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"LGBTQ & The Black Church" and "When Christian Charity Usurps Christian Ministry.." I'm talking about BOTH these subjects because the PROBLEM with one is the ISSUE with the other.. RELIGIOUS TRADITION has kept the Church from EMBRACING without COMPROMISING, and from AFFIRMING (due to cultural pressures) without ACCEPTING (because of our biblical mandate) because of the FEAR OF JUDGMENT, the REALITY OF OUR HUMANNESS, and the POWER OF RELIGIOUS CONFORMITY..we have failed. LGBTQ AND THE BLACK CHURCH The church has traditionally informed, influenced and guided the day-to-day lives of many African Americans. "The black church is not just a place of spirituality and enlightenment, but a place of empowerment for African Americans," says David Neale, founder of Black Lavender Resources, a consulting firm specializing in diversity within the LGBTQ community. Bishop Kwabena Rainey Cheeks, of Inner Light Ministries in Washingto...

"PRAYERFUL ADMONITION TO NATIONAL BLACK CLERGY: THE HOUSE OF CARDS HAS ALREADY FALLEN.." — 'HONESTLY ADDRESSING THE LGBTQIA+ STRUGGLES COMPASSIONATELY SURROUNDING BLACK LEADERS..' Prayerful Admonition to National Black Clergy : PLEASE DON'T WAIT ANOTHER SUNDAY till you "lay YOUR GIFT on the altar", and genuinely SEEK GOD about the CONTENT and CONTEXT of this word..ESPECIALLY IF, you have a private struggle with LGBTQIA+ in your life — but you're preaching and repping something different publicly.. Scripture References: Jeremiah 23 John 21 "Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually advanced the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is because I am in Christ. Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word fearlessly. To be su...

LGBTQ— HOW DOES JESUS CHRIST MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO "LIVE FREE"? THE FIRST STEP IS  ALL ABOUT "GOD" AND THE INDIVIDUAL … AND, IT's CALLED =  SURRENDER KEY SCRIPTURE: ”His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsig...