Outing Religion

In this episode author D.L. Day discusses a section from his book How the Clergy Lied: A Journalist's Academic Report on LGBTQ and Christianity.

The section under discussion deals with the fact that there is a massive section of the earth where the people are not exposed to the Christian message and have not been for centuries. Under fundamentalists doctrine, it can probably be assumed trillions in this geographic area have gone to hell without ever knowing about Christian atonement.

Day explores this curiosity along with strange outcomes of the doctrine of Original Sin and fundamentalist narrowing of salvation opportunity.

Guest, Dr Toby Johnson, PhD is a psychologist and a former monk. He has an enormous amount of history in LGBTQ psychological and spiritual experience.

This program explores whether there is a Gay Spirituality. We also look at the impacts on the longstanding traditional LGBTQ of a sweeping gender paradigm shift and the fact that even some older LGBTQ people may be gobsmacked by its implications. (One might hear in this program generational terms like "gay culture" and "homosexual." is is a reflection of the history being discussed.)

Dr. Toby Johnson PhD is a former Catholic monk and a psychotherapist. He has written extensively on the subject of LGBTQ persons and spirituality.

As a follower and friend of Joseph Cambell who wrote extensively on the power of myth, Johnson offers inspiring insight on the world's religions as well as our individual spiritual experience as we live our own heroic myth in the world. With this he also gives insight into the spiritual nature of psychotherapy.

This is a guest who writing has earned him a place in the archives of LGBTQ religious influencers.

Runtime 24 minutes

This episode honors Catholic Sister Jeannine Gramick who has for over 50 years been engaged in ministry to LGBTQ+ Catholics. As a cofounder of the organization New Ways Ministry, Sister Gramick stood strong on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community during the AIDS epidemic, and since has persisted in her work.

We dip into the archives to feature a 1985 interview with Sister Gramick that gives insight into her work and the earlier days of the ministry.

It was during a time when many LGBTQ+ Catholics had great feelings of anticipation that the teachings of The Church on same-sex topics were about to change. The program is of interest in an era when such anticipation is rising again.

This is a fascinating discussion on the rapid and disruptive changes in understanding of gender and sexuality in our society.

Guest Dr. Daniel Helminiak has taught graduate courses in

Transgender and LGBTQ+ topics are explored in this discussion.

Dr. Helminiak has a PhD in Theology from Gregorian University in Rome and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Texas.

He is author of the best-selling book What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality.

This program offers stimulating conversation about society's response to our current state of monumental changes in the world.

This episode explores the nature of spirituality, the human mind and the modern exit of many from the church.

Does the church own spirituality?

Guest Dr. Daniel A. Helminiak is a specialist in theology, psychology and author of scores of papers on the subjects of spirituality, psychology, sexuality and gender. While a Catholic Priest, he was author of the best selling book What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality.

We explore here dynamic changes in society and how they impact the social psyche and spiritual well being.

Running time 28 minutes