Watching the response of the evangelical community to Jennifer Knapp (a popular Christian artist who recently came out) set off some triggers from my own experience with the church 20 years ago. I can’t believe that we’re still having this conversation–is it a choice? are gays going to hell? what happens to the institute of marriage if gays marry? –which helps me understand why kids use the term “genderqueer”. Say “gay” and many conservative Christians go into a righteous tizzy. Why it causes such grief and anger astounds me. Yet as I was once a born-again Christian, I understand the need to build walls and drill up the “I’m right, you’re wrong” catch-all verses from the infallible and literal word of God. As a Christian, I was God’s warrior– More »
