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Book Review – Queer Theologies: The Basics by Chris Greenough
For those of you who know me, you know I LOVE reading. It is a passion of mine and a way I seek to learn more, empower myself, but also disconnect from the reality in front of me. Because of this, I thought it would be nice to begin doing book reviews on things related to religion and sexuality! The…
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My Thesis Presentation – The Extremely Short Version
For the academic year 2020-2021, I used independent studies to write a thesis of sorts in order to engage in research that would prepare me for doctoral studies. The project was something I began in 2016-2017 and expanded on for this project. It is work I am passionate about and love researching! A few weeks ago, I presented my thesis…
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“Pray Away” – Movie Review
I recently watched the documentary film “Pray Away” which came out last year and sparked a lot of conversation. In the church circles I frequent, many of my friends were encouraging churches to watch this movie and have a discussion afterward. With many harmful actions being taken by the church, this documentary offered the opportunity to show just how harmful…
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We’re back baby!
It’s been a minute! The pandemic got to me, as many of you also experienced. I had high hopes for this blog and creating a space for opening discussions on topics that most people never touch. But by October 2020, I lost steam. I realized, as most of you probably did too, that the pandemic wasn’t going to be this…
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It is Time to Grieve
Matthew 5:4 – “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. I am sad. I have very few words to describe how I’m feeling about this supreme court nomination and then turn that our world has taken over the past few years. I think it is obvious that I am coming from a very specific standpoint and think…
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The Seeds of the Church
Hello friends! It has been awhile since I have posted something but I thank you for sticking around and for reading my posts. It means so much to me! I haven’t been thinking much about what to write for the Sex Project because life has been crazy. Being involved in church work, school starting fully online, missing my friends and…
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Women in Church
***This is a post about women in church, but this does not exclude all the forms that womanhood can take. As a caveat, the things I am going to talk about can be done to anyone, regardless of their gender identity, by anyone, regardless of their gender identity. This post operates in a man-woman binary, but I don’t intend to…
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Social Justice: a QWOC Perspective
Written by Sarah Zuniga Over the weekend, I watched Chicago’s Black Drag Council Town Hall. The Town Hall featured several Black entertainers in the Chicago area speaking out against white performers and predominantly white clubs and bars in Boystown and the North Side. More than 50 folks from the drag community in Chicago openly signed onto a list of demands…
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The Church & Social Justice
We are called to love. I think those who have experienced love in connection with another person can attest to the difficulty of it. Love is not easy. But love is the command. Much has happened in our world the past few weeks. I don’t think anyone can deny that fact. We are living in the midst of two pandemics:…
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Black Lives Matter.
TW/CW: To my Black siblings, this is a post by a white woman as an attempt to spread the message that Black Lives Matter. This post is just a compilation of resources but is not perfect nor exhaustive. If you do read through and spot things that need to change, please let me know. But also, take care of yourself.…
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The Church and Sexual Education
I will begin by stating that I am a huge advocate for comprehensive sexual education. I think the abstinence-only culture we have is completely wrong and we should not be preaching that to our young people. How many of the people who want abstinence-only education actually remained virgins until marriage? Not as many as they would have you believe. Sex…
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The Church On The Corner of Why and Weird
Sex, church, and religion are typically not seen in the same sentence. But here we are. At an intersection of why and weird, driving FAST into a wandering direction. I am so happy we are driving in this direction. There is a long standing history of shame and guilt associated with sex and the church. Brene Brown explains the difference…
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Terms & Definitions
When I was beginning to think of creating this blog, I had the thought that there may be a lot of words thrown out there that people may not know. I put some posts around my various social medias to ask people what are some words related to religion, sex, and/or sexuality that they wish they knew or that they…
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Here’s to Religion and Sex!
Welcome to the Sex Pastor! I’m excited to share this space with you and spend time learning about religion and sex/sexuality together. Now, you are probably wondering what that exactly means since a lot could be assumed. This post is going to be an overview of who I am, why I think this work is important, and what that work…
