By Lion’s Roar Staff — 2016
Meditation teacher Larry Yang recently told his personal story and answered Lion’s Roar‘s “Meet a Teacher” questionnaire; they follow here so that you can get to know him better.
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God is not a man. And while Jesus Christ was (and is) a man and invites us to call God the Father, that does not mean that God is male or that God is only masculine. Is just as theologically correct to use feminine imagery about God as it is to use masculine imagery.
Black LGBTQ people are finding ways to share their stories and their spirituality, bridging a gap between faith and identity. The effort is leading some of them back to church, where acceptance is growing.
First-century Christians weren’t prepared for what a truly inclusive figure he was, and what was true then is still true today.
The speaker appeared on “Salon Talks” to discuss her evangelical past melding with her LGBTQ+-affirming present
Women are seeking spiritual practices that respect their wisdom, creativity, and leadership.
Barber makes clear his belief that the role of Christians is to call for social justice and allow the “rejected stones” of American society—the poor, people of color, women, LGBTQIA people, immigrants, religious minorities—to lead the way.
A few weeks ago, a Baptist minister in Texas started a rumble, or at least a small brouhaha, when he declared that yoga is not suitable for Christians. His point was that using the body for spiritual practice contradicts basic Christian principles.
Op-Ed: His papacy has been a consistent rebuke to American culture-war Christianity in politics.