfriend in the Bible
“Traces of His Presence” by Eric Martin Jesus praised a gay soldier as a model of faith and healed his male lover in the gospels, according to many Bible experts. The soldier, a centurion in the Roman...
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Gay Passion of Christ series starts Sunday
“The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision” by Douglas Blanchard on display (Photo by Dorie Hagler) A gay vision of Christ’s Passion starts this Sunday here at the Jesus in Love Blog. New posts will run...
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John Boswell: Historian of gays and lesbians in Christianity
John Boswell John Boswell (1947-1994) was a prominent scholar who researched and wrote about the importance of gays and lesbians in Christian history. He was born 69 years ago tomorrow on March 20,...
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Donate: Palm Sunday offering for Jesus in Love
Give today to the Palm Sunday / Holy Week offering to support my work at Jesus in Love for LGBT spirituality and the arts. Give now by clicking the “GoFundMe” button below or visiting my donate page....
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Day 1A: Jesus with the prophets (Gay Passion of Christ series)
1. The Son of Man with Job and Isaiah (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“God has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening...
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Day 1B: Jesus Enters the City on Palm Sunday (Gay Passion of Christ series)
2 Jesus Enters the City(from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“And when he entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, ‘Who is this?’ And the crowds said, ‘This is the...
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Day 2: Jesus drives out the money changers and preaches in the Temple (Gay...
3. Jesus Drives Out the Money Changers (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“He poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.” -- John 2:13 (RSV) An...
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Day 3: Jesus has a Last Supper, prays alone and is arrested (Gay Passion of...
5. The Last Supper (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard Collection of Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art Gift of Vincent Palange in memory of Louis Prudenti““And...
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Day 4: Jesus before the priests, magistrate and people (Gay Passion of Christ...
8. Jesus Before the Priests (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“One of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, ‘Is that how you answer the high...
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Day 5: Jesus before the soldiers; Jesus is beaten (Gay Passion of Christ series)
11.Jesus Before the Soldiers (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“Soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him.” -- Luke 23:11 (RSV) Marine look-alikes torment a naked...
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Day 6A: Jesus goes to his execution and is nailed to the cross (Gay Passion...
13. Jesus Goes to His Execution (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“He went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew...
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Day 6B: Jesus dies (Gay Passion of Christ series)
15. Jesus Dies (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“While the sun’s light failed… he breathed his last.” -- Luke 23:44-46“Jesus Dies” places Christ’s crucifixion against a...
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Day 7: Jesus is Buried; Jesus Among the Dead (Gay Passion of Christ series)
16. Jesus is Buried (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“They took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom.” -- John 19:40...
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Day 8: Jesus rises, appears to Mary and friends, and more (Gay Passion of...
18. Jesus Rises (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard“I am the resurrection and the life.” -- John 11:25 (RSV) A handsome young Christ in blue jeans leads a joyous jailbreak...
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Give now: Easter offering for Jesus In Love
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