{"id":17555,"date":"2010-03-09T14:46:59","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T22:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=17555"},"modified":"2010-03-09T14:51:41","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T22:51:41","slug":"seventh-gay-adventists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=17555","title":{"rendered":"Seventh-Gay Adventists"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s a great title for a movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was raised a Seventh-Day Adventist<\/a>. There were no out homosexuals in the religious communities I grew up in (Avondale College<\/a> and Pacific Union College<\/a>). We would’ve dragged them behind a pack of kangaroos until they were cured of their disease.<\/p>\n

I remember in sixth, seventh and eighth grade at Pacific Union College Elementary School, “fag” was the dirtiest word you could hurl at someone. I used a lot.<\/p>\n

Guess that wasn’t very Christlike of me.<\/p>\n

Here’s more info on this movie<\/a>:<\/p>\n

This film explores the complex intersection of religion, identity, and sexuality through the stories of gay Adventists who are often faced with a gut-wrenching decision. They must choose between the church they were raised to believe is God’s true remnant church and their innate desire for an intimate, loving relationship. Or is there a way to reconcile their faith and their identity?<\/p>\n

Why Make This Film?<\/p>\n

A Seventh-day Adventist religion professor recently told a group of LGBT Adventists that they have two incurable conditions, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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