The LGBTQ community has every right to claim the rainbow. Some religious folks are utterly offended that the LGBTQ community has identified with the rainbow. They claim that the rainbow belongs to Christians and how dare LGBTQ folks steal it from us! But here’s the thing: The Biblical rainbow doesn’t belong solely to Christians. The rainbow belongs to all of humanity, but…
An Open & Affirming, Just Peace Church
15303 SE Webster Rd., Milwaukie, OR 97267
PO Box 2562, Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 652-6910
info@c-ucc.org
PO Box 2562, Clackamas, OR 97015
(503) 652-6910
info@c-ucc.org
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We at Clackamas United Church of Christ would like to make a confession. Some of us eat bacon. Some of us eat shrimp. And some of us eat shrimp wrapped in bacon!!! And we all wear garments made of different materials. (Polyester!?! Oh the shame!) And some of us have even brought these things into our worship space! (Mmm…God…bacon…and coffee…) According to…
No matter how you interpret Romans 1, if you use it in a way to condemn others, you need to repent. Because when you use Romans 1 to judge and condemn, you are judging and condemning yourself.
If our LGBTQ siblings are anyone in the Sodom and Gomorrah story, they are the angels in our midst.
First a question: How many times did Paul use the word “homosexual”? The answer is zero. As in 0. Nada. Zilch. Nunca. Never. In fact, in its original languages, the Bible never uses the word “homosexual.” That’s because the term didn’t exist at the time. It was first coined in the 19th century. Many like to quote a modern translation of the…
Some people claim that we at Clackamas United Church of Christ are open and affirming of our LGBTQ siblings *in spite* of what the Bible says. That is false. We are open and affirming *because* of what the Bible says. Please read Acts chapter 10. The biggest controversy in the first few years of the church was whether to fully include Gentiles…