"The Bible says gay sex is OK but doesn't allow for non-monogamy" is a WILD and extremely unserious position to take.

James Dobson’s god was an idol made in his own image to gather him money and power.

I would choose to be gay. Over and over and over again.

Two things can be true: - I want to believe no one is irredeemable - James Dobson made the world a worse place and we are better off without him May those of us still here work to undo all the harm he wrought upon us.

Pretty sure that "‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born," means don't them in prison/concentration camps.

July 1995. Bibi, then leader of the opposition, rallies a mock funeral procession as anti-peace, anti-Oslo Peace Process scream, "death to Rabin!" The life-size black coffin with PM Rabin’s name painted in white is visible, the noose is harder to see from here. Rabin was murdered in November.

Let history remember that this loathsome monster was inciting Rabin’s murder back in the day for trying to make peace. Nobody can say they didn’t know, didn’t see, couldn’t have imagined. This was as inevitable as all the steps that preceded it when he’s left unchecked. No conscience.

Poly Possibilities starts tonight! What if Love was bigger? What if sex & relationships taught us something special about the divine? What if faith could be comfort & inspiration as you love outside the lines? We'd love to have you! Register here: www.queertheology.com/poly-possibi...

Same!

Brian here. Just read an email @shannontlkearns sent where he wrote "I am not afraid of God. I don’t mean that in a flippant way, nor in a “God can’t touch me” kind of way. I mean it in the deepest place of knowing that God is loving " and it pierced me right down to my bones.

I saw God more in the words of Andrea Gibson than I ever did of John MacArthur

Tonight, we had a Pride Prayer Service at CTS and I preached a sermon inspired by an episode of @queertheology.bsky.social where Father Shay preached about the Doubting Thomas story. That sermon will be my Substack article on Monday. I'm hoping to have the recorded version and my written version,

“The Lord God’s spirit is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim release for captives, and liberation for prisoners,”

ICE is a criminal organization willfully carrying out illegal orders and the people of California are right to resist this. respect to the fighters and power to the people

Earlier today ICE agents hit someone with a car and tear gassed a neighborhood, sparking several fires and disrupting businesses. Immigrants, by contrast, did not.

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the Gl Rights Hotline. There is support, you don't have to go through with it. tel: 877-447-4487 Via @lascanner.bsky.social

Someone shared that they saw a queer Christian friend & remembered they met through the Queerness Every Day Challenge last year 🥰 I love that the challenge plants seeds & connections that continue to grow for years. If you want to join us, it's day 1: queertheology.com/challenge/

Happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈 queerness is holy ✨ together we will build a better world 🙌

Special clothes & objects are part of many religious traditions. Catholics carry rosaries, monks wear robes, nuns wear habits, Mormons wear temple garments, Jews wear tzitzit, and gays... well lots of gay guys wear jockstraps. 2 years ago I decided to start wearing one daily as a spiritual practice

Prison abolition is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Abortion access is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Reproductive justice is an LGBTQ Christian issue Environmental care is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Economic justice is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Halting white supremacy is an LGBTQ Christian issue.

That time your hot friend took of their shirt to help you sell your book "Notes From a Queer Cripple". Get yours wherever you get books. Virtual book launch May 22, 2025 from 6-8 p.m. Tix at AndrewGurza.com Thanks @jonshieldxxx.bsky.social

Prison abolition is an LGBTQ Jewish issue. Abortion access is an LGBTQ Jewish issue. Reproductive justice is an LGBTQ Jewish issue Environmental care is an LGBTQ Jewish issue. Economic justice is an LGBTQ Jewish issue. Halting white supremacy is an LGBTQ Jewish issue.

Prison abolition is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Abortion access is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Reproductive justice is an LGBTQ Christian issue Environmental care is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Economic justice is an LGBTQ Christian issue. Halting white supremacy is an LGBTQ Christian issue.

One of the strange and beautiful parts about being an LGBTQ+ person of faith is the often complicated relationships we have with the faith communities that formed us. Even when there was harm done, there was often also much beauty there too.

Easter has always been political.

Tradition states that last night Jesus emptied out all the jails. Spent Saturday night telling people “I don’t care what you did, people weren’t made for prisons.” The next day to prove His point He broke out of solitary. It is finished. Easter is incompatible with the carceral state. Happy Easter.

One of the earliest and most widely accepted understanding of Jesus’s saving work is that he descended into hell, defeated death once and for all, and broke up the gates. It’s a prison break and we are all free to live into resurrection. Now, it’s time to live “as if”…

A reminder to transgender people: you are holy and you reflect the divine. ✨🙏

Just bought Shannon TL Kearns' book "No One Taught Me How to Be a Man" and I am EXTREMELY excited. :) (Fr Shannon is one half of @queertheology.bsky.social and he is So Awesome. *bounces in happy Christian trans man* :) ) www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

does it look like it was designed in Microsoft Publisher in 2003 by a granola-eating married couple who just REALLY loves their "soulful and artistic" 7-year-old nephew? If so, you're probably in the an affirming mainline church 😭

Eeee yay!! That's the video I was watching, and I need to look at more of your free resources! <3 (And listen to more of the podcast, as ever. Also I'm going to need Fr Shannon's new book v soon...)

I wish anti-LGBTQ Christians weren't so good at graphic design! They lure you in! We put together a (free) video walkthrough on how you can tell if a church / org / resource is trustworthy or secretly has toxic and unaffirming theology. In our hub: my.queertheology.com/c/queer-spir...

This afternoon + on April 8th, enfleshed, Soulforce, and @queertheology.bsky.social are teaming up to put on an educational webinar re. trans lives and trans rights at stake. Learn how your church can extend welcome and safety. Register here: www.transformingheartscollective.org/people-of-fa...

Extremely grateful today for the Yoke Yoga app[1], the @queertheology.bsky.social podcast, and the Youtube streams by St Mary's cathedral Glasgow. Yesterday was good. :D [1] Having a yoga resource that isn't dominated by white, thin, able-bodied, non-trauma-informed teachers... yesss. <3

THIS.

If you can establish limits with your Dom, you should be able to establish limits with God, too. If your submission in kink is freely given and revokable with a safe word if it gets to be too much, surely God would even more understanding?

Kinksters will teach you about a healthy relationship with God (if you'll let them/us)

Me when ICE shows up during worship i.redd.it/16guw8ts4fi7...

Trans people have always existed and have always been holy.

They want us to not exist and despite their hatred and their cruelty, we will keep existing.

This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.

this is Brian and I got to read an advance copy of Shannon's book and OMG it's so good and I already have a copy pre-ordered so I can loan to friends and seeing this post mad me so happy! Yay for being able to get it in the UK!

It really is remarkable how the GOP is shaping itself around how much tech billionaires see their own employees as ungrateful brats. www.salon.com/2025/01/17/t...

Good rule of thumb: if it would be abusive if your spouse did it, it's a abusive for God too. Reject a theology of terror and abuse.

We had @kayaoakes.bsky.social on the podcast this week to talk about the dangers of shallow forgiveness and it's such a powerful conversation. Listen in here: www.queertheology.com/podcast/575/ (or anywhere you get podcasts!)

The Christian Gospel has always been political

The Christian Gospel has always been political

But elder queers were killjoys for saying we need to keep cops & corporations out of pride.

There are a few things the Bible is clear about. Taking care of immigrants and people in poverty is one of them. Reject the politics and theology of anyone who wants you to turn on or abandon your neighbors.