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| Jesus in Love supports lesbian, gay, bi trans and queer (LGBTQ) spirituality, with an emphasis on art and literature. It promotes artistic and religious freedom and teaches love for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. It is based on these beliefs: God loves all people, including sexual minorities. The creative process is sacred. The queer visions, especially the gay Jesus and LGBT saints, will free people to experience the divine in new ways and lead to a more just world. Jesus in Love was founded by lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry as her personal gift to the world. |
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Two of the LGBTQ's community's most beloved saints, Sergius and Bacchus, lead the way for a month of queer inspiration, history and books.
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Sergius and Bacchus: Paired male saints
 Saints Sergius and Bacchus were third-century Roman soldiers, Christian martyrs and men who loved each other. Their close bond has been emphasized since the earliest accounts, and recent scholarship has revealed their homosexuality.
Scholar John Boswell names Sergius and Bacchus as one of the three primary pairs of same-sex lovers in the early church.
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(Credit: "Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus" from
CRISMHOM, an LGBT Christian community in Madrid)
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Queer side of St. Francis revealed
 Historical records reveal a queer side to Saint Francis of Assisi, one of the most beloved religious figures of all time. The 13th-century friar is celebrated for loving animals, hugging lepers, and praying for peace, but few know about his love for another man and his gender nonconformity.
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(Left: "St. Francis and the Sultan" by
Robert Lentz. Right: "St Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata" by Kevin Raye Larson)
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Hildegard and Richardis:
Medieval nuns who loved each other
Hildegard of Bingen was a brilliant medieval German mystic, poet, artist, composer, healer and scientist who wrote with passion about the Virgin Mary. Some say she was a lesbian because of her strong attachment to women, especially her personal assistant Richardis von Stade.
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(Credit: "St. Hildegard of Bingen and Her Assistant Richardis" by
Lewis Williams)
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New LGBTQ Christian books for October
 "
UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality" by Colby Martin
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Same-sex love inspired Sufi poet Rumi
Rumi is a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose love for another man inspired some of the world's best poems and led to the creation of a new religious order, the whirling dervishes.
He was born in 13th-century Afghanistan.
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Nouwen struggled with his homosexuality
Henri Nouwen was a Catholic priest and bestselling author who wrestled with his homosexuality. Nouwen never discussed his gay sexual orientation in his 40 books, but he confided his conflict over it in private journals and conversations. Some say that this personal struggle added depth to his books such as "The Wounded Healer." More info
(Credit: "Henri Nouwen" by Robert Lentz, trinitystores.com)
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RIP: John McNeill, pioneering gay priest
Pioneering gay priest John J. McNeill died one year ago on Sept. 22 at age 90.
He wrote the 1976 book "The Church and the Homosexual," helped found LGBT Catholic group Dignity, and was silenced by the Vatican for his LGBT ministry and advocacy. He inspired countless LGBT people and allies.
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FannyAnn Eddy: Lesbian martyr in Africa
FannyAnn Eddy was a major activist for LGBT rights in Africa. She testified at the United Nations and founded the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association.
She was murdered on Sept. 29, 2004. Nobody was ever convicted of the crime. More info
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| Tyler Clementi: Youth driven to suicide
 Tyler Clementi brought international attention to bullying-related suicide of LGBT youth when he jumped to his death on Sept. 22, 2010. Anti-LGBT politicians created the hostile environment that led to his death. Artist Louisa Bertman makes visible the hateful voices in his head. More info Wear purple on Oct.20, 2016 to show support for young LGBT victims of bullying on Spirit Day. (Credit: "Tyler Clementi, Jump!" by Louisa Bertman) |
Good (Gay?) King Wenceslas
There's good reason to believe that Good King Wenceslas was gay. Yes, the king in the Christmas carol.
The carol is based on real historical figures, a Bohemian duke and his loyal page. Author Dennis O'Neill researched the love between the two men.
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(Credit: "St. Wenceslaus and Podiven, his Assistant" by Lewis Williams,
trinitystores.com)
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Rumi wrote, "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."
Thank you for seeking love and breaking barriers by reading the Jesus in Love Newsletter.
Blessings,
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Kittredge Cherry
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