Outing Religion

In this episode, author D.L. Day uses the story of Joseph (of “coat of many colors” fame) as an example to talk about the power of change.

Day cites dramatic changes in liberation and equality that are taking place, despite a wave of political and religious extremists' efforts against them.

How paradigms shift is how dreams come true and this message insists that dreams are coming true.

Time 28:01

The Late Rev Elder Freda Smith (1935- 2019) was a pioneer minister of Metropolitan Community Church fellowship (MCC). She was a staunch crusader for women's rights and a powerful influence in preaching the gospel inclusive of women and LGBTQ people that was the cornerstone of MCC's emergence.

Rev. Smith traveled the US and the world declaring a message of love, inclusion and an assertive claiming of LGBTQ rights to be full participants in Christian life and discipleship.

The sermon here was entitled "The Fig Tree" and given at MCC, L.A. in the early eighties. It is one of the historically famous sermons she carried across the US and other countries declaring the magnitude of Christ's love.

Rev. Smith is an icon of inclusive Christianity.

This is a lecture by D.L. Day lamenting the devaluation of sacrifice in our society and the shortsighted cut in contributions to a civilized society.

The lecture took place at St Andrews Church in 2025.

The talk references a story from Day's Book The Littlest Envoy: What a Small Schnauzer Taught Me About Humanity. (available on Amazon)

This episode features a lecture by D.L. Day, given at the University of Texas in the mid 80s. Day was heavily involved in ministry to persons with AIDS and the nurses were at a teaching hospital working with AIDS patients.

The comments offer some rare and powerful insight into the struggles and discoveries of dealing with AIDS during the height of the plague in the U.S.

To date, some 42-million people have died with AIDS. The episode gives a glimpse at the LGBTQ and pastoral community history of dealing with the crisis.

Runtime - 13:55

This is the second episode of an interview with Reverend

The discussion takes a look at generational differences in challenges posed by a new wave of official oppressive policy in the United States.

This Episode of the podcast features an interview with Reverend Scottie Shelton. She is minister at a church in a small town in the Southwestern United States.

Her church is LGBTQ affirming and Rev. Shelton was

This program covers the struggles that occurred to win the

This is a rather shocking look at dramatic changes in

Running time 23:55

The host of the podcast "A People's Theology," Mason Mennenga continues our conversation about the use and misuse of theology. We discuss the opportunities for finding a path of reconstruction of wounded faith and the promise of renewal for those who leave an abusive religious past.

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Our guest Mason Mennenga is a popular internet presence and podcaster. He is host of the podcast "A People's Theology." We might call Mason a survivor of "Purity Culture," and he describes for us his journey of deconstruction and reconstruction of his faith.

This episode features an interview with an LGBTQ minister who worked for over two decades to overcome prejudice and become ordained in the Presbyterian Church. Reverend Babs Miller tells the story of being an out Lesbian who pursued her calling to ministry despite the attempts to block diversity and inclusion in the ministerial ranks. Rev. Miller is Minister at Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church in the Austin, Texas area.