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SpiritualityJoseph WilliamsSpirituality, Joshua JohnsonComment

Finding Myself Beyond Faith: Joshua Johnson's Journey from Christianity to Self-Acceptance

Joshua Johnson has what he calls a “God-shaped hole” in his heart. The death of Pat Robertson helped put it there. 

A journalist, former NPR talk-show host and MSNBC news anchor, Johnson didn’t personally know Robertson, a televangelist who founded “The 700 Club” empire and was an influential figure in conservative Republican politics.

SpiritualityJoseph WilliamsSpirituality, Joshua JohnsonComment
Finding Myself Beyond Faith: Joshua Johnson's Journey from Christianity to Self-Acceptance
SpiritualityMashaun D. SimonSpirituality, Rev. Delman L. Coates, Rev. William H. Lamar IV, Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, LGBTQ Affirming Sermons, The Sins of Sodom1 Comment

"There is a lot of silence": Two Black Preachers Don't See Viral LGBTQ Affirming Sermons As Trend

In the spring of 2018, Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, pastor of Alfred Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, preached a sermon entitled, “The Sins of Sodom.”

“When you limit Sodom and Gomorrah to simply a lesson on homosexuality, you have missed three important things,” he states early in the sermon.

SpiritualityMashaun D. SimonSpirituality, Rev. Delman L. Coates, Rev. William H. Lamar IV, Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mt. Ennon Baptist Church, LGBTQ Affirming Sermons, The Sins of Sodom1 Comment
"There is a lot of silence": Two Black Preachers Don't See Viral LGBTQ Affirming Sermons As Trend
SpiritualityDionne N. WalkerHoliday Season, Holiday, Christmas, Love Bug Eats, Shabazz Ingram, Anthony Ingram, Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta, Sue Gilman, HE Travel, Philip Sheldon, Living Life Limitlessly, Althea Lawton-Thompson, Travel, SpiritualityComment

Opting Out Of Christmas? 4 Non-Traditional Ways for LGBTQ People To Celebrate On Their Terms

'Tis the season to be jolly. Or depressed. Or overwhelmed. Or just plain over it. For all its reputation as a joyful time, the holiday season can be a serious emotional drain.

SpiritualityDionne N. WalkerHoliday Season, Holiday, Christmas, Love Bug Eats, Shabazz Ingram, Anthony Ingram, Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta, Sue Gilman, HE Travel, Philip Sheldon, Living Life Limitlessly, Althea Lawton-Thompson, Travel, SpiritualityComment
Opting Out Of Christmas? 4 Non-Traditional Ways for LGBTQ People To Celebrate On Their Terms