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Religion Is A Queer Thing: July 2009

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Tuesday, July 14, 2009. I am Robert Wyckoff, usually known also as Bob, and I will be the supply pastor here at Cambridge Welcoming Ministries during Pastor Tiffany’s maternity leave. By way of introduction, here is little bit about myself and where I am from. I am a Certified Lay Speaker from Union United Methodist Church ( http:/ www.gbgm-umc.org/unionboston. Which is located in Boston’s South End. More recently I studied at Berklee for a performance degree in 2006. I play tr...

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Writings « Tyler Schwaller

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ThD student, Harvard Divinity School. Recently, I have begun writing a series for the Iowa Methodist Federation for Social Action. Examining how the Bible is read in church and church debates, especially toward shaping policy and a vision for ministry. The initial article opens with my cynical suspicion that nobody. Do we actually care about the Bible? How do we care? How can we read and deploy scripture in ways that build up rather than tear down the church? 8221; To read the newsletter, click here.

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: May 2009

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Weeping may linger for the night,". Today we weep at the news that California's Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the unjust ballot initiative that stripped the right to marry from thousands of loving couples. We mourn the seeming triumph of prejudice and discrimination and lament the loss of marriage equality for the citizens of California. But joy comes with the morning. And many more to come. . . Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Jesus kne...

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: October 2009

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Friday, October 30, 2009. Eradicating Homophobia and Heterosexism in the United Methodist Church. The General Board of Church and Society of our denomination just unveiled it's latest resource. On the issue of homophobia and heterosexism. This site grew out of a mandate from General Conference, the global legislative body of our denomination. In 2008, the General Conference passed "Opposing Homophobia and Heterosexism" ( #2043 in the Book of Resolutions. Friday, October 30, 2009.

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: August 2009

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Saturday, August 22, 2009. We are the church together! The news out of  Minneapolis is wonderful! This week, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted to:. 160;- allow partnered gay men and lesbians to become ministerial leaders in the church. 160;- allow congregations to recognize same-sex unions. 160;- approve a comprehensive, inclusive social statement on human sexuality. What an auspicious time for the ELCA and UMC to enter into a deeper relationship! My best ...

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: January 2009

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Thursday, January 29, 2009. The Kairos Has Come. On the eve of April 3rd, 1968, amidst tornado warnings and torrential downpours, Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a crowd of folks as they gathered in preparation for the city’s sanitation workers’ strike that was to happen the following day. 8220;And then I got into Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers? Well, I don't know...

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: January 2010

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Sunday, January 10, 2010. Baptism of Jesus (C) - January 10, 2010. Baptism of Jesus (C) - January 10, 2010. Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. Will you pray with me? Creating, Sustaining, Redeeming God, I invite your Holy Spirit to move in this place, that the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts may bring us into your Light, O God. Wasn't he, like, The Man? Therein lies a tale," said one of the other Christians in the room. Which tale we are told in the Gospel of Matthew:.

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: April 2009

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Wednesday, April 08, 2009. Resurrecting the Radical Church. I typically avoid reading the comments to online news articles because it seems to me that the majority of responses are extreme, offensive (often ignorant) reactions against the article.  . Thus, unless I'm feeling particularly masochistic, I generally stay away from the comments.  . But I did look at the most recent one in response to a Des Moines Register. Indeed, we know that there are.  . Authority is found in wha...

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: November 2009

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Monday, November 30, 2009. Preparing the Path to Advent. Why in the world cannot I not find a single purple candle in the sea of gold glitter, candy cane stripped, elf shaped, ornament ensconced candles stacked row upon row in the Christmas Tree Shop? Doesn’t the world know it is Advent, not Christmas? Hasn’t anyone read the lectionary for this week? There are no cute babies sleeping, no reindeer prancing, no Santa’s singing, no cookies baking! You get it, right? When the Promi...

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Religion Is A Queer Thing: April 2010

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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Easter 4C] Shepherding Community. This is the text I preached off of - though definitely not the verbatim text that actually came out of my mouth; for that, click the mp3 link at the bottom if you want. The Scriptures were all an adaptation of the NRSV and. With Annie playing Marty Haugen's "Shepherd Me, O God" for Psalm 23 - and are at the bottom, just before the audiolink.]. Easter 4C - April 25, 2010. Will you pray with me? At Lenten morning prayer t...