tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16556237.post114537022675387111..comments2023-05-02T09:40:27.271-04:00Comments on Rainbow Pastor: What Kind Of Christian Are You, Anyway?Rainbow Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16294525557328362313noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16556237.post-1145415424317370922006-04-18T22:57:00.000-04:002006-04-18T22:57:00.000-04:00This is something I've thought a lot about.I don't...This is something I've thought a lot about.<BR/><BR/>I don't consider myself "in the closet," but on the other hand I'm not running around screaming, "I'm here, I'm queer, get used to me!" LOL (Well...there <I>is</I> my infamous Coat of Many Colors, immortalized in my blog, but I haven't worn it in awhile.) In my church I'd say that there are about three people who know I'm gay, and probably many others who suspect. <BR/><BR/>But in the event that it ever becomes A Thing in my congregation -- I want people to have gotten to know me as a person; I want to live Christ into my life in my faith community in such a way that, if my sexual orientation ever becomes a topic of discussion in my congregation, it's not going to be the only or the most important defining factor in how my fellow parishoners see me; and that when these people hear the words "gay" or "lesbian," their first association is not going to be with some homophobic stereotype, but with <I>me</I>...not because I am exceptional, but because I'm not.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.com