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Ted Haggard fired… now what?

By David W. Shelton On November 5, 2006 · 2 Comments · In General Commentaries
Yikes, when things move, they move. According to a press release sent by New Life Church, Rev. Ted Haggard has been removed from his position: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENew Life ChurchColorado Springs, Colorado We, the Overseer Board of New Life Church, have concluded our deliberations concerning the moral failings of Pastor Ted Haggard. Our investigation and [...]
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Coming Out Day is our day to speak!

By David W. Shelton On October 11, 2006 · Add Comment · In Gay Rights, I'm Gay
Well, here it is, another Coming Out Day. Advocate.com reported that 83% of all of the people they surveyed who are self-identified as “gay” are out. How lovely it would be if that represented all of the GLBT population. In the South, being out as GLBT is still very difficult for many people. This is [...]
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Christianity & Homosexuality part 2 of 8: Romans 1:26-27

By David W. Shelton On September 10, 2006 · 42 Comments · In Gay Christians, The Rainbow Kingdom
Note: this article was revised on November 18, 2011 to add clarity. At the beginning of this series, I dared to ask the question, “Can a person be gay and a Christian.” Naturally, the first reaction by many sincere Christians is that “the Bible condemns homosexuality.” This series will continue to explore this very controversial [...]
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Can a person be gay and Christian?

By David W. Shelton On September 3, 2006 · 32 Comments · In General Commentaries, The Rainbow Kingdom
It’s a question that is rarely asked out loud; a question to which most people assume they already know the answer; whether they’re Christian or not. But there are a great many people that have it in the back of their minds: “can a person be gay and a Christian?” Naturally, the first impulse answer [...]
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Happy birthday to us…

By David W. Shelton On July 17, 2006 · 5 Comments · In General Commentaries
I wanted to take a minute to congratulate Church Street Freedom Press on its 2 year anniversary. CSFP is Nashville’s premiere GLBT newsweekly. I’ve long had a soft spot for the folks at CSFP since we’ve gone through the same kind of ups and downs together. The commitment that CSFP has shown to the GLBT [...]
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My God, I’m an Activist.

By David W. Shelton On February 19, 2006 · 4 Comments · In Uncategorized
I had a delightful conversation with an old friend of mine the other day. He’s visiting from Alaska. I knew him several years ago before I came out, and it was refreshing that he was already familiar with my work in the community. We sat in a local deli (which has a fabulous spinach pizza) [...]
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Thanks, Fred.

By David W. Shelton On February 11, 2006 · 3 Comments · In Uncategorized
Special announcement! The article about our response to Fred Phelps will appear soon on www.advocate.com! Since it’ll be an “exclusive” for them, I opted to remove it from this blog. Thanks for all of your support! Be sure to tune in right here for more updates! — David
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Christian Community Church of Clarksville – Changes!

By David W. Shelton On January 31, 2006 · 3 Comments · In Uncategorized
Change. Yeah, that’s a word that we all hate, especially when change is all we have left in our pockets. Change is scary; it’s hard, and it always pulls us out of our comfort zones. But change is also something else: an opportunity. It’s also a challenge. The reason I’m writing today is that there [...]
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To Ban or Not to Ban!

By David W. Shelton On January 14, 2006 · Add Comment · In General Commentaries
The Religious Right is consistent only in inconsistencies. Every once in a while, I have to scratch my head and wonder just what our conservative and fundamentalist friends are thinking. I have never been able to figure out why there is such a clear, concerted effort to demonize those of us who are GLBTQ. It’s [...]
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