Tag: thomas jay oord
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MY QUEER TRIAL DEFENSE
By Thomas Jay Oord I face a Church of the Nazarene trial in late July 2024 for being queer affirming. To prepare, I’ve written a lengthy defense. I’ve decided to publish it before the trial to make my arguments available to the public and not just the jurors. My arguments are published in My Defense.…
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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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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…