GayChristian
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GayChristian
@gaychristian.bsky.social
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I didn't leave Twitter, Twitter left me. I'll be your friend. You have a place in this world, just as you are! He/him. All are welcome.
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Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams! #FaithfullyLGBTQ
Practice empathy today! Make a habit of listening without judgment or agenda. Try to understand others’ perspectives before responding. #FaithfullyLGBTQ #Hope
Today, ask yourself: Am I treating this person as a means to an end or as an end in themselves? Adjust your behavior accordingly. #FaithfullyLGBTQ
"Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power." ~ Felix Frankfurter #FreedomofSpeech
So my book SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE is officially a @nytimes.com bestseller. I know, I'm as shocked as you.

Thurs 9/25 we live-stream the big launch at NYC's 92nd St Y, moderated by the extremely funny @cristela.bsky.social!

Tix for in-person or streaming
92ny.org/event/john-f...
"I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so." ~ Barack Obama #JimmyKimmel #BoycottDisney
"Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself." ~ Salman Rushdie #JimmyKimmel #BoycottDisney
“The true miracle lies in our eagerness to allow, appreciate, and honor the uniqueness, and freedom of each sentient being to sing the song of their heart.”
― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations
"For Jesus, there are no countries to be conquered, no ideologies to be imposed, no people to be dominated. There are only children, women and men to be loved." ~ Henri Nouwen
"When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy." ~ Dalai Lama
If you make peace with all things that are beyond your power, refusing to fight them, you will be invincible #Stoicism #StoicLife
Look at what people do, not what they say.
"I base this on their CONDUCT..." - James Baldwin
"Rely on the teaching, not on the person;
Rely on the meaning, not on the words;
Rely on the definitive meaning, not on the provisional;
Rely on your wisdom mind, not on your ordinary mind." ~ Gautama Buddha
"The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it." ~ James A. Baldwin
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
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One of the most blatant forms of Christian hypocrisy in our time is Christians holding all the ordinary people we share this country with accountable to the most rigid moral standards while simultaneously holding their preferred politicians accountable to no standards at all.
"In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine." ~ Socrates #gayChristian #FaithfullyLGBTQ
"Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen." ~ Socrates
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Why should the way I feel depend on the thoughts in someone else's head?" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson #gayChristian #FaithfullyLGBTQ
Life lesson from #Wicked - Celebrate Your Differences! What makes you different is a gift and not a curse. Being #gay and following Jesus makes us unique #gayChristian
But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you when you weren't very loveable.