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Accepting Sexuality Annual Lecture: Notes on the Margins of the Church

Accepting Sexuality, a Methodist group, will be holding it’s annual lecture Notes on the Margins of the Church at 8 pm on Friday 24 February in Grosvenor House, Glengall Street, Belfast. The lecture is held in association with Changing Attitude Ireland. Revd Dr Hugh Rayment-Pickard will be speaking about why the Church needs the people it has […]

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Belfast Pride 2012 News

Faith and Pride 2012: Call for Contributions

The theme for this years Faith and Pride event in July is Fear Not, taken from Luke 12:32. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. As with last year, the event will consist of two talks, each about half an hour long. If you would like […]

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Book Launch: Moving Forward Together: Homosexuality and the Church of Ireland

Changing Attitude Ireland is launching a new book, “Moving Forward Together: Homosexuality and the Church of Ireland”, in Belfast on Tuesday 7th February and in Dublin on Thursday 9th February. The book, co–edited by Ginnie Kennerley and Richard O’Leary, includes short articles in straightforward language written by leading theologians and well known Church figures, as well […]

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Belfast Pride 2012 News

Belfast Pride 2012 – and Beyond

We are currently planning the Faith and Pride events that will take place in and around Belfast Pride 2012. What would you like to see happen? Or maybe you have an idea for something you would like to see happen at some other time of year. Add a comment, or let us know through the […]

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Being LGBT and Having Faith in Northern Ireland: a Report

The Irish Peace Centres has launched a report LGBT Communities’ Experiences of Faith and Church in Northern Ireland.

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News Romans

Against Nature?

I just saw this on the BBC website. Same-sex pairs of monogamous birds are just as attached and faithful to each other as those paired with a member of the opposite sex. The post revealing which person in the Bible ad two dads will be next – I just thought that story was too interesting […]

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Affirmation Belfast Pride 2011 David and Jonathan

On Being Offensive

A few people have suggested to me that I gave my Faith and Pride talk, Jonathan Loved David, to be offensive. Nothing could be further from the truth. I gave that talk because it was what I sincerely believe, and I thought other people would be interested in what I had to say. Faith and […]

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Affirmation Belfast Pride 2011 David and Jonathan News

“Jonathan Loved David”: Andrew McFarland

The text of Andrew McFarland’s talk “Jonathan Loved David” is available here as promised on Sunday night.

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Affirmation Belfast Pride 2011 News

David Loved Jonathan in a Same-Sex Relationship – talk during Belfast Pride 2011

Faith and Pride’s inaugural event kicks off on July 24th with Andrew McFarland setting out to demonstrate that the language used in the Bible to describe the relationship between David and Jonathan is the same as the language used to describe the relationship between husband and wife. Speaking before the event, Andrew said: The evidence […]

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Belfast Pride 2011 News Prejudice

Diversity and Judgement

Just like straight people, gay people are a diverse bunch. On one hand there are the drug-fuelled, sexually promiscuous party-goers, and on the other hand there are the couples in decades-long stable, faithful relationships. Because of that diversity you can’t look at one part of the spectrum and judge the whole continuum based on one […]

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Faith and Pride

Category: News

Accepting Sexuality Annual Lecture: Notes on the Margins of the Church

Faith and Pride 2012: Call for Contributions

Book Launch: Moving Forward Together: Homosexuality and the Church of Ireland

Belfast Pride 2012 – and Beyond

Being LGBT and Having Faith in Northern Ireland: a Report

Against Nature?

On Being Offensive

“Jonathan Loved David”: Andrew McFarland

David Loved Jonathan in a Same-Sex Relationship – talk during Belfast Pride 2011

Diversity and Judgement

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