It began with a handsome silver otter daddy and a copy of the Watchtower, and ended in the cab of a swearing man demanding my money. Was he an agent of Satan, or am I reading too much into the information given me by the helpful Jehovah’s Witnesses? Continue reading »
Freedom2b is not a church, and its aim is not to encourage gay Christians to leave church, or go back to it if they’ve already left. Faith is your own personal journey, and this is a safe space for you to explore being gay and Christian and receive support from others who have been in your shoes. And it does its job pretty damn well. Continue reading »
Michael’s vocation was not a supernatural one, but a human one. The priests, brothers and nuns he saw around him as a child were genuine role models. As a young man, he “wasn’t having deep spiritual thoughts, visions or anything like that. It was just human beings that I saw as good people, dedicating themselves to God through their work, and me saying ‘I think I could do that’.” But was there really room in the church for a gay Catholic priest? Continue reading »
Well, that time of the year has come where I stop talking for a while (yes it does happen occasionally). This blog has now been running for two years, and the audience has more than tripled since this time last year. Thank you all for continuing to read these ramblings and share them about the … Continue reading »
Be quick! There are only six left in stock, and Amazon is offering gift-wrapping. Dr George from The Healthy Bear discovered this little gem in his travels, published in 2002, and anyone who is familiar with the ex-gay movement won’t be surprised when they spy the author’s name: Joseph Nicolosi. Nicolosi is one of the … Continue reading »
That morning melancholy feeling that stretches from your gut all the way up to your brain is colourless. It’s not blue, as many might think. It has no colour, like one of those iceblocks for hyperactive children. It may say “orangina” on the packet, but it just tastes like chemicals to you without the visual … Continue reading »
One of the most intriguing cultural shifts of the last few decades is that churches have become more like corporations, and corporations have become more like religions: complete with their own ideological brand values, whimsical narratives tinged with divinity and hubris, and the automatic assumption that their very existence is a good thing. My friend … Continue reading »
I knew there were only seconds to make it. The bus pulled into the stop as I dashed carelessly across two main roads to get to it. The doors shut, and the first groans of movement from the engine roared out. I tapped the window as I ran to the front, and the doors opened. … Continue reading »
Being the innocent virginal soul that I am, I had no idea what butt-chugging was until picking up one of those crappy giveaway newspapers on the train last week and reading about it in a story. It sounds utterly filthy, so it came as little surprise that a Christian was involved. Or was he? 20-year-old … Continue reading »
Anglicans. They’re like a giant pool of lukewarm tea, with flecks of digestive biscuit residue from repeated dunking in contradictory theology. The very name Bishop Huggins conjures up images of a Vicar of Dibleyesque character: warm, cuddly, friendly, and about as interesting as diced carrots. From looking at this sign, you could be forgiven for … Continue reading »
