A few weeks ago, as I led my congregation and members of the community in a vigil for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, I caught myself thinking about what elements of the service I will keep or change when this event rolls around next year. As a pastor, of course, it is easy to […]
Faith, freedom and leadership were explored and challenged by over 60 clergy and laity at a symposium entitled “Liberating Religious Liberty” September 10 on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit. The purpose of the gathering was to help equip religious leaders articulate a positive definition of religious liberty and explain why religious liberty […]
Rev. Dr. Justin Tanis, Managing Director at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry, answered a series of questions offered by the Rainbow Times, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality. The questions and answers focus on the intersection of marriage equality and religious liberty. The answers are presented in a four-part series by Paul P. Jesep in […]
On the weekend of October 15-18, Queer Clergy from around the country gathered in Portland, OR to engage the prodigious talents and prophetic voices of seasoned leaders in exploring ways activate faith communities in the Black Lives Matter movement. The goal of the convening was to “chart a clear path to activate hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people of […]
22 September 2015 CLGS mourns the death today of John McNeill (1925-2015), Jesuit priest, author of The Church and the Homosexual (and many other notable books), social justice activist, psychotherapist, and scholar of religion. John and his husband Charlie have been good friends and faithful supporters of CLGS since our founding in 2000. We are […]
Dear Friends of CLGS: I write to let you know that John McNeill, Jesuit priest, author of The Church and the Homosexual (and many other notable books), social justice activist, psychologist, and scholar of religion entered hospice Saturday, September 19, 2015 in Florida. Please pray for John and his husband, Charlie, during this time; his […]
In 2013, Abraham Darly was working at an Ugandan LGBTQ youth center. He was also in a same-gender relationship with a minister. When another pastor discovered Abraham’s relationship, he feared it would shame the entire church. Several pastors forced Abraham into a car and brought him to the police, who interrogated him about his relationship. The pastors threatened Abraham and banned him […]
By the Rev. Roland Stringfellow, CLGS African American Roundtable Coordinator Published by the Detroit Free Press September 9, 2015 As a pastor and as a man of deep personal faith, I am called to serve God and all of God’s children. To me, that means walking in the footsteps of Christ in order to do […]
Pacific School of Religion and its Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry (CLGS) celebrated today’s landmark Supreme Court ruling as a victory for loving, same-gender couples. The decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, affirms the right of same-gender couples to marry throughout the United States. “Literally thousands of people from all faith traditions have worked […]