http://www.i-youniverse.net/2008/07/24/how-to-split-a-church-without-really-trying/ a welcoming affirming space for spiritual deepening, biblical reflection, and giving a damn Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.i-youniverse.net/2008/07/24/how-to-split-a-church-without-really-trying/#comment-180 johnhamilton Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:42:43 +0000 http://www.i-youniverse.net/?p=158#comment-180 I think change for most of us begins when "homosexuality" becomes Joe or Susan or Uncle Mike, and that horrible thing assumes an ordinary or even beloved human face. Thanks for reading and commenting. I think change for most of us begins when “homosexuality” becomes Joe or Susan or Uncle Mike, and that horrible thing assumes an ordinary or even beloved human face. Thanks for reading and commenting.

]]> http://www.i-youniverse.net/2008/07/24/how-to-split-a-church-without-really-trying/#comment-179 Songbird Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:35:26 +0000 http://www.i-youniverse.net/?p=158#comment-179 Thanks for your heartfelt story. I was in my mid-twenties and just separating from my Baptist identity when I realized a dear friend from college must be gay. I thought, "Why should he not be loved as I hope to be loved?" The seeds of acceptance sown in my childhood in a Southern family that stood up for integration finally burst forth when I learned to be accepting of people I had scorned, satirized and, yes, feared. Thanks for your heartfelt story. I was in my mid-twenties and just separating from my Baptist identity when I realized a dear friend from college must be gay. I thought, “Why should he not be loved as I hope to be loved?” The seeds of acceptance sown in my childhood in a Southern family that stood up for integration finally burst forth when I learned to be accepting of people I had scorned, satirized and, yes, feared.

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