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LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

I'm a gay Black southern man who never felt safe in church. Here's why I still became a pastor. - LGBTQ Nation

A same-gender-loving Black cisgender man reluctantly embraced pastoral calling while grappling with exclusion, doubt, and faith, informing pastoral care and faith deconstruction work.
Philosophy
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

34 Reasons Formerly Religious People Left The Church And Happily Never Looked Back

People distanced from faith after trauma, moral crises, and conflicts between religious teachings and LGBTQ+ or neurodivergent identities, sometimes finding solace in more accepting communities.
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