“Truth and Lies at the Foot of the Cross:
The Church and God’s LGBTQ+ Children”
About the Lecture:
We’ve all heard how everyone’s equal at the foot of the cross. That doesn’t seem to apply to LGBTQ+ people, however, according to many Christians. In fact, the disgust and hatred of LGBTQ+ people among many Christians is so great that they eagerly accept, tell, create, and repeat lies and falsehoods about the queer community and work actively to limit, roll back, and deny civil and human rights to LGBTQ+ people. Surely, however, of all places, the foot of the cross is a place for truths. On the cross, Jesus sided with the marginalized, oppressed, and despised. The resurrection was God’s affirmation of that choice, and, in his “coming out” of the tomb, Jesus offered hope, possibility, love, and welcome. We’ll explore truths and lies at the foot of the cross, drawing from the latest headlines, biological, medical, and social sciences, gender studies, and theological and biblical studies and make a specific case for Baptist welcome of God’s LGBTQ+ children.
Our 2023 Annual Lecture was a huge success! Thank you to all of our sponsors, to our host Wilshire Baptist Church, and to all of you who viewed the lecture in person or online.
A recording of our lecture is available above. We hope to see you in 2024!
This is more a question than a comment. How do I find a church in or near Clinton Ohio that is open and affirming to the LGBTQ community? This is something extremely important to me as I have family and friends in this community.
Hi William,
Unfortunately, our closest AWAB congregations to Clinton are Peace Community Church in Oberlin, as well as the United Church in Granville. You could check within UCC or some Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregations, as some of their congregations mirror that of Baptist Welcoming and Affirming Congregations.
We hope to have more Ohio churches join our fellowship soon! You can always see which churches are in our fellowship by going to the Find a Church page, awab.org/find-a-church.