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Introduction to the New Book
(The following is an introduction to Why the Church of the Nazarene Should be Fully LGBTQ+ Affirming) The essays in this book were written in response to an invitation. We (Tom and Alexa) invited people to contribute to a book we would title, “Why the Church of the Nazarene Should be Fully LGBTQ+ Affirming.” You’re…
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Nazarene Clergy Respond to Queer People
Reginald Watson did his doctoral dissertation on Nazarene clergy responses to homosexuality and interactions with queer people. And his work has now been published. Watson works from the previous Church of the Nazarene Manual, which claims that homosexuality is a perversion of human sexuality. He notes that the denomination and many of its members have…
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True Colors
Humans are created to love one another through covenantal relationships that defy tradition, legal definitions, and unify all people in Christ Jesus.
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Let Anyone Accept This Who Can
The Church of the Nazarene is ready for LGBTQ+ acceptance, and we should rejoice and be glad in it.
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Transformation through Friendship
Friendship with LGBTQ+ Christians can help skeptical Nazarenes draw closer to an understanding of the matchless grace of Jesus and to a faith formed and evidenced by the fruits of the Spirit.
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On the Biological Sexual Spectrum
LGBTQ+ people are born, not made. Trying to change them is hurtful and harmful. Offer charity instead of therapy. Embrace, don’t disgrace.
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I’m Younger Than That Now
How I went from “Gay is sin” to “LGBTQ+ needs affirmation,” and how the Church of the Nazarene was instrumental in the process.
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Hear My Heart
God’s love does not exclude the LGBTQIA+ community. Church of the Nazarene, is your love limited?
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Created in the Image of God: A Polemic Against Today’s Crusade
This current crusade against LGBTQIA+ people is killing our children and it is time to put our bodies on the line.
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Without Humility, the Church Will Implode
I have gained a whole new perspective on how to love and accept the gay community and on how our Heavenly Father loves us.
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The Stakes are High
Can we change? The future of the Church of the Nazarene, and the lives of countless individuals, depend on it.