Let us join in prayer and in prophetic denunciation against the brutal murders in Negros the past days and weeks; the many other killings by the thousands of the poor, including the murder of activists and human rights defenders, one of which is Ryan Hubila, a young LGBTQI+ activist who was gunned down in broad […]
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Queer Muslim and Queer Christian Learn From Each Other
Queer men of faith — a Muslim academic and a Christian pastor — talk commonalities and get real about reconciling religion with LGBTQ+ identity. In the 6th episode of Outspoken, TEAM Magazine‘s web series on LGBTQ+ discussion in the Philippines, Pastor Joseph San Jose of Open Table Metropolitan Community Church, and Dr. Nassef Adiong, Professor, […]
Fear No More
Reading: John 20:19-31 (NRSV) When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his […]
Want To Resist? Makisangkot!
Reading: Luke 10:25-37 (NRSV) Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all […]
Homosexuality is NOT a Sin: Part 4 – Paul’s Letters to Romans / Corinthians
No fems? No fairies? Did Paul really think that the “effeminate” would not “inherit the kingdom of God” in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10? And what did Paul mean about women “exchanging natural sexual relations with unnatural ones” in Romans 1:21-28? Was he referring to LGBT+ relations as we understand it today; or is there something more […]