Daniel Payne
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Gay Sex in Korea
I sat at the bar and ordered a drink from a really cute bartender named Ace. He wouldn’t tell me his Korean name, and I didn’t really care. I was enamored with him, and was obviously terribly naïve, because he kept trying to convince me to buy dreadfully overpriced drinks. But he did it so sweetly, with such an adorable smile, that I couldn’t resist. I still remember those dimples and the way he’d rub up against me when he delivered drinks to customers at tables.
By Daniel Payne6 years ago in Filthy
The Bible Does Not Condemn Queer People
There are six main biblical passages that Christians typically use to condemn homosexuality, and I’d like to address each of the passages briefly. There are bookshelves full of books that address each of these passages in depth, and if you are dealing with the need to understand these passages in their cultural and historical contexts, from a queer-affirming perspective, please check out some of the books listed in the bibliography. The passages are the creation story of Genesis 1:26-28, Genesis 19:4-5, Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:25-27, I Corinthians 6:9-10, and I Timothy 1:9-10.
By Daniel Payne6 years ago in Humans
Rejecting the Third Way
The church has not been kind to queer folk throughout most of Christian history. It has been clear to most queer people that they are not welcome in most churches if they wish to maintain the dignity of their sexual orientation. Within the last few decades, though, things have changed a bit, especially in mainline Protestant denominations such as the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church USA, the Presbyterian Church USA, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a few others. These days, a queer Christian typically has one of three choices: remain in a fundamentalist, homophobic church, join an affirming mainline church, or leave Christianity altogether for a more affirming faith tradition or atheism.
By Daniel Payne6 years ago in Humans