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Letter to an Anti-Gay Relative

Posted on January 14, 2019 by jesuswithoutbaggage

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 →

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How I Changed from Disapproving LGBTs to Being Totally Affirming

Posted on June 27, 2016 by jesuswithoutbaggage

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 →

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How My Views on Gays Changed

Posted on April 3, 2014 by jesuswithoutbaggage

Fifty years ago, when I was a young believer, opposition to homosexuality was general throughout America. It was considered unnatural, and no one I knew even questioned whether it was ‘wrong’; it was just assumed to be wrong. We were … Continue reading →

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