What can a decision to live a celibate life do to a person and how does coming out affect one’s faith?! Miroslav Matavka shares his journey of wanting to become a monk and how this journey helped him to accept himself as a gay man as well as grow in faith.
Church of Christ has changed its attitude towards same-sex marriages and ordination. Joey Williamson talks about the decision, the process and journey of change.
LINKS:
Community of Christ Europe Website
Common Consent Report and a good overview of the Common Consent process
Discovering God’s Will
HARMONY – Advocating for full LGBTQ+ participation in the Community of Christ denomination
MUSIC by Bobby Richards
Meet Judit Gyarfas from Hungary. Find out about how she struggles with the identity of a pastor and why, why she left the church and came back, how even non-religious parents can use the Bible and the possibility of starting an LGBTQI+ folk dance group.
LINKS:
European Forum: https://www.lgbtchristians.eu/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES BY JUDIT:
Ellen coming out gay
Book: Queer Theory: An Introduction
Book: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity by Judith Butler
Videos:
Queer Theory and Youth Culture
Judith Butler: on COVID-19, the politics of non-violence, necropolitics, and social inequality
I’m talking to Judit Gyarfas who is talking about the situation in Hungary with a new restrictive law. This law changed the everyday lives of LGBTIQ+ people in Hungary and made a hard situation even harder.
Dr Arno Steen Andreasen talks about how he became a Christian in the time of HIV/AIDS, his life in a mixed-orientation marriage, his attempts to change his sexual orientation through taking part in reparative therapy, his divorce and decision to come out as a gay man.
LINKS:
HIS UPCOMING WEBSITE:
https://soma.ws
Europian Forum of LGBT Christian Groups Website
SUGGESTED BOOKS BY DR ANDREASEN:
– Building a bridge by James Martin
– God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines
– The cross in the closet by Timothy Kurek
– Changing our mind by David Gushee
– Walking the bridgeless canyon by Kathy Baldock
– The passion of Christ – a gay vision, text by Kittredge Cherry and
art by Douglas Blanchard
– Jesus in love by Kittredge Cherry
Dr Arno Steen Andreasen talks about his new book coming out this month. We talk about how this book came about and what his vision is. Why does the title of the book say: “For the gay man and other edgy people”? Who are the edgy people? Is it only for gay men? We also discuss other questions, the vulnerability expressed in the book as well as how you can acquire a copy soon. As soon as it is published, we will post the link in this description.
In a new documentary “Francesco”, pope Francis is mentioning that LGBT people should have a right to civil unions and families. What does this mean? Is it groundbreaking or not? What hope is there that the Catholic church will change its rhetoric about LGBTI+? I’m talking to theologian and sociologist Michael Bringschroeder who shares his opinion with us.
Ola is telling her story of growing up and living in Poland as a queer person of faith. Polish people are facing political challenges concerning women’s rights and LGBT rights in the midst of facing the Corona crisis. We talk about what has helped and what is helping her to gain strength, what are the challenges for LGBTIQ+ people in Poland, and what others can or cannot do to help.
Meet Tatjana Lehatkova. Her journey of accepting her sexual orientation and reconciling it with the Christian faith. What was it like moving from Russia to France and what kept her true to herself as a lesbian and a person of faith.
LINKS:
Podcast Page: http://neprocjenjiva.com/the-priceles…
Nuntiare et Recreare: https://www.nuntiare.org/
European Forum of LGBT Christian groups: https://www.lgbtchristians.eu/
Resources Tatjana suggested:
Boy Erased – a movie based on a true story about the harmfulness of Conversion Therapy with a male main character. The
Miseducation of Cameron Post – another movie about the harmfulness of Conversion Therapy with a female main character.
Meet Tatjana Lehatkova. Her journey of accepting her sexual orientation and reconciling it with the Christian faith. What was it like moving from Russia to France and what kept her true to herself as a lesbian and a person of faith.
LINKS:
Podcast Page: http://neprocjenjiva.com/the-priceles…
Nuntiare et Recreare: https://www.nuntiare.org/
European Forum of LGBT Christian groups: https://www.lgbtchristians.eu/
Resources Tatjana suggested:
Boy Erased – a movie based on a true story about the harmfulness of Conversion Therapy with a male main character. The
Miseducation of Cameron Post – another movie about the harmfulness of Conversion Therapy with a female main character.
