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Tenth anniversary edition of All acts
Read more: Tenth anniversary edition of All actsThe tenth anniversary edition of All acts of Love and Pleasure: inclusive Wicca — expanded, revised, updated and considerably bigger than the original — available now.
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Debunking clobber verses
Read more: Debunking clobber versesWebsites that unpack and de-fang religious beliefs about same-sex love and gender nonconformity come and go. I occasionally still meet people who think that all churches are homophobic, or that Christianity and homosexuality just aren’t compatible. And there are always new exvangelicals emerging blinking into the light of day and deconstructing the toxic beliefs that…
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Review: An Apostate’s Guide to Witchcraft
Read more: Review: An Apostate’s Guide to WitchcraftOnce upon a time, Christendom labelled the Emperor Julian “the Apostate” because he reverted to Paganism. Nowadays, the title is applied to people who leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Moss Matthey left the JWs in order to live his truth as a gay man—as many others have left high control religious groups for the same reason.…
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Conversion therapy survivors flag
Read more: Conversion therapy survivors flagI’ve just seen this announcement from the Conversion Therapy Survivors Network on Facebook: The votes are in! Hunter Moore‘s design will now become the FIRST-ever Conversion Therapy Survivor Flag! Grey: Represents PTSD and memory loss.Pink: Symbolizes sexual abuse and marginalization.Blue: Stands for domestic violence.Triangle: Inspired by the progress pride flag, it represents survivors overcoming these…
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A healing journey
Read more: A healing journeyA new book from Moss Matthey, An apostate’s guide to witchcraft: finding freedom through magic, explores his personal journey from fundamentalist Christianity to witchcraft. Moss writes: This book is about my journey from a fundamentalist Christian cult to the joyous and freeing world of Witchcraft. Blending my personal experience with gentle exercises, this book is for anyone who is…
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Reblog: A weird boy, but definitely a boy
Read more: Reblog: A weird boy, but definitely a boyA weird boy, but definitely a boy: Freestyling it again for chapter 4 of “Changing Paths” This Friday, I’ll be blogging some of my thoughts from reading Chapter 4, “Religion and Gender” of Yvonne Aburrow’s book, Changing Paths… It’s been interesting for me as a man primarily dedicated to and working with Freyja. It seems…
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Reblog: Reflections on chapter 3
Read more: Reblog: Reflections on chapter 3Being gaily religious and religiously gay: Blogging freestyle for chapter 3 of “Changing Paths.” This week, I want to blog about chapter three of Changing Paths by Yvonne Aburrow… My relationship with my sexuality when I was an evangelical Christian was a complete mess, and not solely because I was gay. For those who may…
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Repost: Should I stay or should I go?
Read more: Repost: Should I stay or should I go?Should I stay or should I go? Exploring a journal prompt from chapter 2 of “Changing Paths” Excellent post from Jarred reflecting on one of the journal prompts from Changing Paths. Hello dear readers! It’s Friday morning so that means once again exploring a journal prompt from the wonderful book, Changing Paths… Should I stay…
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LGBTQ+ religious trauma
Read more: LGBTQ+ religious traumaReligious trauma still haunts millions of LGBTQ Americans. Some mental health experts are advocating for religious trauma to be considered an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Religious trauma occurs when an individual’s religious upbringing has lasting adverse effects on their physical, mental or emotional well-being, according to the Religious…
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Still second class citizens
Read more: Still second class citizensSo the Pope has offered the blessing of same sex relationships—while still saying that same sex relationships are sinful. You can’t bless something with one hand and condemn it with the other. This is more of the same homophobia with a slightly better public relations spin on it. A turd augmented with glitter.
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We are family
Read more: We are familyChanging Paths challenge day 21 — family There are two types of family — the one you were born into, and the one you choose. If your birth family is problematic for some reason, you can create your own.
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Repost: My spiritual journey
Read more: Repost: My spiritual journeyI came to terms with being gay in 1996. At the time I was an evangelical Christian and tried to keep my faith for two and a half years. It didn’t work. I realized that even if I accepted I was gay, my upbringing had taught me to hate myself and see myself as worthless…
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A change of perspective
Read more: A change of perspectiveThere was a guy in one of my classes — let’s call him Jonathan — who was openly gay. I had never knowingly interacted with, or even seen, anyone gay before. … He just stood and sang, a capella. It was honestly beautiful in its own right — Jonathan has a great voice. But, as…
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