Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Erasing Queerness: How Purity Culture Others LGBTQ
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Chapter 6 (Part 4): The “Slippery Slope” Isn’t a Thing
This post is the fourth of four related to our group’s discussion of 1 Corinthians 6. For more information on what 1 Corinthians doesn’t say about modern LGBTQ people, click … Continue reading Chapter 6 (Part 4): The “Slippery Slope” Isn’t a Thing
Chapter 6 (Part 1): What 1 Corinthians Doesn’t Say About LGBTQ People
Hey friends, so I’ll be taking an unexpected break from 7 Deadly Sins and Friday posts this week. It turned out this week’s passage from 1 Corinthians spawned FOUR posts, … Continue reading Chapter 6 (Part 1): What 1 Corinthians Doesn’t Say About LGBTQ People
The Church’s Future
Back when I was a youth minister, people would regularly tell me how my students were “our church’s future.” I would always smile and nod and politely thank them. After … Continue reading The Church’s Future
Thoughts on the UMC General Conference, Inclusion, and Denominations in General
The weekly recap of our 1 Corinthians study will come a little later, but this morning, I want to address some Methodism stuff. Last week, the General Conference of the … Continue reading Thoughts on the UMC General Conference, Inclusion, and Denominations in General
Lingering Questions from Wild Goose 2018
Hey! If you’re someone I met at Wild Goose and are checking out the Bar Chaplain blog for the first time, please know that most posts are about 1/3 this … Continue reading Lingering Questions from Wild Goose 2018
A Response to the Nashville Statement
I figured out long ago that my Christianity and my Evangelicalism were incompatible. While the Nashville Statement doesn’t say anything new about Evangelical views on sexuality, it’s a reminder where this subculture’s priorities really lie. In light of this, I present a counter-proposal.