Category: Queer Voices
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Kara Hudson’s Testimony at Oord Trial
On July 25, 2024, Thomas Jay Oord was tried by the Church of the Nazarene for his views on LGBTQ+ matters. As part of his defense, he asked several people to testify on his behalf. Some could do so in person, others joined by Zoom. For a portion of Oord’s own defense, see his book My…
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WAYS THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE FAILED ME AS AN LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUAL
By Garnett Teakell My Experience as a Seminarian In order to provide background for this aspect of my experience, I need to begin by stating that I realized I was different from other boys in the first grade of elementary school, so I have said, based on that, that I’ve always realized I was…
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Queer for Life, Nazarene No More
The church of the Nazarene taught me that abusing children is acceptable and lying to members is expected, but it is not okay to be queer. God doesn’t accept queers, but he forgives liars and pedophiles.
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Around the Table, An Offering of Sorts
Queer folk have long been pushed away from a seat at the table in the Nazarene Church. Isn’t it time we start building a better table?
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The Biggest Loser
The Church of the Nazarene is missing out on all the gifts that queer people have to offer.
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A Place at the Table
An ex-Nazarene professor and pastor’s daughter explains the ways in which the church failed to love her as Christ would.
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A Gay Daughter and her Pastor Father: An Interview
Estrangement hits home in a clash between understanding and dogma.
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Wrestling with God
Being gay in a church that didn’t accept me led to years of wrestling with God, but when God spoke a blessing in the midst of the struggle, everything began to change.
