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Jesus in Love supports 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 was founded by lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry as her personal gift to the world.
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Happy New Year! Enter 2016 by celebrating LGBT spirituality... with visionary artwork and the hidden history of queer saints. May the rainbow candles of the Bridge of Light guide your way!
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Gay wedding of Jesus and John at Cana explored in new LGBT art show
A wedding between Jesus and his beloved disciple is explored in a recent art show by gay New Zealand artist Christopher Olwage. He gives flesh to an ancient tradition that Jesus and John were the bridal couple at the Cana wedding feast.
His goal was to get people to think more deeply about their faith by considering questions such as: "What if Christ were gay? ...How different would the world be? How different would you be?" His Auckland show also included a self-portrait as Saint Sebastian and a dance peformance on the Passion of Saint Francis. More info(Credit: Detial from " The Wedding of Jesus and John 'the Beloved Disciple' at Cana" by Christopher Olwage)
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Greet the New Year with Bridge of Light
 Welcome the new year with Bridge of Light, a winter holiday based on LGBT culture and the colors of the rainbow.
Each color stands for a spiritual principle expressed in the lives and history of LGBTQ people. The colors can also match models of the queer Christ. More info |
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Beloved Disciple: The man Jesus loved
 Love between Jesus and his Beloved Disciple has been celebrated by artists since medieval times. And the idea that they were lovers has caused controversy since the 16th century. John the Evangelist is usually considered to be the unnamed "disciple whom Jesus loved" from the gospel of John. More info (Credit: "Jesus and the Beloved Disciple" by Laurie Gudim)
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New LGBT Christian books of 2015
 "The Life and Struggles of Our Mother Walatta Petros: A 17th-Century African Biography of an Ethiopian Woman" by Galawdewos (translated and edited by Wendy Laura Belcher and Michael Kleiner)
Queer saint Walatta's story is "the earliest known depiction of same-sex desire among women in sub-Saharan Africa."
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Jonathan & David: Love between men in the Bible
 Jonathan fell in love with David in Biblical times. Intense love between the two men is portrayed by artists old and new. The same-sex couple's powerful love story shows that gay relationships are affirmed and blessed by God. More info
(Credit: David and Jonathan window, St. Mark's Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Epiphany: Three kings or three queens?
 Reimagining the three kings as queer or female gives fresh meaning to Epiphany. The holiday on Jan. 6 celebrates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus.
New visions include a controversial painting of female Magi and Biblical scholarship suggesing that the Magi were eunuchs -- people who today would be called gay or transgender. More info
(Credit: "Epiphany" by Janet McKenzie)
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Thank you to all December donors
 A warm thank-you to the 28 people who gave to my Christmas and December offerings for Jesus in Love! Click to see their names and comments such as: "Jesus in Love brings me hope every month. Keep this fire burning for our LGBTQI community!"
Please give now to the Year-End offering that supports my work at Jesus in Love for LGBTQ spirituality and the arts. More info
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I wish you a wonderful year ahead. May the Rainbow Christ inspire you throughout 2016!
Blessings,
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Kittredge Cherry
Publisher, Jesus In Love Newsletter |
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