The Cagayan De Oro leg of Faith Seeking Equality and Common Good was concluded recently at the space of Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) Diocese of Cagayan De Oro. Organized by Open Table MCC and Humanis (Hivos), under the Free To Be Me Project, the event brought together members of the LGBTQIA+ community and representatives from […]
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Faith Seeking Equality and Common Good: Bridging Sexuality and Gender, Christianity, and SOGIESC Rights
For three days – January 31st to February 2nd 2024, B Hotel in Quezon City witnessed a landmark event: “Faith Seeking Equality and Common Good: Bridging Sexuality and Gender, Christianity, and SOGIESC Rights.” Organized by Open Table MCC and Humanis (Hivos), under the Free To Be Me Project, the event brought together members of the […]
Father Richard Mickley, a Pioneer of the LGBT Movement in the Philippines, Has Passed Away
Father Richard Mickley, Founding Pastor of MCC in the Philippines, died peacefully on February 14, 2023, in his home in Cavite City. He was 94. Father Mickley was prominently known in the local LGBT movement in the Philippines as the one who brought the first LGBT-affirming Christian ministry to the country. He was also a […]
Position or Rationale of Open Table Metropolitan Community Church in Supporting and Calling for the Passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill into Law
One of the primary reasons for opposing the SOGIE Equality Bill by powerful and influential religious groups is what they imagine or project as the possible persecution of their freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Open Table Metropolitan Community Church is also a faith-based organization, and we value those same rights of freedom of […]
Love, Not Belief, Saves – A Response To The Theology Of Joyce Pring
Sino ba yang Joyce Pring na yan at may nagtatanong na naman sa akin about theology ek ek? Heniway, sa totoo lang, wag tayo masyado maimbey kay ate mo kasi biktima lang din naman sya ng isang bersyon ng Christianity na makitid, sarado, at mapanghusga sa iba – and proud sila dyan kahit hindi sila […]