The neurologist and author Oliver Sacks tells the story of a patient who is haunted by a nightmare. This patient is afraid to go to sleep because, every time that she does, a monster chases her.
The reality of any talk of race for a Christian starts from the radical statement that Jesus became man to be with us. Meaning all humanistic tendencies to divide humans along ethnic, racial, economic, political subgroups or abilities are false for a Christian.
Hopefully, we teach our children to accept responsibility for their actions. I say “hopefully” because it appears that our society is becoming increasingly narcissistic.
According to the Bible, who was the first gardener? Believe it or not, it was God. God planted the Garden of Eden. He did not speak it into existence. The Bible says that he actually planted it!
The measure of our faith in Jesus comes from a life led. All other measures are simple window dressings and distractions. How we live as we follow Jesus reveals the nature of Christianity.
First — and forgive me if this is obvious, PE, but it’s where I would start if I were in your situation — is there another not-for-profit doing similar work that has a better record on gay rights?