Is Homosexuality a Sin?

Is homosexuality a sin? That's the question Michael Brandon sets out to set the record straight on with his new online initiative, a part of the website Prayers for Special Help. A web publisher and entrepreneur currently residing in Boston, Massachusetts, Michael was raised in the Episcopal church, and believes the Bible should not be used to justify prejudice. In this exclusive interview with Liberty Education Forum, Michael tells us more about his project, fighting religion-based bigotry and what he's doing to connect with the people who need to hear his message the most.

Tell us about "Prayers for Special Help" -- and how "Is Homosexuality a Sin?" relates to your work.

I took over "Prayers for Special Help" form the original owner in 2010. It was a smaller site at the time, and had yet to attract a larger audience. I added the ability to publish public prayer requests and the site ballooned quite quickly, and is now one of the larger prayer communities on the internet. "Is Homosexuality a Sin" is the first of a series of articles [on the site] that aim to answer Biblical questions in a more progressive and inclusive manner...

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LEF Exclusive Interview with Gay Christian Network Founder Justin Lee

Justin Lee is an unapologetic gay Christian, and since he founded the Gay Christian Network in 2001, he has been working to build bridges on issues of faith and sexuality in the church as well as providing a safe space for gay Christians to voice their joys, concerns and ideas with religious-minded fellow LGBT individuals online. With his new book "Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate" now on shelves and available online, we asked the GCN Executive Director to share his thoughts on evangelism, acceptance, and advocacy in this exclusive interview with Liberty Education Forum.

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Marriage Equality: The 2013 Landscape

The new year has barely begun and already marriage equality measures are gaining momentum throughout the country -- and in some unexpected places.

Just weeks after four major referendum victories for the freedom to marry in which voters in Maryland, Maine and Washington State cast ballots supporting the rights of gay couples to enter into civil marriages and voters in Minnesota shunned a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have prevented same-sex marriages, Illinois emerged as the likely next state to approve civil marriages for committed gay and lesbian couples by legislative vote.

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"The Gay Agenda" Prevails in Minnesota

On November 6, the voters of Minnesota made their voices heard loud and clear, voting down a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would have prevented committed same-sex couples from ever engaging in civil marriage partnerships in the North Star State.

Liberty Education Forum was proud to play a critical educational role in the final days running up to the big vote, partnering with Randy Roberts Potts to bring our project "The Gay Agenda" to Minnesota along with its message of gay acceptance.

It was incredibly heartening to see so many same-sex couples willing to share their lives with the citizens of the state, showing voters -- and all of America -- that their lives are just as normal, their relationships just as loving, and their commitment just as strong as that of any heterosexual couple and deserving of the rights and protections that come with civil marriage recognition...

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LEF Brings "The Gay Agenda" to Minnesota

Liberty Education Forum today announced that it will be bringing a series of installations of the Randy Roberts Potts project “The Gay Agenda” to Minnesota in the critical final weekend before Minnesotans go to the polls to vote on a state constitutional amendment that would ban civil marriage between same-sex couples. Potts himself will be in Minnesota Sunday, November 4 to headline the flagship “Gay Agenda” installation at Amore Coffee House (879 Smith Ave, W. St. Paul MN 55118).

“Showing heartland America that gay families are no different than anyone else is more important than ever,” said Potts, the gay grandson of famed televangelist Oral Roberts. “This project isn’t confrontational; it’s educational, and I can think of no better place to bring ‘The Gay Agenda’ and its message of acceptance than Minnesota at this key moment in the state’s history.”

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