48 - Christian & Affirming? Part I: Sexual Orientation

Potstirrer Podcast

CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of homophobia, anti-LGBTQ bigotry, sexual assault and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

The relationship between the American church and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people has all too often been rocky, and conflict is inflamed by opposition by churches and Christian political institutions to equal rights for LGBTQ Americans. Opposition to equal rights for LGBTQ Americans is based on the belief among many Christian traditions, denominations, and sects that homosexuality and transgender identity are morally wrong, based on how they interpret a handful of Bible verses.

In Part I of a two-part series, Jaye focuses on the non-affirming position of many Christian institution as it relates to sexual orientation. She examines the "clobber" verses, making the argument that the non-affirming position is not conclusively supported by the Bible. What damage is being done to LGBTQ people, both inside and outside the church because of the non-affirming doctrine of many American churches? And - can you be Christian and affirming? Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/ Website: PotstirrerPodcast.com Flying Machine Network: http://flyingmachine.network Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine

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"Attempts to Change Sexual Orientation." University of California - Davis. https://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_changing.html

Blair, Ralph. 2013. "Clobber Passages." Evangelicals Concerned, Inc. http://ecinc.org/clobber-passages/

Helminiak, Daniel A. 2000 [1994]. What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality. Novato, CA: Alamo Square Press.

Mallory, Christy, Brown, Taylor N.T., and Kerith J. Conron. 2018. "Conversion Therapy and LGBT Youth." The Williams Institute: UCLA School of Law. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Conversion-Therapy-LGBT-Youth-Jan-2018.pdf

Ryan, Caitlin, Toomey, Russell B. Diaz, Rafael M. and Stephen T. Russell. 2018. "Parent-Initiated Sexual Orientation Change Efforts with LGBT Adolescents: Implications for Young Adult Mental Health and Adjustment." Journal of Homosexuality. November 7, pp.1-15. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30403564

Shidlo, Ariel, and Michael Schroeder. 2002. "Changing Sexual Orientation: A Consumers' Report." Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2002. 33:3, pp. 249-259. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a8fa/f008ed1c74f105da2ddaf5d20172033e2d4a.pdf

Vines, Matthew. 2014. God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships. New York: Convergent Books.

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