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Belief in Biblical Inerrancy Must be the Second Most Damaging, Misguided Christian Belief of All
Earlier we discussed that Angry God is a foundational harmful belief because it gives rise to other misguided, harmful beliefs. We can say the same about Inerrancy and for the same reason. In fact, the two are closely connected. Inerrancy leads … Continue reading
Posted in atonement, Bible, creationism, dispensationalism, evolution, fear, gays, God, hell, inerrancy, Jesus, legalism, love, Old Testament, Satan
Tagged angry God, Demons, LGBT, patriarchy, Penal Substitution, proof-texting, Rapture, YEC
84 Comments
Letter to an Anti-Gay Relative
A person recently asked for sample letters to convince an anti-gay Christian that they were wrong. I don’t think that is likely to help, so I submitted this… Dear Uncle Luke, I think you know you are very special and … Continue reading
Posted in alienation, behavior, gays, Jesus
Tagged clobber passages, Justin Lee, LGBT, Matthew Vines, Mel White, Troy Perry
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Evolution and Homophobia: How We Are ‘Created’ LGBT and Straight
Do you remember the TV comedy, Maude? The December 3, 1977 episode was ‘The Gay Bar’, in which a very conservative acquaintance told Maude that, ‘If God wanted gay people he wouldn’t have created Adam and Eve, he’d have created … Continue reading
Posted in creationism, evolution, gays
Tagged Adam and Eve, Adam and Steve, Genesis 2-3, Genesis 9, Jerry Falwell, LGBT, Psalm 139
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How I Changed from Disapproving LGBTs to Being Totally Affirming
Not long ago a close friend of mine, a conservative evangelical, brought up the issue of gays. As we talked I asked, ‘What about gay Christians?’…‘What?!’ they responded very flustered. ‘Gay Christians!’ They could not imagine such a thing. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, gays, Jesus, love
Tagged clobber passages, Gay Christians, Mel White, Romans 1, Sodom, Troy Perry
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The Best Blog Posts I Read in March-April 2016
Here is a list of some of the best blog posts I read in March-April that pertain to the themes of Jesus without Baggage. I hope you find a few articles here that are interesting and useful to you. If … Continue reading
Posted in creationism, evolution, favorite blogs, fundamentalism, gays, God, legalism, love
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The Best Blog Posts I Read in January-February 2016
Here is a list of some of the best blog posts I read in January-February that pertain to the themes of Jesus without Baggage. I hope you find a few articles here that are interesting and useful to you. Have … Continue reading
Posted in creationism, evolution, fundamentalism, gays, God, hell, inerrancy, legalism, love, Satan, sin
Tagged homeschooling, sexual abuse
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The Best Blog Posts I Read in November-December
Here is a list of some of the best blog posts I read in November-October that pertain to the themes of Jesus without Baggage. I hope you find a few articles here that are interesting and useful to you. Have a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, creationism, evolution, favorite blogs, gays, inerrancy, legalism, love, love your enemies, sin
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The Best Blog Posts I Read in September
Here is a list of some of the best blog posts I read in September that pertain to the themes of Jesus without Baggage. If it is well received I plan to repeat the list each month with the best posts … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, creationism, evolution, favorite blogs, gays, hell, inerrancy, love, persecution
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This is the Anniversary of My Most Viral Blog Post Ever!
This time last year one of my posts, 6 Religious Beliefs that Cause Tremendous Harm, soared to become my most popular post of all time in only 13 days! It still stands as my most viral post ever. It begins: In … Continue reading
Posted in baggage, Bible, creationism, evolution, favorite blogs, gays, God, hell, inerrancy, legalism, sinners
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Prayers for Bobby: a Movie Review
Based on a True Story from the Early 1980s Mary Griffith, a very religious, ‘Bible-believing’ mother (played by Sigourney Weaver) discovers that her 16-year-old son, Bobby, thinks he might be gay. Immediately, she begins to do everything she can to … Continue reading
Announcing Jesus Without Baggage Resource Pages
For the past few months, I have been working on compiling and organizing some of the best books, websites, and exceptional articles I have found on these seven important topics we discuss on Jesus without Baggage. I am very pleased … Continue reading
Posted in baggage, behavior, Bible, conditional immortality, evolution, gays, hell, inerrancy, legalism, love, sin
Tagged angry God, violent God
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God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines: a Book Review
If you don’t trust ‘progressive Christians’ or ‘liberals’ with the Bible, then let me tell you something about Matthew Vines. He isn’t even close! He makes it clear from the outset that he has a ‘High View’ of scripture, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, book or movie review, gays, inerrancy
Tagged clobber passages, Gay Christians, Matthew Vines
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4 Huge Ways Believing the Bible Inerrant is Tremendously Harmful
Have you ever met a person who believed the earth was flat instead of round? I have—it was me. When I was very young one of my fundamentalist leaders taught that the earth was flat. In fifth grade I argued this … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, creationism, dispensationalism, evolution, gays, inerrancy, legalism
Tagged Revelation 7
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My Most Popular Post of 2014
In September of this year one of my posts, 6 Religious Beliefs that Cause Tremendous Harm, soared to become my most popular post of all time (two years) in only 13 days! It begins: In my opinion, six mistaken beliefs … Continue reading
6 Religious Beliefs that Cause Tremendous Harm
In my opinion, there are six mistaken beliefs among Christians that cause incalculable pain, suffering, and lasting damage. On this blog I focus a lot on these baggage issues, as summarized on my About page: The belief that the Father … Continue reading
Posted in baggage, creationism, evolution, gays, God, hell, inerrancy, legalism, sinners
Tagged Christian Evolution, Jonny Scaramanga, Lana Hope, Rachel Held Evans, Samantha Field
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Christian LGBT Support Resources
I consider Justin Lee, of the Gay Christian Network, to be one of the most important leaders for explaining and defending LGBT Christians and promoting their acceptance by other believers. And he does it all with kindness and a heart … Continue reading
Posted in favorite blogs, gays
Tagged Gay Christian Network, Gay resourses, Justin Lee, LGBT
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TORN: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays vs. Christians Debate – a Book Review
Justin Lee was a normal Southern Baptist boy who was very dedicated to Jesus and the church. When his friends began to notice girls, Justin began to notice guys. He had heard there was sometimes a period of sexual confusion … Continue reading
Posted in gays
Tagged clobber passages, Ex-gay therapy, Gay Christian Network, Gays vs. Christians, homosexuality, Justin Lee, Torn
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Concluding Remarks on Gays and the Church
From time to time, you’ve seen doubtful warnings in articles, reports, and news stories shared by email and on social media. They are very alarming and potentially of extreme importance. Though they may or may not be true, but seem … Continue reading
Posted in gays, Jesus, judgment, sin
Tagged gay marriage, homosexuality, John Shore, Justin Lee, Kimberly Knight, Rachel Held Evans, same-sex attraction, Side A, Side B
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Gays and the Inclusiveness of Jesus
When I began to consider whether God accepted gays, I started studying. One advocate stated definitively that Jesus himself accepted gays. This was very encouraging and I listened eagerly for the evidence because I couldn’t think of any scriptures to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, gays, Jesus, Pharisees, sinners, the invitation
Tagged 1 Samuel 18, homosexuality, LGBT, Luke 11, Luke 5, Luke 7, Matthew 11
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Perspectives on Paul and Homosexuality
Believers who condemn gays often use Paul’s comment in Romans as airtight proof of their position, but there are three reasonable alternative perspectives of this passage: Paul thought homosexuality was evil Paul had in mind practices connected with idol worship … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, gays, judgment, Paul
Tagged 1 Corinthians 6, 1 Timothy 1, Arsenokoitai, clobber passages, Deuteronomy 23, homosexuality, idolatary, Malakos, Romans 1, temple prostituion
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