I’ve been going back and forth for a couple days about addressing a matter of internal business and only made up my mind to go ahead when Kelli over at A Wonderful Journey slapped up a post on the very same topic. It should be noted that I no more than have an idea for [...]

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We are SisterFriends. We are the church.
We are conservative. We are progressive. We are evangelical. We are liberal. We are seeking, searching and emerging. We have found the Answer. We are content to live in the questions.
We light candles and sing Georgian chants in the scented haze of burning incense. We sing “Amazing Grace” and [...]

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Christian. Lesbian.
It’s not a contradiction. Neither are you.
When I wrote that phrase some time ago and as I write this post today I’m thinking of you who believe there’s no such thing as a “Christian lesbian.” You consider the term to be a contradiction of terms but more than that, you regard it an offense [...]

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This message was presented during a “Coming-Out” service at Pacific School of Religion in the Fall of 2002 by the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS). Click here for the audio transcript.
My name is Anita. I’m a third year student here at Pacific School of Religion, seeking ordination in [...]

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