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 We are a community of faith dedicated to sharing our beliefs and experiences with anyone seeking answers to spiritual questions. Launched in 1999, explorefaith.org is a non-profit organization with a growing list of Partner Churches that support its mission and development. Explorefaith.org and its associates are deeply committed to ongoing spiritual formation for people of all ages and all backgrounds, living in countries around the world.
We believe in an embracing, forgiving and merciful God whose chief characteristic is love. We believe God is constantly reaching out to us and that we can experience the heart of God through Jesus Christ. We believe that Christ bridges the chasms that separate us from God, and we seek to follow Christ's teachings in faith and action. |
Welcome to ChristianGay.com. We dedicate this website to all GLBT who have been hurt and rejected by mainline denominations, supposedly in the name of Jesus. We hope that within these pages you will find that God has never condemned you for being who you are, and that his love for you has never changed. We hope you will come to understand that He has never directed those hateful efforts towards any people group. We also pray that, through the moving of the Holy Spirit, you will find the divine power to forgive them as God has forgiven you ("Our Father" Prayer, Matthew 6:9-15; and Matthew 18:21-35). |
 
About UsMission Statement
ChristianGays.com was created to provide the resources for any who wish to understand the ACCURATE interpretation of the Original Scriptures with regard to homosexuality.
It is our belief that God loves us all just as we were created, including our orientation when we are devoted to Jesus Christ and we live our lives according to Christ's standards.
We encourage connection with other gay Christians through our Newsletter, List Serve, Chat Rooms, Message Boards, Blogging and Personal Ads.
We have no agenda to change anyone's mind about their own personal views and we will not indulge in debate. This website merely provides the resources for those who wish to investigate a different perspective than the traditional. |
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"What is a 'Bible Christian'?" A brief definition useful here is: A "Bible Christian" is someone who accepts and believes the Bible, as Jesus and the apostles taught it, and not human tradition or decision, should have ultimate authority in our lives. That means that if our pastor or family, friends, or denomination tells us to do or believe something that the Bible doesn't say or even speaks against, then we go with what the Bible - and not what our pastor, family, friends, or church - teaches. Why would we want to trust the Bible before human tradition or rules? Because the Bible gives us a foundation of truth that human opinion and theorizing can never give. It was human beings and human tradition, for example, that said the Bible "proves" people from African ancestry are "cursed" and should be subject to people of European ancestry. The Bible never said that, and anyone who put its authority before human authority would not accept that false interpretation - and they could have used the Bible to prove the whole idea was false. Now, there are people who claim to put Bible-authority before human authority - such are many who abuse and condemn Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and other people, in fact. But a closer look also quickly reveals errors in how they are using, understanding, or interpreting Scripture. For example, the misuse of Romans 1 as if it were a condemnation of gay people completely misses that Paul was writing not about gay people, but about pagan straight people who had intentionally rejected God so deeply that they did all sorts of things for "kicks" that even their own bodies wouldn't naturally do - including sexual acts with people of their same sex. Does the sexual act define the sexual orientation? Of course not! Otherwise, there would be many fewer gay people in the world today, since most gay people at one or more times in their lives participate in opposite-sex sexual acts, trying to conform to a homophobic society's "rules". So claiming Romans 1 condemns gay people is a clear misinterpretation and misapplication of Scripture - no matter how "biblical" one claims to be in one's use of Scripture living and understanding. Therefore, we add that using good Bible-study and interpretation practice is also required to be a true "Bible Christian". Otherwise, despite what it might be called, it still isn't the Bible - but once again human tradition or decision - that is really running our "spiritual game"! Are any of us "perfect" in our understanding and interpretation of Scripture? No, of course not. But we know that even though good ball players also drop the ball, they do so far less often, and then recover with far more speed and accuracy, than bad ball players ever do. Therefore, we practice-practice-practice - and require the same of those who guide and teach us - so that our lives and spiritual understanding are led by good Bible use, and not bad! |
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| The God & Sexuality Conference (GSC) is a unique event, combining academic presentations and workshop style sessions in a conference of Scholars and Students, Leaders and Lay-people. The conference, held at Bard College in upstate New York, is distinct as a student initiated conference for professionals interested in religion and issues of sexuality and gender. The God and Sexuality conference was first held in April of 1999 at Bard College in Upstate New York. The conference included five sessions and a panel discussion based on the propaganda film "The Gay Agenda." The Keynote speaker was Rabbi Steven Greenberg, the first openly gay orthodox rabbi. The conference was an immediate success and was again held in April of 2001, featuring four academic presentations as well as three workshop sessions. A total of twelve speakers presented, eight of whom are professors at a university or college. |
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Welcome to Mercy To All, the Internet ministry site for Logos Ministries. Since 1972, Rev. Bob Ellis has been teaching Bible classes and seminars on a quest for the truth about God through Jesus Christ. For Bob, it’s not enough to simply grasp sound doctrine and believe the “right” things. He wanted the information to mean something; to make a difference in the way life is lived. He wanted to find the real joy and peace that Jesus promised and the abundant life that He came to give us. So Bob’s approach to scripture is not to find a replacement for the Old Testament Mosaic Law, so that we can build a standard no one can live up to and continue to live our lives in guilt and fear. His goal was and is to find the way of freedom, relating to the LORD in righteousness by practicing the presence of God through faith by grace. |
Q-SPIRIT'S MISSION
Q-Spirit is a non-profit division of Revolutionary Wisdom dedicated to catalyzing the necessary conditions for queer people to fully claim our spiritual roles of service, leadership and community enrichment in the world. Our current primary strategic thrust is to empower queer people to fully claim and integrate our spiritual natures, which so many of us have attempted to suppress.
Our premise is that, as we acknowledge our spiritual heritage, we will experience an increased sense of self, a deeper and more complete experience of life. Moreover, we hope to explore and redefine the expressions of our spirituality, while discovering how we can make a difference together in ways we could not do alone. In the process, we aim to facilitate a sense of belonging among individuals exploring their own spiritual path. |
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY |
 Soul Food Ministry  
Preaching the good news of Jesus Christ through gay affirming Christian
prayer and Bible study resources, and beloved community. |
TransFaith On-line
Transgender Christian resources on the web 
TransFolk carry a sacred wisdom within -- it is OtherWise and invites each of us to be transformed. This OtherWise knows the Both-And and also the In-Between. It speaks prophetically and powerfully to a world which is divided against itself. TransFaith on-line is dedicated to - educating churchfolk about TransFaith, TransFolk, and OtherWisdom
- supporting Transfolk in our sacred role as OtherWise
- nurturing the expression of the sacred OtherWise
TransFaith on-line seeks to be inclusive of Transexuals, Intersexuals, Crossdressers, Transvestites, and all other Transgendered individuals however they may be defined. TransFaith on-line seeks to be inclusive of all spiritual traditions and orientation -- while placing a particular emphasis on support and education within the Christian tradition and Christian communities. |
Justin R. Cannon, Founder |  Justin spent 11 years of his young life in an intentional Christian community in the inner city of Detroit. Currently he is majoring in French with minors in both Religion and ESL at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Raised in the Episcopal Church, later interest in Catholic, Orthodox, and Quaker theologies have led to an ecumenical perspective that recognizes a deep sense of unity among Christians that transcends the walls of denominations. After he graduates, he plans to attend seminary to pursue priesthood in the Episcopal Church. In 2002 Justin began his own personal quest for knowledge in what is representative of a growing number of gay Christians seeking to know what the Bible really says about homosexuality. What he discovered through in-depth Bible study began his personal journey out of the shadows of self-hate and lies, into the Light of self-acceptance. With division in the larger Christian Church surrounding this issue, he established TruthSetsFree.net to educate Christians and all others who have been influenced by the six de-facto Bible verse distortions often used to condemn homosexuality. This website has been established to share that Good News with the Christian church, so that gay believers can know that Truth which frees! For General Inquiries contact Justin at justin@truthsetsfree.net |
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