tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post5840878705846439958..comments2024-01-16T16:13:19.628-07:00Comments on Rising Up Whole: Heaven and hell on I-35Christine Bakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262976600427879137noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-62504477803367686802007-12-18T16:25:00.000-07:002007-12-18T16:25:00.000-07:00oh, stronghold is a nice churchy term that means a...oh, stronghold is a nice churchy term that means a sin that people struggle deeply with. a good example would be alcoholism. or it's a term applied to people who are in another religious (or non-religious) paradigm who are seen to require deliverance from said paradigm. an example would be that many christian denominations see hindus as caught in the stronghold of hinduism.<BR/>incidentally i put it in quotes because i don't personally think that homosexuality is a stronghold because i don't believe it's a sin.laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07327360705623761051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-1387022375673530092007-12-03T19:55:00.000-07:002007-12-03T19:55:00.000-07:00Lauren,I'm curious....what do you mean when you sa...Lauren,<BR/>I'm curious....what do you mean when you say "stronghold"?gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-16523760594860179922007-12-03T13:23:00.000-07:002007-12-03T13:23:00.000-07:00it is sad that people don't remember to love every...it is sad that people don't remember to love everyone involved in a situation. james needed to be encouraged to speak with his partner before leaving it all behind and leaving him high and dry. this would seem obvious because it could mean saving not one but 2 people from the gay "stronghold." or it could mean opening positive dialogue between the two sides so that everyone is better informed about each other's viewpoint. when we remember to love everyone, we can all benefit - even if the benefits are not what we expected.laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07327360705623761051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-26868299913197632262007-12-03T06:49:00.000-07:002007-12-03T06:49:00.000-07:00It is tragic. These quick "conversion" stories......It is tragic. These quick "conversion" stories...I fear the wake of pain that James will leave when it's all said and done is likely to grow wider and deeper. <BR/>Makes me sad.<BR/><BR/>love you sister!<BR/>pamgracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-42233801065458469412007-12-02T18:35:00.000-07:002007-12-02T18:35:00.000-07:00The thought that leaps to my mind is that people l...The thought that leaps to my mind is that people like James' former fiance don't *count* to people like the 700 Club. That simple. If they talked of ending the relationship civilly, obligations to former same-sex lovers, etc....then they'd have to acknowledge that LGB people actually feel actual love for each other. And down goes the Jenga stack, just like that.<BR/><BR/>I wish these people would spend their time curing real suffering instead of *causing* it.CrackerLilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176388186521154104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347827.post-8548058287552229862007-12-02T16:04:00.000-07:002007-12-02T16:04:00.000-07:00I just got back from a LGBT conference and what I ...I just got back from a LGBT conference and what I found that was so exhilarating was the fact that at the conference there were a number of clergy that came to find out how to create a safe space for our community. One was a UCC minister from Rhode Island that wanted to create a PFLAG chapter.Diana_CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223056441901730531noreply@blogger.com