I’m so excited to share this discussion I had with Drew. His book, Trouble I’ve Seen is your must-read for the year. And, the Englewood Review of Books just selected it as their March Book of the Month, so be sure to follow along with that discussion this month. ***** You mention a few examples…
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Christians™ and the Love of Power
So it’s Pentecost. And I’m sitting at home listening to Breakeven, Bad Blood, and watching Birdman (which is a weird movie). I’m still alive but I’m barely breathing…. Still got scars on my back from your knife So don’t think it’s in the past, these kind of wounds they last and they last….
Convergence-Emergence: Same Shit, Different Decade
[blockquote type=”center”] “Reconciliation can be understood as exchanging places with ‘the other,’ overcoming alienation through identification, solidarity, restoring relationships, positive change, new frameworks, and a rich togetherness that is both spiritual and political.” Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism (p12) [/blockquote] It’s been 14 years since A New Kind of Christian. 10 years since…
Deconstructing Christian Whiteness
A toddler builds a tower out of blocks. He knocks it down and starts again, examining the blocks as he builds. He examines the colors, shapes, sizes, as he builds his creation. How often do we kick down the towers we’ve built and look at the pieces? [line] Black voices surrounded me, singing words like…
Being Comfortable with Oppression
There have been a few posts out lately that I’ve been thinking about. You don’t need to read them before continuing, but they might give some context to this post. “Yet it is on the whole a kindly society, for wars and depressions have victimized both whites and blacks. Their shared experiences have…
Day 20 – Christians Who Are Afraid
I’m reading Harry Potter for the first time, finally, and of course, it’s amazing. And that fact has left me wondering just what exactly the point of being a Christian is. Because it seems to me that everything I was taught growing up in church was just a big exercise in isolationism. My faith…
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…