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Keep your religion off my body, please

Posted in Queer Perspectives, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The beauty and sanctity of religion is diminished when it’s used to hurt people. Until they “get” this, evangelical Christians will continue to witness an exodus from their ranks and the continued crumbling of their antiquated institution.

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Christianity and the “Homosexual Agenda”

Posted in Queer Perspectives, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 22, 2008 | 18 Comments »

Early Christians: “The earth is the center of the universe, because the Bible says so.”
Copernicus and Galileo: “No it isn’t.” 
Early Christians: “The Earth is flat because the Bible says so.”
Copernicus and Galileo: “No it isn’t.”
Some modern Christians: “Homosexuality is a sin because the Bible says so.”
The “Homosexual Agenda“: “No, it isn’t.”
Fundamentalist Christians obviously have a bad track [...]

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The More You Know: Defining “Queer”

Posted in About Me, Queer Perspectives, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Did that word make you wince? It still causes me to twinge slightly when I read or say it. However because I recognize the importance of reclaiming this word in an effort to diminish its negative connotation, I offer the following. (This originally appeared in the post “Meeting Hecate.” I’m establishing it as a stand-alone post because [...]

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