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Conversion therapy lies
Guest Commentary
“But I’m a Cheerleader” was my introduction to conversion therapy. It’s a ridiculous comedy that satirizes the movement to “cure” people with same-sex attractions. I thought it was an extreme exaggeration, and it left me believing conversion therapy is a joke.
Last night a DJ saved my life: Sanctuary reimagined
Spiritual Reflections
On June 12, 2016, a lone gunman entered the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla.,and killed 49 people and injured 53 others.
God loves everyone
Spiritual Reflections
All of us that are LGBT Christians have had a difficult journey in life. We have suffered from persecution and judgment because we are different. That persecution and judgment, whether it be from family, friends, coworkers or strangers, has beaten us down to the point that we frequently question our worth as a person and our worth to our God and Jesus, our Savior.
Triangle: Documentary screening, network meeting, couples workshop, gala, Lauper, story time
Carolinas News Notes
A documentary screening of a Methodist minister will be shown, network professionals meet, a couples workshop open for registration, the CMF Gala is around the corner, Cyndi Lauper and others are lending support to LGBT equality in N.C. and LGBT-focused story time is being held.
Going back to Egypt
Guest Commentary
We come together for a multi-faith service. We all come from different faiths and some of us come from no formal religious faith at all. I can understand. Sometimes having faith is hard, especially in recent weeks living in North Carolina.
U.S./World: Mayfield, Christian Group
Beyond the Carolinas
The Hon. LaWana Mayfield will be on hand at the Victory Fund’s Champagne Brunch and the Gay Christian Network’s leader has met with national religious leaders.
MCC invites members to join boards, ministries, committees
Church settles into new space
The Rev. Catherine Houchins watches closely as Dennis O’Neal of Twin City Sound adjusts dozens of tiny gray knobs on the sound board at Metropolitan Community Church of Charlotte (MCCC).
“Forward, Together, Not One Step Back!” Moral Mondays and North Carolina’s LGBTQ Community
On Being a Gay Parent
“Freedom, freedom, freedom in the morning, freedom in the evening,” sang the impromptu chorus of women and men outside of the golden doors of the North Carolina House of Representatives in Raleigh’s Legislative Building for three Mondays in a row.
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