Category Archives: Why lgbt-BJU.org?

Jeffrey Hoffman – “Why I became an activist”

Posted on May 24, 2012 by lgbtbju

Editors’ note: Apologies for the few weeks’ unannounced hiatus we had to take with this blog. Several of us are academics caught up in end-of-academic-year activities and deadlines. I myself have been caught up in end-of-season activities in the church … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor – Parents and Other Problems

Posted on May 23, 2012 by lgbtbju

Ed. Note: A reader recently wrote in with the following letter. A common theme among internal discussions within our Facebook groups and other organizational activities is the relationship issues that arise with parents and siblings for LGBT fundamentalists and former … Continue reading →

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This is NOT playing!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by lgbtbju

Originally posted on chucklestravels:
Imagine three young boys – two extended family members and a friend of theirs – staying on a farm for a weekend.  The prospects are endless!  It brings back some fond memories of my own time…

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Methinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much

Posted on April 15, 2012 by lgbtbju

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”— Hamlet, Act III, Scene 2; William Shakespeare Whenever I hear a fundamentalist preacher hint affirmation of the preposterous falsehood that homosexuality is a “life-dominating sin” that everyone in the world is susceptible to … Continue reading →

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Rachel Patrick – “Why I Became an Activist for Gay Rights”

Posted on April 14, 2012 by lgbtbju

I never planned to be a gay rights activist. In fact, I never really planned to be out of the closet. The older I got and the more I realized that there was never going to be a second puberty … Continue reading →

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Stop Homophobia!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by lgbtbju

It’s been awhile since we called attention to the petition we have been circulating. If you’re new to the blog and you haven’t signed, today is as good a day as any! This is the rhetoric of hatred: “I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Scriptural Views: Resurrection!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by lgbtbju

Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain, Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. In the grave they … Continue reading →

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Scriptural Views: A Tragic Misunderstanding

Posted on April 5, 2012 by lgbtbju

Go to dark Gethsemane, ye that feel the tempter’s power; Your Redeemer’s conflict see, watch with Him one bitter hour, Turn not from His griefs away; learn of Jesus Christ to pray. See Him at the judgment hall, beaten, bound, … Continue reading →

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Shout Out of the Week

Posted on March 25, 2012 by lgbtbju

Today, we want to send a special word of encouragement to our friends in the Oklahoma Baptist University LGBT Community. Recently, they have started a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/okbupride and they can be reached by e-mail at okbupride@gmail.com. If you … Continue reading →

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Shout Out of the Week

Posted on March 18, 2012 by lgbtbju

This week, we salute our friends in the Abilene Christian University community, who recently began an online e-zine to create “a space for dialogue between Christians, the LGBTQ community, and all of us who find ourselves standing awkwardly in between” … Continue reading →

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