Oh, I'm a huge fan of Bex from once upon a time. It's so beautiful knowing that we share the same faith💚 The vibe she's talking about in church is a very common thing here in Nigeria, praise sessions are always like a party with people dancing and jumping and just letting loose. it's so beautiful
Aaah how I love this wonderful woman! She’s such a kind,beautiful soul,incredibly talented and freaking hilarious.Thank you both for this amazing podcast!It really felt like being at one of her panels at the conventions she mentioned. It finished so fast,didn’t even realize an hour went by.Miss her soo much.💚💚💚
Bex was amazing and I love her even more knowing we share the same faith. One story from the host did sting quite a bit, when he talked about turning down a role portraying a gay man. I heavily believe in autonomy and having to choose what is right for you, even if the decisions are hard to make. But here’s is my point of view: I am a queer Christian and I still have a strong relationship with God. When my church and a big Christian organization found out I was queer, they actually kicked me out saying that my lifestyle choice didn’t match with their policy. So I have quite a bit of trauma there. Still, I turned to God, but also read amazing books by gay Christians. A fact that a lot of people don’t know is that before 1946, homosexuality wasn’t mentioned in the bible. Homosexuality was put into the bible as a substitute for something that is a crime. However, a lot of people don’t know that and judge queer people based on the Sodom and Gomorrah references. Being alienated because of this translation choice has been hard and it hurts that Christians stick to the current interpretation of these verses. I am a queer woman, I was made by God like this. It’s in my biology (seriously, there are scientific research papers on this). I have an amazing girlfriend who also is a Christian and her church is a safe space for me (as are my worship playlists). If you ever want to learn more, I highly recommend the book “torn” by Justin Lee. He really did an amazing job describing the difficulties navigating this topic and the historic context of the Sodom and Gomorrah references. Again, I loved this episode, and I respect everybody’s autonomy, but I wanted to share my perspective and I’m just glad that my faith was stronger than the disappointments from all the rejections from my (old) Christian community.
Hello. I'm hoping you can expound a bit on your comment of believing in autonomy while also believing in Jesus Christ. I'm having trouble understanding how you can make decisions without Jesus Christ's influence especially when he is the example we are expected to follow. Also, your statement about homosexuality being an addition to the bible in 1946 is factually incorrect. Mentions of homosexuality are found in manuscripts and also spoken about by apostolic and early church fathers.
@@gbengoosewuru4139 God gave us free will. Therefore we are autonomous beings. Sure, God guides us, but in the end we can make the wrong or right choice. I’d love to see some references supporting your comments on homosexuality. There are multiple sources that confirm homosexuality was added to the bible in 1946. One of those sources is the book Torn by Justin Lee.
@@gbengoosewuru4139it just occurred to me that maybe we shouldn’t argue in the comments and keep it a peaceful place. I don’t think the podcast creator wouldn’t want arguments to happen on his platform, nor would he intentionally hurt a community just because. Maybe we should let it go
Hi. @@wheelylazylaris You're conflating free-will with autonomy. Your understanding of free-will and autonomy overlooks the submissive and relational aspect of Christian faith. I also believe you're misunderstanding "homosexuality" in the bible. It's just the word that is a later addition. The belief that homosexuality is a sin was taught by apostolic and early church fathers since the 2nd century. Tertulian and Clement of Alexandria in their writings condemned same sex relationships. You can take a look at "On Modesty (De Pudicitia)" by Tertulian and "The Instructor (Paedagogus)" by Clement. Both written in 2nd century. Now, while I believe it is a sin, I still have the utmost respect for you. I still love you, and consider you a child of God. That is the same way I feel about drug dealers, murderers, etc.
@@wheelylazylaris I wouldn't consider this an argument. You can't see my demeanor and I can't see yours. We're not insulting each other. We're just sharing our opinions and thoughts on the matter. All disagreements are not arguments.
OMG I LOVE HER 💚 Rebecca i would binge your podcast series in a heartbeat i would love it. Id also be very happy if you ended up sliding Lana Parrilla into it too❤😂❤
Oh, I'm a huge fan of Bex from once upon a time. It's so beautiful knowing that we share the same faith💚 The vibe she's talking about in church is a very common thing here in Nigeria, praise sessions are always like a party with people dancing and jumping and just letting loose. it's so beautiful
Aaah how I love this wonderful woman! She’s such a kind,beautiful soul,incredibly talented and freaking hilarious.Thank you both for this amazing podcast!It really felt like being at one of her panels at the conventions she mentioned. It finished so fast,didn’t even realize an hour went by.Miss her soo much.💚💚💚
She is hilarious but I can feel the goodness of her heart. Great episode, again!!
She's incredible, I love her, I'm a huge fan 💚
Bex was amazing and I love her even more knowing we share the same faith. One story from the host did sting quite a bit, when he talked about turning down a role portraying a gay man. I heavily believe in autonomy and having to choose what is right for you, even if the decisions are hard to make. But here’s is my point of view: I am a queer Christian and I still have a strong relationship with God. When my church and a big Christian organization found out I was queer, they actually kicked me out saying that my lifestyle choice didn’t match with their policy. So I have quite a bit of trauma there. Still, I turned to God, but also read amazing books by gay Christians. A fact that a lot of people don’t know is that before 1946, homosexuality wasn’t mentioned in the bible. Homosexuality was put into the bible as a substitute for something that is a crime. However, a lot of people don’t know that and judge queer people based on the Sodom and Gomorrah references. Being alienated because of this translation choice has been hard and it hurts that Christians stick to the current interpretation of these verses. I am a queer woman, I was made by God like this. It’s in my biology (seriously, there are scientific research papers on this). I have an amazing girlfriend who also is a Christian and her church is a safe space for me (as are my worship playlists). If you ever want to learn more, I highly recommend the book “torn” by Justin Lee. He really did an amazing job describing the difficulties navigating this topic and the historic context of the Sodom and Gomorrah references.
Again, I loved this episode, and I respect everybody’s autonomy, but I wanted to share my perspective and I’m just glad that my faith was stronger than the disappointments from all the rejections from my (old) Christian community.
Hello. I'm hoping you can expound a bit on your comment of believing in autonomy while also believing in Jesus Christ. I'm having trouble understanding how you can make decisions without Jesus Christ's influence especially when he is the example we are expected to follow.
Also, your statement about homosexuality being an addition to the bible in 1946 is factually incorrect. Mentions of homosexuality are found in manuscripts and also spoken about by apostolic and early church fathers.
@@gbengoosewuru4139 God gave us free will. Therefore we are autonomous beings. Sure, God guides us, but in the end we can make the wrong or right choice. I’d love to see some references supporting your comments on homosexuality. There are multiple sources that confirm homosexuality was added to the bible in 1946. One of those sources is the book Torn by Justin Lee.
@@gbengoosewuru4139it just occurred to me that maybe we shouldn’t argue in the comments and keep it a peaceful place. I don’t think the podcast creator wouldn’t want arguments to happen on his platform, nor would he intentionally hurt a community just because. Maybe we should let it go
Hi. @@wheelylazylaris You're conflating free-will with autonomy. Your understanding of free-will and autonomy overlooks the submissive and relational aspect of Christian faith.
I also believe you're misunderstanding "homosexuality" in the bible. It's just the word that is a later addition. The belief that homosexuality is a sin was taught by apostolic and early church fathers since the 2nd century. Tertulian and Clement of Alexandria in their writings condemned same sex relationships. You can take a look at "On Modesty (De Pudicitia)" by Tertulian and "The Instructor (Paedagogus)" by Clement. Both written in 2nd century.
Now, while I believe it is a sin, I still have the utmost respect for you. I still love you, and consider you a child of God. That is the same way I feel about drug dealers, murderers, etc.
@@wheelylazylaris I wouldn't consider this an argument. You can't see my demeanor and I can't see yours. We're not insulting each other. We're just sharing our opinions and thoughts on the matter.
All disagreements are not arguments.
OMG I LOVE HER 💚 Rebecca i would binge your podcast series in a heartbeat i would love it. Id also be very happy if you ended up sliding Lana Parrilla into it too❤😂❤
An iconic queen 💅
Nice conversation
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