If you are a Christian, you are invited to post specific apologies to anyone in the gay and lesbian community. For gay and lesbian men and women, you are invited to respond.
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Posted in Apologies on Jan 27th, 2008 No Comments »
My list is long, but each person gets the same apology: I’m sorry for not displaying the non-exclusive love of God to people who I’ve met outside of my comfort zone: to my friend in my old high school gym class, to my former youth leader, to the countless store clerks/waiters/and other people out there […]
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Posted in Apologies on Jan 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
When I was in college I wanted to be cool. Cool to me at that time meant having a gay friend, because I was a Christian, and you know that’s just not what Christians “do” (that’s what I was taught anyway). So, I had this really good college friend named Lee. And I really loved […]
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Posted in Apologies on Jan 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
I am deeply sorry for not accurately protraying Jesus to people who don’t look, act or think like me. I’m afraid my actions and words have done more harm at times than good. Judgmentalism, sarcasm and hypocrisy are not a part of what Christianity is all about. Please don’t develop your concept of who Jesus […]
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Posted in Apologies on Jan 8th, 2008 No Comments »
I want to offer my deepest apologies to gay men. I was a Christian teenager who didn’t have the guts to love people who weren’t like me. So, I used humor and ridicule, rather than love and grace to process my confusing feelings. I would never make fun of gay men to […]
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