Rev. Dr. Jerry S. Maneker
I'm Professor Emeritus of Sociology at California State University, Chico. I have been married since 1962, and my wife and I have two grown daughters. I'm an ordained priest in the Congregational Catholic Church, a division of the Independent Catholic Churches International (ICCI). For many years, I have had a weekly column in the Sacramento Valley Mirror entitled, "Christianity and Society," where I deal with a variety of social issues from a biblical and sociological perspective. I also contribute regularly to the Online magazine, "Whosoever," that deals with topics of relevance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians and their allies; I also have a web site entitled, "Radical Christianity," located at www.radicalchristianity.net, that contains some of my articles concerning "progressive Christianity," and the need for Christians worthy of the name to confront the perversions of the Gospel of grace that have gained ascendancy so as to change the face of much of the institutional "Church" in America, and threaten the very foundations of liberty and democracy in America itself.
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Every Church Must Be Open and AffirmingEvery church worthy of the name must be open and affirming to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. All disciples of Christ, Gay or Straight, must be treated equally both civilly and sacramentally.
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Homophobic Professing Christians Defame ChristianityThe only Gospel to be found in Christianity is the Gospel of grace, faith, love, peace, reconciliation, and inclusiveness.
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On the Need to Confront Internalized Homophobia and the Sabotage of LGBT Civil RightsGay people and allies must get serious about the LGBT Civil Rights movement, and a major indicator of that seriousness is to reject hateful epithets as self-identifiers. There are no "Queer" people!
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Declared "Not Guilty"All disciples of Christ have been declared "Not Guilty," and all of his/her past, present, and future sins have been wiped away and never held to his/her account.
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On the Need to Confront Internalized Homophobia and the Sabotage of LGBT Civil RightsAll Gay people and allies must fight against religious and secular homophobia, and it is internalized homophobia and its manifestations that betray the LGBT Civil Rights movement.
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All Christians Are Called Upon to Be ActivistsChristians are called upon to fight for the underprivileged, the marginalized, and the dispossessed. No Christian is to seek to deny equal rights to any of God's children!
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The Psychological, Social Roots, and Payoffs of HomophobiaHomophobia, both externalized and internalized, has many psychological and social payoffs for those many religious and secular people who seek to exclude Gay people from full and equal civil and sacramental rights. -
It's Not About IssuesDiscrimination against minority groups, such as Gay people, largely has to do with the need for certain people to maintain control and power over their life circumstances and/or the organizations with which they are affiliated. -
Sexual Expression as a SacramentSame-sex attraction and expression is every bit as sacramentally valid as is heterosexual attraction and expression.
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ON the NEED to GROW UPGay people can not afford to buy into the oppressiveness of homophobes by using their language and believing and acting according to their ignorant and/or hateful rhetoric. -
What It Means to be GayThe frequent mistake that people make in understanding the meaning of "Gay" has a lot to do with homophobia in the larger society. -
What LGBT People Can Learn from Malcolm XLGBT people who are content or even revel in their status as second-class citizens are traitors to what lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality movement exists. -
Why the Lack of Expressed Outrage Concerning Discrimination Against Gay People?Why aren't lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people not as seemingly outraged at discrimination directed against them?
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Why the Lack of Expressed Outrage Concerning Discrimination Against Gay People?Why aren't lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people not as seemingly outraged at discrimination directed against them?