christianity

religion

book features

The Book That Helped Me Leave Religion: Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cat’s Cradle”

The first sentence of “The Books of Bokonon” – the fictional foundational text of Bokononism, the religion Kurt Vonnegut invented for his 1963 novel Cat’s Cradle – reads as follows:…

Abbie Jones —

Oct 14, 2021

christianity

netflix

tv reviews

Pray Away: A Documentary For Gays Who Haven’t Yet Been Personally Victimized by Ryan Murphy

Pray Away is, at best, picking at a scab — and, at worst, poking a dirty finger into a gaping wound.

Heather Hogan —

Aug 5, 2021

christianity

hanukkah

first person

The Life We Never Knew Would Find Us: Navigating Loss as an Interfaith Queer Couple

“We’re in Lancaster County at Erin’s family’s house, surrounded by plastic Bible quiz trophies adorned with gold crosses and family portraits taken at national parks. My bewildered partner comes to…

J.E. Reich —

Dec 10, 2018

autostraddle lesbian stereotypes survey

Autostraddle Reader Data

culture

Queer Women Very Much Not Fans of Christianity

The data from our Lesbian Stereotypes Survey shows LGBTQ women and non-binary people have fled Christianity in droves — we actually have more Pagans than Catholics.

Riese —

Sep 27, 2018

christianity

community

first person

You Are Not the Only Queer Christian, I Swear to God

That’s what friendships with queer and trans Christians have taught me: it is blessed indeed to want more, more of everything, more love and more gender and more faith and…

Adrian —

Sep 26, 2018

christianity

religion

first person

We Deny Perfect Conformity

The same people who published the unnecessary and homophobic Nashville Statement last year are at it again, this time with the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel. Here’s a…

Ari —

Sep 11, 2018

christianity

donald trump

parenting & family

You Need Help: Your Christian Family Loves Trump’s Debauchery, Hates Your Gayness

Jesus doesn’t have anything to say about gay people, but he has PLENTY to say about the kinds of religious leaders who support a man like Donald Trump.

Heather Hogan —

Apr 5, 2018

christianity

personal essay

first person

Bad Religion

“Here was a community where race apparently didn’t matter, because we were all humans, made in the image of God. Where a pacifist, sensitive, caring Jesus was the primary male…

Abbie Jones —

Jan 23, 2018

christianity

evangelical christianity

politics + activism

The Nashville Statement: Homophobic Evangelicals Continue Delusional Conviction of Their Own Victimhood

It’s nothing new, but that doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous.

Adrian —

Aug 30, 2017

christianity

religion

first person

That One Time The Patriarchy Blessed Me

“I loved the Church, and I loved the gospel. I was the kind of Mormon who politely dismissed myself from classrooms when teachers showed R-rated movies. At my first and…

Dera —

Jun 27, 2017

christianity

pride 2017

lgbt pride

How to Love Your Neighbor and Love Yourself by Reading the Bible for Pride

I can’t make every passage better. There are some passages that are still, even after months of study, hard to accept. But I try to remind myself that it’s okay…

Ari —

Jun 27, 2017

bisexuality

christianity

politics + activism

Bisexual Adventist and Former Pastor Alicia Johnston Contemplates Ministry After Coming Out

Seventh-Day Adventist pastor Alicia Johnston knew she would lose leadership of her congregation when she came out as bisexual, but did it anyway. She talked with Autostraddle about her hopes…

Adrian —

May 12, 2017