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Thanksgiving is the Gayest of Holidays

My Out Spirit  10 hours ago

By Joe Pere z Note: Cross-posted at the Integrally Gay Weblog.The day given over to gratitude is the most Homophilic of the holidays, because the act of expressing thanks is one of the most immanent or self-directed of spiritual acts.

Charter for Compassion Launches

My Out Spirit  Nov 14 09

As she accepted the 2008 TED PRize, Karen Armstrong called for a Charter for Compassion to restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine.

Transgender Jesus play protested in Scotland

My Out Spirit  Nov 11 09

More than 300 conservative Christian protesters picketed a play about a transsexual Jesus recently in Glasgow, Scotland.

You've Won Maine

My Out Spirit  Nov 04 09

I want to give the church a big congratulations for their victory tonight in Maine. Once again, you kept your eyes on the prize and won.

Enjoy “Noah’s Gay Wedding Cruise”

My Out Spirit  Nov 04 09

“Noah’s Gay Wedding Cruise” can cheer us up in the face of the Maine election defeat. Gay and lesbian animal couples and celebrities mingle on the ark while anti-gay activists such as Fred Phelps and Ken Starr drown.

Why We Lose

My Out Spirit  Nov 04 09

“The Master’s tools will never dismantle the Master’s house.” ~ Audre Lourde We lost Maine. Not quite how we lost California; the LGBT community and allies absolutely did their best political organizing and advertising.

What Costume Are You Wearing?

My Out Spirit  Oct 30 09

The costumes are in full display in every store I see. This week I went to pick up candy for the trick-or-treaters and was reminded of the many times I didn’t look forward to putting on a Halloween costume when.

Idiots for Christ

My Out Spirit  Oct 16 09

Gay-Bashing in Queens Reminds Us How Far We Still Have to Go. My friend, Rev. Dr. Mel White (Soulforce.

Frequently Asked Question

My Out Spirit  Oct 16 09

No matter where I go, I am consistently asked one question from gay and straight people... "How can you be gay and Christian?" I don't believe this is a valid question.

Equality March invokes GLBT spirit

My Out Spirit  Oct 12 09

A powerful invocation prayer launched the speeches at the National Equality March Sunday in Washington DC.

Sergius and Bacchus: A pair of gay saints

My Out Spirit  Oct 07 09

Saints Sergius and Bacchus were Roman soldiers, Christian martyrs and gay men who loved each other. They were killed around 303 in present-day Syria.

LGBT Religious Leaders to March

My Out Spirit  Oct 07 09

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 — Members of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable, convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will participate at the National Equality March in Washington, D.

Gospel Singer Comes Out

My Out Spirit  Oct 01 09

Earlier this month, clips of a taped television interview that gospel music sensation Tonex conducted for 'The Lexi Show' (on the Gospel network) surfaced on the Internet and caused a heated frenzy within the black religious industry.

Jamaican Gays Worship in the Closet

My Out Spirit  Oct 01 09

Read Micah Fink's full article on MinnPost.com It takes just 15 minutes to set up an underground church.

Serious Spirituality

My Out Spirit  Sep 29 09

Jay Michaelson (Metatronics.net), gay Jewish Spiritual teacher and author of EVERYTHING IS GOD: THE RADICAL PATH OF NONDUAL JUDAISM, has written a call to the "Spiritual But Not Religious" crowd to get serious.

Autism, Shamans, and Love

My Out Spirit  Sep 28 09

I had the amazing opportunity to attend a pre-screening of the movie, The Horse Boy. It is the true story of a Texas couple and their son’s journey on horseback through Outer Mongolia in an attempt to heal their son’s.

Speaking of Faith Features Lesbian Muslim

My Out Spirit  Sep 27 09

Nine Muslims, in their own words, reveal a creative convergence of Islamic spirituality and American identity that is unfolding, largely unnoticed, in the United States.

A Third Fire: Andrew Harvey's Sacred Activism

My Out Spirit  Sep 17 09

Andrew Harvey, contemporary gay mystic, scholar, and author of Son of Man, The Direct Path, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, discusses the Divine, the Shadow, Gay Activism and his newly released book, The Hope: A Guide to Sacred.

Lesbian Couple Booted from Memphis Church

My Out Spirit  Sep 17 09

Tennessee's Out & About Newspaper reports: A lesbian couple is considering filing assault charges against certain members of a mayoral candidate's Memphis church claiming they were forcefully and unjustly removed from Sunday service.

Bridging the Gay/Evangelical Divide

My Out Spirit  Sep 17 09

'Efforts to change sexual orientation are unlikely to be successful and involve some risk of harm." So says a new American Psychological Association report affirmed by its governing body in a 125-to-4 vote.

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