An updated version of an Avalon song sparked memories of Contemporary Christian Music, Ray Boltz, and the way evangelical culture treats LGBTQ+ believers. This reflection explores hypocrisy, deconstruction, and why churches often fight harder against marriage equality than poverty, hunger, or suffering.
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From Nostalgia to New Beginnings: Faith, Change, and Controversy
The nostalgia is strong this week. I also talk about generative AI as well as the Church of the Nazarene.
World Vision A Year Later
It’s been a year since the World Vision fiasco, where the hard-core conservatives savaged World Vision for saying that they’d be willing to hire someone who was gay.
Conditional Love
I finally figured out why I’m so upset with the whole World Vision fiasco.
Jesus, Weddings, and Arizona
I’ve written before about the idea of bakers refusing to bake cakes for same-sex weddings. Photographers are running into the same issue.