We speak with Alex McNeill, the first openly transgender leader of a mainline protestant organization. We get a beginners course in Trans*, learn some terms, and hear Alex’s story.

Links from the conversation:

* Follow Alex on Twitter

* Learn about the Documentary Out Of Order

* More Light Prebyterians

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* Send us a question (or ask it anonymously)

* Kevin on Twitter

* Tim on Twitter

* The film on Twitter

* The film on Facebook

We speak with Justin Lee, founder of The Gay Christian Network and author of Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gay vs. Christian Debate. Justin has long been in this discussion and shares his perspective on the conversation, where the Church is headed, and the latest on LiveLoveOut.

Links from the conversation:

* Torn on Amazon

* Justin’s Blog

* Find Justin on Twitter

* The Gay Christian Network

* LiveLoveOut

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* Send us a question (or ask it anonymously)

* Kevin on Twitter

* Tim on Twitter

* The film on Twitter

* The film on Facebook

We speak with Dianna Anderson, blogger and author of Damaged Goods: New Perspectives on Christian Purity. We take a step back from the LGBT conversation to take a look at the origin and complications of evangelical sexual ethics.

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Links from the conversation:

* Damaged Goods on Amazon

* Dianna’s Blog

* Find Dianna on Twitter

* BONUS CONVERSATION

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* Kevin on Twitter

* Tim on Twitter

* The film on Twitter

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We speak with Pastors Stan Mitchell and Melissa Greene of Gracepointe Church in Franklin, TN. In January Gracepointe made national news when they announced full membership to LGBT in their community. We talk about why this was important, the challenges of leading a church through this, and how others can do the same.

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Here’s Stan’s message and announcement

Living Between Emmanuel & Epiphany Part 3 – GracePointe Church from GracePointe Church on Vimeo.

Links from the conversation:

* Gracepointe Church’s website

* Find Stan on Facebook

* Find Melissa on Facebook

* The Time article about the announcement

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We chat with Eliel Cruz, a Christian bisexual passionate about justice and education. Eliel fills us in on some misconceptions most people have about bisexuality, some challenges specific to bisexuals, and why bisexuals have become the invisible member of the LGBT community.

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Links from the conversation:

* Find all of Eliel’s writings on his Facebook page

* Find Eliel on Twitter

* Damaged Goods by Dianna Anderson

* Sarah Moon on Patheos.com

* Rev. Janet Edwards on Believe Out Loud

* Bisexuality: Making The Invisible, Visible in Faith Communities on Amazon.com

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We look at the four sources of how humans frame theology (according to the Wesleyan Quadrilateral – don’t worry, we explain that). Tim also takes an in-depth look at each of the six scriptures that appear to mention and speak against homosexuality.

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Links from the conversation:

* Tim’s notes about the six scriptures

* Information about the Wesleyan Quadrilateral

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We speak with author and thinker Brian McLaren. Brian has long been encouraging the church to stand for justice. We discuss the (unfortunate) publicity of his son’s ceremony and how both church leaders and lay people can bring change.

Links from the conversation:

* Brian’s Website (for writings and books)

* Brian’s blog post about the 4 Zones

* Brian McLaren on Twitter

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We speak with the kindhearted Ross Murray about LGBT youth, their parents, and The Naming Project. Ross works with GLAAD to shape the conversation about LGBT in the south, and runs The Naming Project – a summer camp for teens of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Links from the conversation:

* The Naming Project

* Debbie Jackson’s speech about her transgender daughter

* The Ali Forney Center

* Lost And Found Youth

* Ross Murray on Twitter

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We speak with the ridiculously knowledgable Science Mike about science, sexuality and faith.

Links from the conversation:

* Mike’s It’s Not About Chicken Blogpost

* Mike’s Website

* The Ask Science Mike Podcast

* The Liturgist Podcast

* Science Mike on Twitter

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We speak with the lovely Wendy Gritter, Executive Director of New Direction. Wendy is a passionate advocate for those who have been hurt or marginalized by the church and is the author of “Generous Spaciousness.”

Links from the conversation:

* Generous Spaciousness – Responding to Gay Christians in the Church purchase here

* Learn more about New Direction

* Wendy Gritter on Twitter

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