Spreading the News of Queer Affirmation
Loving Nazarenes is on a mission to help queer people and their allies. The upcoming trial of Thomas Jay Oord places a spotlight on the loving change desperately needed. With your support, we can secure resources to share this story of love widely.
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We Want Loving Change
To fulfill its call to love, the Church of the Nazarene should affirm and support LGBTQ+ people and their quest to live in peace and love.
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Forming a Christian View of Gender Issues
By: Laurie J. Braaten How do we form a Christian view on an issue? Some would say it’s by finding Bible verses that speak to or settle the question. But does this always work? What is the biblical view on divorce? On slavery? On women as ordained lead pastors? Does it bother us that many
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A Biblical Case for Affirming
By: Joe Ness The Wesleyan tradition I grew up and was educated in accepts the authority of scripture but humbly subjects interpretations to the filters of reason (does this make logical sense?), tradition (is it consistent with the historical tenets of the faith, embodied in the creeds?), and experience (is there evidence for this in
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My View of LGBTQ Inclusion
By: Anonymous I grew up in a charismatic, Evangelical space that was very traditional in its views on sexuality and gender. I never questioned this, and acquaintance with conservative Evangelical scholarship only enforced those teachings with theological and biblical rigor. Yet, over the past few years, I have deconstructed my views on sexuality. Now, being
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Further Reading
The stories and perspectives shared in this blog are part of a much larger body of literature arguing for the inclusion and affirmation of LGBTQIA+ people from a Christian perspective. For further reading recommendations, click here.