Monthly Archives: September 2011

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: Still Waiting for Repeal in the Evangelical Covenant Church

Our church has its own, though unofficial, version of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Not only is it unfair and unjust, it is also unbiblical. Ours is a God of revelation, who favors truth-telling. Continue reading

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Lynda McGraw: “My Beloved Brother”

My brother Mark was gay. He was a wonderful, caring man who loved God. Yes, you do hear the past tense. He died in 1996 under the shroud of guilt and shame of AIDS… How sad it is that many feel the shame or fear to be themselves… No one should think poorly of my brother. Continue reading

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Lizzy Moscinski: “Gay and All”

Coming out wasn’t the happy parade I might have hoped. I was called an abomination by some. I was laughed at and told that what I decided to become was costing me my salvation. It was extremely difficult and hopeless at times. But my God saw me through every step. And I am forgiven. And I am me. Continue reading

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Anonymous: “It Gets Better”

However, the more I tried to kill that part of myself through therapy and workshops to heal gay people, the more ill I became emotionally and mentally and spiritually. When you are not truly yourself, your relationships with God and others are not real. Continue reading

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