Queer Theology

Welcome to another Q&A episode for the third quarter of 2022! Tune in as we answer a selection of questions submitted by folks that include where to find examples of bi people in scripture, resources for learning more about the historical context of the Bible, and how to help kids deal with public displays of affection between their poly parents. If you have a question you’d like us to feature on the podcast, we’d love to hear it!    Links: Rob Bell YouTube videos John Dominic Crossan YouTube video Journey Into the Bible  Digging the Details workshop Affirming Parenting Podcast Episodes   Submit questions by email at connect@queertheology.com or by audio clip at https://www.queertheology.com/listen/    If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   Photo by Olya Kobruseva The post Asked & Answered: October 2022 appeared first on Queer Theology.

For this episode, we are going to turn the interview mic on each other to share a little bit more about ourselves! We also discuss our shared desire to bring community to LGBTQ+ folks and help them integrate their queerness and Christianity. Tune in as Shay talks about his ordination and following his calling and as Brian shares about the impact film had on him growing up and exploring his sexuality.   More of Fr. Shay Kearns: In the Margins – https://www.queertheology.com/in-the-margins/ Socials: @shannontlkearns Website: https://www.shannontlkearns.com/   Other links: Merch: https://store.queertheology.com/   Send us an email at connect@queertheology.com   If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology. The post Founder Stories: How We Got Here appeared first on Queer Theology.

We’ve been doing this podcast for 9 years now, so we wanted to spend some time talking about how we actually got here and why we continue to do this work. Queertheology.com might have started as a whim purchase of an unclaimed domain space, but what it has become is something we are both proud to be a part of. We see how much has been accomplished in the last decade but also how much more work there is to do! We’ll continue to encourage you to stand in your power and demand more, to believe your queerness is a blessing to yourself and the wider world, and to know you are loved and affirmed.   Links: Sanctuary Collective: https://www.queertheology.com/community/ Merch: https://store.queertheology.com/   Send us an email at connect@queertheology.com   If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology. The post The QueerTheology.com Origin Story appeared first on Queer Theology.

Do you still have questions about sex, relationships, and the Bible? We get it. And we’ve heard them all over the years here at Queer Theology! In this episode, we talk about how important it is to find your own sexual ethic because (spoiler alert) it’s complicated when it comes to the Bible. And sex. And relationships. And what the “rules” are. We encourage you to work through the fundamentalist impulse of purity culture to assume you are inherently wrong or disordered. And through it all, we are here for you. Cheering you on and supporting you because we want to see you healthy and well, and whole.    Book recommendations: Made for Goodness by Desmond Tutu Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity by Dianna Anderson Original Blessing by Matthew Fox   Links:  Tricky Questions about Sex Clobbering the Clobber Passages  Journey into the Bible  Send us an email at connect@queertheology.com.    If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   Photo by KoolShooters The post Still Scared About Sex & The Bible? appeared first on Queer Theology.

For this two-part miniseries on Sex and Relationships, we’re kicking off this discussion by asking: what are the messages you first got about sex and bodies in Sunday school? (We really want you to respond and let us know!) Both of us share our earliest memories that range from expectations of chastity, purity pledges, comparisons of apple pie and “Twoo Love,” and clinical descriptions of sexual acts. We look at the disconnect between reality and what we were taught, which can then allow us to start to tease apart damaging lessons of purity culture and how we can get back in touch with our bodies, and our spirit while living out our ethics and faith sexually.   Links:  Faithful Sexuality Send us an email at connect@queertheology.com.    If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich The post Sunday School Sex Ed appeared first on Queer Theology.

This week’s episode is for the allies, specifically for all of those allies who want to be better advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. We often get questions on how people can do more to support the LGBTQ+ folks they love without overstepping. We appreciate this and welcome these allies and want to give you the tools, the actual next steps, to take your advocacy and allyship to the next level. Listen in as we discuss how allies can go about doing this and then sign up for our workshop, Active Advocacy, where we’ll meet you wherever you are to help you put your allyship into action!    Link: Active Advocacy – https://go.queertheology.com/active-advocacy/   If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   If you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com.    Photo by Brett Sayles The post Doing What’s Demanded: Active Allies appeared first on Queer Theology.

This two episode mini-series is going to focus on how to be an active (and effective!) ally. In this first episode, our message is for queer and trans folks as you interact with people in your life who call themselves allies. Many of us have internalized a feeling that we are not enough through unaffirmaing messages, but you deserve more. Specifically, you deserve to demand more of allies. Fr. Shay goes over some steps queer and trans folks can take to direct allies to take more effective action and create safer, truly affirming spaces. Now is the time to demand allies put in the hard work .    Link: Soul Safe Workshop- https://go.queertheology.com/soul-safe   If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   If you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com.    Photo by Kelly The post You Can Demand More: Active Allies appeared first on Queer Theology.

Last episode, we talked about the different ways to define calling and in this episode, we’re getting into the nitty gritty of what following your calling can actually mean versus what you think it means. We look at different leadership positions, in activism or in a religious spiritual setting, and if you really need to go to seminary to get the experience and knowledge you are seeking. We encourage you to dig deep and examine what you are trying to accomplish, where you are trying to go, and the different and fulfilling ways to get there… Sometimes all you need is a library card!    If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   If you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com.    Photo by Dawn McDonald The post Following Your Calling appeared first on Queer Theology.

For the next two episodes, we’re taking you on a miniseries about calling, leadership, and seminary. How do you know for sure you are being “called” to do something? Does it have to come from the Divine? Do I have to be miserable and can I please change my mind? We go into all of this and what “calling” means to each of us. We also discuss how it has impacted what we do for work and put out in the world, what activism we take part in, and what it can mean for you to really pay attention to what your uniquely suited calling is.    If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   If you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com.    Photo by Matheus Bertelli The post What Is Your Calling? appeared first on Queer Theology.

For our fourth and final episode in this series, we talk about the importance of moving from theory into practice when it comes to creating your own rituals. We’ve covered a bunch of information on rituals and now it is time for you to put that into practice by revisiting old rituals, revising or leaving rituals that no longer serve you, and creating new rituals that bring meaning and emotional connection into your life. We want this series to transform you, whether you already have rituals in your life that are meaningful, or you are looking to create new rituals.  Learn more and register for our workshop, Rituals for Resistance & Resilience!   If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.   If you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com.  Photo by Szabolcs Toth The post Rituals for Resistance and Resilience: Creating Your Own Rituals appeared first on Queer Theology.