» 6. STRAIGHT ALLIES http://canyonwalkerconnections.com Fri, 17 May 2013 05:24:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Gay Pride Events 2013 & str8apology http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/gay-pride-events-2013-str8apology/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/gay-pride-events-2013-str8apology/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 05:58:36 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=8174 -

Throughout Gay Pride Events this summer of 2013, there will be non-LGBT Christians taking a step of humility and  responsibility in apologizing to the LGBT community and their friends and allies for the rejection and damage caused in the Name of Jesus. There are many of us who know the treatment of LGBT people has [...]

]]> http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/gay-pride-events-2013-str8apology/feed/ 0 Excellent Interview of Kathy Baldock by Blogger Matt Roth http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/excellent-interview-of-kathy-baldock-by-blogger-matt-roth/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/excellent-interview-of-kathy-baldock-by-blogger-matt-roth/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:35:07 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=8152 -

Thank you to Matt Roth of Matthew J. Roth “Embracing Religion without Religiousity” for interviewing me, Kathy Baldock, in his month-long series “Homosexuality & Christianity”. He posed some excellent questions and I appreciate the opportunity to answer them succinctly in a public forum. 1. Your ministry, Canyon Walker Connections, is geared towards bridging the gap [...]

]]> http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/excellent-interview-of-kathy-baldock-by-blogger-matt-roth/feed/ 0 Day of Dialogue | Sacred Bullying from Focus on the Family http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/day-of-dialogue-sacred-bullying-from-focus-on-the-family/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/day-of-dialogue-sacred-bullying-from-focus-on-the-family/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:05:01 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=8137 -

Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian ministry, wants high school and college-aged students to join them in their “truth telling” sacred bullying-in-Jesus-Name of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community during Day of Dialogue. Even when words are wrapped in heart-themed paper and tied with a “Jesus-loves-you” ribbon, if there is something rotten at [...]

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I participated in the third annual Nevada State Legislature Equality Days in Carson City. Four issues of concern were the focus: marriage equality, deletion of “infamous crimes against nature” and the disparity of legal age of consent for same sex couples, the religious freedom act and comprehensive sex education in Nevada. Marriage Equality Nevada currently [...]

]]> http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/equality-issues-in-nevada/feed/ 0 Why Does it Take Us So Long to Comprehend Equality? http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/why-does-it-take-us-so-long-to-get-it/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/why-does-it-take-us-so-long-to-get-it/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:52:28 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=8097 -

In the past few weeks, several high profile people announced their support for Marriage Equality. Three had actively worked against same-sex unions and one had been publicly silent on the issue. Former President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) into law in 1996. Section 3 of DOMA codifies marriage as between a [...]

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This is a more personal post; I tend to stay away from “me” and focus on the issue of equality and inclusion. The past five weeks have been a time of unusual sadness; it has felt like a dead weight often too heavy to lift. I’ve spent hours on my hike spinning it around, trying [...]

]]> http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/holding-fast-through-the-end/feed/ 7 The Reformation Project from Matthew Vines | Training Christians to Eradicate Homophobia in the Church http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/the-reformation-project-from-matthew-vines-training-christians-to-eradicate-homophobia-in-the-church/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/the-reformation-project-from-matthew-vines-training-christians-to-eradicate-homophobia-in-the-church/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:52:13 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=8057 -

Today, The Reformation Project is being launched by Matthew Vines. The Reformation Project (TRP) is a non-profit organization designed to connect, train, and empower LGBT Christians and their allies to change their churches from within. I have a personal attachment to TRP, I am on the Board of Directors. From September 18th-21st at Asbury United [...]

]]> http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/the-reformation-project-from-matthew-vines-training-christians-to-eradicate-homophobia-in-the-church/feed/ 2 Jeffress, Tebow and Saying “NO” http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/jeffress-tebow-and-saying-no/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/jeffress-tebow-and-saying-no/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:48:03 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=8026 -

A few years ago, maybe two, Pastor Robert Jeffress, Dallas First Baptist, did a four part series from his pulpit which is now hosted on James Dobson’s, founder of Focus on the Family,  OnePlace.com network. It is entitled “What to say to Those Who are Gay”; all four parts are still online. The sermon series is filled [...]

]]> http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/jeffress-tebow-and-saying-no/feed/ 0 “Ex-gay” Kent Paris at Summit Christian Church, Nevada http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/ex-gay-kent-paris-at-summit-christian-church-nevada/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/ex-gay-kent-paris-at-summit-christian-church-nevada/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:45:36 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=7988 -

[UPDATED 2/15/13 AFTER Q & A TIME ON SUNDAY] On Wednesday, February 6, 2013, “Ex-gay” leader Kent Paris of Nehemiah Ministries, was sponsored by Summit Student Ministries, Sparks, Nevada, to address over 200 youth (age 6th grade to high school years) with his views on the Bible and same sex attraction. Throughout the weekend, he [...]

]]> http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/ex-gay-kent-paris-at-summit-christian-church-nevada/feed/ 0 Almost There . . . and I Need Your Help http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/almost-there-and-i-need-your-help/ http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/almost-there-and-i-need-your-help/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:00:56 +0000 Kathy | Canyonwalker http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/?p=8069 -

I just finished working on the plan for the next several months. Along with a fair amount of travel and events, my top priority is finishing a book with the working title “Walking the Bridgeless Canyon”. I anticipate having it ready for edit by mid-April. Several people are ready to edit and proof it,  even a [...]

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