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Adele & Peter: Queer & Christian: Conversation 7

Peter says, 'Here, Adele shares more of her painful experiences with ex-gay ministries, how she attended Pat Robertson's Regent University (TRULY!), and how these experiences nearly led her to suicide...'

In the next segment, i ask PETER a few questions! So, STAY TUNED! Adele

Adele: "I came to peace with God..." - Conversation 4

I think you'll really enjoy my ongoing conversation with Peter...

Peter & Me: Discussing Queer & Christian - Part Deux!

In this segment, i continue to discuss coming to terms with my sexuality, and how that impacted my faith and view of God. We also discuss how a postmodern worldview may lead to recognizing one's imperfect conception of reality, and how that actually creates room for a new and more humble attitude toward truth...

Peter & Adele: Conversations On Queer & Christian - Part 1

On my recent trip to Oregon, my dear friend, Peter Walker, and i made a video of our conversation about being Queer and Christian. Peter is editing them and we are posting them in a series of short clips. Here is Part 1:

Iggyrocks! Podcast

My friend Iggy interviews me for his podcast here.

Iggy says this:

'This was a fun interview. Adele Sakler is funny, witty and this interview could have gone on for hours. We cover many things from fear of gay people, to how we can move beyond focusing on "sin" and focus on Jesus.'

UN Gay Rights Declaration To Be Signed By Us, FINALLY!

FINALLY, President Obama is doing something tangible to help the LGBTQ community at large world-wide by formally endorsing 'a U.N. statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure that former President George W. Bush had refused to sign.' Not that i have much hope in the UN enforcing this as they are not very successful in keeping the slaughter of innocents in Africa and elsewhere from happening, but it is a step in the right direction. At least it is way more than Bush EVER did for our community!

Read the entire article at Huffington Post.

Some Christians Royally Piss Me Off And Make Me Sad!

i sometimes get really mean and hurtful comments here and at Queermergent, which i delete because they do not help the conversations along. i find them hurtful and un-Christ-like. Many times i am like a duck with water rolling off its back and move on, but sometimes my humanity shows and i get downright fucking mad and hurt. Why can't people honestly engage and listen to others instead of spewing all over those they disagree with on matters of theology and Biblical interpretation. i believe there is plenty of room for different views because no one has the monopoly on truth and all that G-D intends. Why can't we agree to disagree and still love one another. Then these people wonder why the LGBTQ community react the way we do. Jesus says we are to love G-D and to love others as we love ourselves. i do not see this happening very often within Christian circles. This saddens me and pisses me off. Here is an example of a comment i deleted from Queermergent:

"I am glad you are joyful now, Queermergent. Enjoy  the time of joy you have now while you are still living on earth. This is the greatest heaven you will ever have. You won't be on earth for more than a few more decades, but at least you will have had a taste of heaven before you spend the rest of eternity in hell for your gay campaign against God. Hell sucks. All smart people flee from it and do whatever it takes to avoid it."

i don't post this to get a series of circular arguments going but to show what i deal with at times. i would treasure your prayers that i not allow these kinds of hurtful comments to worm their way into my soul and bring discouragement, depression and destruction. Sometimes i feel like thoughts like these are best left unsaid but these people think they are being faithful to their interpretation of scripture. They believe they are being loving. i do not find this loving as i do not interpret the scripture in the same way as them. To me this is not edifying.

Any thoughts?

SEX-CRAZED: America's Christian Subculture

i have my first published piece at The Ooze. Check it out and join the conversation! Here's a teaser:

Why does the Evangelical community seem so preoccupied with pointing out what they perceive to be the sins of others?  Why this commitment to the role of morality police, lambasting everyone with their narrow interpretations of Scripture?  It seems their selective view of holiness is far more important than how we actually treat our fellow human beings.  Maybe if we worked harder on our own lives, focused on how we are treating others, a more holistic holiness could finally exude from our lives.

Sadly, this is my thesis: Evangelicals are nothing less than sex-crazed.

READ THE REST HERE!