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| Jesus in Love and Q Spirit support lesbian, gay, bi trans and queer (LGBTQ) spirituality, with an emphasis on art and literature. It promotes artistic and religious freedom and teaches love for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. It is based on these beliefs: God loves all people, including sexual minorities. The creative process is sacred. The queer visions, especially the gay Jesus and LGBT saints, will free people to experience the divine in new ways and lead to a more just world. Jesus in Love and Q Spirit were founded by lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry as her personal gift to the world. |
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We live in times when world politics are in turmoil. Let's draw inspiration from LGBTQ people who stand for radical love and justice... from Saint Brigid in medieval Ireland to new queer artists in Australia.
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St. Brigid loved her female soulmate
St. Brigid and her soulmate Darlughdach were 6th-century nuns who brought art, education and spirituality to early medieval Ireland. Brigid's feast day is Feb. 1.
They were so close that they slept in the same bed. Brigid shares her name and feast day with a Celtic goddess.
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(Credit: "
Saints Brigid and Darlughdach of Kildare" by Robert Lentz)
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Queer religious experience honored
in Melbourne art exhibit and Eucharist
"Eucharist to honor the body, Eros and queer experience" concluded an art exhibit on sexuality and spirituality Jan. 29 in Melbourne, Australia. Gay spirituality author Michael Bernard Kelly led the ritual based on the "Scarlatta" art exhibit by gay artist Eureka (Michael O'Hanlon).
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Credit: Performance at Scarlatta by
Michael O'Hanlon
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Lesbian nun "kicked the habit"
to become an activist
Jeanne Cordova was a pioneering lesbian feminist activist and ex-nun who revealed her lesbian life in the convent. She died on Jan. 10, 2016 at age 67.
Many have written about her as an activist, writer and publisher. The Jesus in Love blog focuses on her experiences with the church and how they shaped her into an effective activist for LGBTQ rights.
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Holocaust: We all wear the triangle
International Holocaust Remembrance Day honors the victims of the Nazi era, including LGBTQ people.
Nazis used the pink triangle as a badge to identify gay prisoners in concentration camps. Among them was an anonymous gay priest killed in Sachsenhausen, Germany. Nazi persecution of queers is matched with Jesus falling under his cross in a painting by Mary Button.
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Station 3 from "Stations of the Cross: The Struggle For LGBT Equality" by Mary Button)
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Saint Sebastian: History's first gay icon 
St. Sebastian has been called history's first gay icon and the patron saint of homosexuals. He was an early Christian martyr. Countless artworks show him as a near-naked young man being shot with arrows. Little is known about his love life, so his popularity with gay men is mostly based on how he looks.
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New LGBTQ Christian books for Feb 2017
"Tantric Jesus: The Erotic Heart of Early Christianity" by James Hughes Reho with a foreword by Matthew Fox
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Aelred: Gay saint of friendship
Saint Aelred is one of the most lovable saints, the patron saint of friendship and also, some say, gay. He was the abbott of a Cistercian abbey in 12th-century England. "There can be little question that Aelred was gay and that his erotic attraction to men was a dominant force in his life," wrote Yale historian John Boswell. More info
(Credit: "Saint Aelred of Rievaulx" by Robert Lentz)
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David Kato: Ugandan LGBTQ rights martyr
David Kato, Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist, helped launch Uganda's LGBTQ rights movement. He was beaten to death in 2011 in a case that some blame on anti-gay religious rhetoric. More info
(Credit: "David Kato" by Rod Byatt)
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PFLAG founder loved her gay son
Jeanne Manford, founder of PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), died on Jan. 8, 2013, at age 92.
Her support for her gay led her to start PFLAG in 1973. It has grown to 350 chapters with 200,000 members.
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Thank you to 48 donors in Dec-Jan!
A big
thank-you to all 48 people who supported Jesus in Love and Q Spirit with gifts to my
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December offerings!
Click to see donors' names and comments such as: "I appreciate your continuing advocacy for LGBT spiritual art."
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I close with words from
the Holocaust Remembrance Day prayer "We All Wear the Triangle" by Steve Carson:
"As people of faith, we refuse to forget. We refuse to participate in the erasing of history. As a community of faith, we decide to remember, as we hear the historical record from Europe a generation ago and reflect upon events in our own time. We dare to listen to the voices of the past, even as they echo today."
Blessings,
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Kittredge Cherry
Publisher, Jesus In Love Newsletter and Q Spirit
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