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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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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…
