gayQUOTES: Albert Mohler

"There can be no doubt that Christianity represents the greatest obstacle to the normalization of homosexual behavior. It cannot be otherwise, because of the clear biblical teachings concerning the inherent sinfulness of homosexuality in all forms, and the normativity of heterosexual marriage." - Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

This quote helps set the stage for the struggle that we will explore in the film Stained Glass Rainbows!

gayNEWS... Gay Couple Accused of Sexually Abusing Several Adopted Children

From the Huffington Post...

George Harasz And Douglas Wirth, Gay Couple, Face Trial For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Foster Sons

"Harasz, 48, was charged with sexual assault in the first degree, two counts of injury to a minor, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault in the third degree and cruelty to persons. Wirth, 43, was charged with sexual assault in the third degree and injury to a minor."

Learn More at the Huffington Post...

gayNEWS... How Many Gay Members of Congress?

How many openly gay members of Congress are there? Six to be exact according to the New York Times...

Openly Gay, and Openly Welcomed in Congress

"...in the 113th Congress there are six openly gay or bisexual members in the House — a small but tangible sign that their presence at the highest levels of government is no longer something only whispered about."

Does the mere fact that we count people (blacks, latinos, male, females, etc.) lead to equality? Or is that in itself an act of discrimination?

gayNEWS... Ric Alba's Huffington Post Interview

Ric Alba, former bassist with the Altar Boys (whom I interviewed for Stained Glass Rainbows) was recently interviewed by Bert Montgomery. Here's the print interview that appeared over at The Huffington Post... Faith, Self-Discovery and Christian Music: An Interview with Ex-Altar Boy Ric Alba

And here's a SOUNDbite from my interview with Ric for Stained Glass Rainbows... SOUNDbite... Ric Alba

gayNEWS... National Cathedral & Same-Sex Weddings

Now that Gay Marriage has been legalized in Maryland, the Associated Press is reporting that the National Cathedral will begin performing same-sex weddings... 

To quote the article...

"Official Episcopal law still defines marriage as between a man an a woman, so the cathedral says it will be performing weddings that combine civil marriage ceremonies under local law with a blessing from the church. They will use the new language approved for same-sex couples instead of the marriage ceremony from the Book of Common Prayer."


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FAMOUS CHURCH'S BELLS TO RING FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES

I would imagine that this will cause Shirley Phelps-Roper and her friends from Westboro Baptist to return to the DC area for another protest. I captured great conversations for Stained Glass Rainbows with her and her colleagues at a previous protest at the National Cathedral outside of Washington, D.C.

Shirley Phelps-Roper protesting in front of the National Cathedral 

America is Doomed

You're Going To Hell

The Youth of America Speak Out

SOUNDbite... Rev. Dr. Cindi Love

Here's a SOUNDbite from the Stained Glass Rainbows interview with the Rev. Dr. Cindi Love of the Metropolitan Community Church...

Kent - “You’re familiar with GodHatesFags.com?”


Cindi - “Oh, yes! They write me regularly.”


Kent - “I’m sure they do.” (laughter)


Cindi - “They particularly hate me.”


Kent - “You get lovely emails from them, probably... If (Fred) Phelps were here, what would you say to Phelps?”


Cindi - “Oh, wow... I hope I would say. If he would allow me to say, I hope I would say ‘You and I actually believe in the same God and the same Jesus. And when I get to heaven, I hope I get there ahead of you so I can hug you when you come in.’ I hope that’s what I could say...”

SOUNDbite... Jonathan Ervin

Here's a SOUNDbite from the Stained Glass Rainbows interview with Jonathan Ervin...

"AIDS has become one of the greatest blessings in my life. And people are like, 'Woah, how in the world can you say that?' And I can say it because it's brought me into a relationship with God the Father that I've only read about in a book." - Jonathan Ervin