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Why the Church Should Be LGBTQ+ Affirming With Tom and Alexa Oord

A Pastor and a Philosopher Walk into a Bar

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The Importance of Affirmation in Pastoral Practices

Celibacy both emotional spiritual and also sexual especially if your church bans masturbation like man you are condemning them to a really sad life. For me pastorally being non-affirming was actually detrimental to giving my whole congregation an understanding of our sexuality that promotes human flourishing or well-being. Being affirming as a pastor allows me pastorally to offer our queer members a sexual ethic that is attainable healthy consistent with our straight members.

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