I was really depressed Saturday night. I talked to myself like you shouldn’t talk to people. This is a battle, a war. And the casualties could be your hearts and souls. And then I had a glass of wine, and I got pissed. I got a baseball bat and I broke some wine glasses…
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Caris Adel
The Art of Being A Passive Neighbor
I live where I do in large part because of people like downwardly mobile D.L., and Grace, Christena, and Suzannah, and because of their slow and steady dripping words about race and privilege. I live in a poorer sort of neighborhood on the blacker side of town. And before we moved, I had read books on ‘missional living’, being rooted…
On Being A Witness
Resources: Gays, AIDS, and the Church, Part 9
Here’s a list of various blogs, websites, organizations, books, and movies related to the church, being gay, and HIV/AIDS. Blogs Queer Theology Anarchist Reverend Justin Lee Steve Gershom Anxious Gay Christian Middle Ground Dr. Trista Carr Eliel Cruz Julie Rodgers Eve Tushnet A Queer Calling Registered Runaway Jonas Weaver Freed Hearts Tangentials Spiritual Friendship Sacred…
Domesticating God
I thrive on learning. Memorizing knowledge, thinking and over-thinking is how my brain runs. So of course, I excelled as an evangelical. I won gold stars and awards at VBS for memorizing verses. At the Baptist summer camp I went to, every 40 verses memorized meant you could throw a pie at a counselor’s face. …
The Rest of My Story: Gays, AIDS, and the Church, Part 8
The ‘Gay Agenda’: Gays, AIDS, and the Church, Part 7
I’ve been hearing about the ‘gay agenda’ (and the boycotts) for as long as I can remember. I’ve of course, never heard a word about the Christian agenda, even though it exists. I think it’s worth examining this list, that is very typical of the Evangelical Christian Complex’s (ECC) feelings towards non-straight people. Look…
Africa, Russia, the Past, and Now: Gays, AIDS, and the Church, Part 6
On the surface, the hate in America in the 80s and 90s and what’s going on in Africa and Russia now don’t seem to be related. But underneath, it is the same players and the same beliefs still at work. Many Christian leaders are still just as furious about any kind of tolerance or…
Modern-Day Colonialism: Gays, AIDS, and the Church, Part 5
Silence Between Mountains
Time just hangs without any markers to define it. Day after day after day. For 6 long days. Moses on the mountain, Peter on the trail. They are both preparing for ‘the wider truths, the shadow side, the strange worlds beyond time’*, unaware of the how and when. Exodus 24 and Matthew 17 merge into…