The Invitation

in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

“Emotionally, how does it feel to be wrong?” asked Kathryn Schulz in a presentation I recently watched on TED Talks. Peering out into the crowd, she listened for some responses. “Dreadful.” “Embarrassing.” A thumbs-down from the girl in the background. Schulz points out that these were great answers, but they were answers to a different […]

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Fundamentals

in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

My small private Christian high school could be described as decently conservative, maybe overwhelmingly conservative, practicing some of the you-say-a-swear-word-you’re-going-to-hell Christianity and turn-or-burn religion. Detentions were handed out for saying the word “fart” and don’t even thing about saying “c-r-a-p.” The Bible was taught as a science book, the key to all knowledge, and evolution […]

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Relentless

in Christianity, Openly Gay at a Christian College

I never really understood how I broke his heart, crushed as some would say. He knew my priorities from the beginning: “roommates, friends, then whatever else.” Despite my loneliness, I knew I did not want to find my comfort in a relationship. He could always see that I was struggling, though. He could see I […]

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