Be the Bridge: Connecting the LGBTQIA+ Community and People of Faith Podcast
1) BEST OF BE THE BRIDGE: Nick Manchester
My favorite episode and the one where I learned the most. GOD CREATED ADAM AND EVE BUT WHAT ABOUT INTERSEX? Nick Manchester is an intersex chimera who's transgender, non-binary, gay and asexual. Docto...Show More
2) Southern Baptist Preacher Scott McQueen Talks About His Son's First Date with a Boy
On Season 1, Episode 20, I spoke with Southern Baptist preacher, Scott McQueen. For thirty-one years he was a Southern Baptist preacher. And as the parent of three boys, he was a "parrot" of the ortho...Show More
Southern Baptist Preacher Scott McQueen Talks About His Son's First Date with a Boy
07:39 | May 16th, 2018
3) Daniel Helmeniak Explains the Biblical Terms Abomination and Unnatural
Homosexuality may be an "abomination" and "unnatural", but those terms don't mean what you think they do. On this episode, I talk with Professor Daniel Helmeniak talks about the Bible and Homosexualit...Show More
4) Susan Cottrell on Why You Can't Both Love the Sinner and Hate the Sin
Susan Cottrell is a prominent voice for faith parents of LGBTQIA+ kids. We chat about our least favorite expression: Love the sinner. Hate the sin. That message is equivalent to an insincere apology,...Show More
5) Why the Bible is NOT inerrant with Robert Cottrell
The Bible contains inconsistencies so why do some people claim the Bible is inerrant? I speak with Robert Cottrell about the flawed concept of "Biblical inerrancy." No one takes the Bible literally. S...Show More
6) Mikah Meyer on Breaking a World Record and Changing Lives
Mikah Meyer just finished visiting his 308th park on his world-record trip to be the youngest person to visit all 417 U.S. National Parks. We talk about his childhood as the kid of a campus pastor, ho...Show More
7) Dr. Paula Trimble-Familetti Questions Teachings about Biblical Women:
Dr. Paula Trimble-Familetti is a passionate advocate for women's rights, inclusive language, and biblical literacy. She holds a B.A. in Religion from Chapman University, an M.A. in Religion from Libe...Show More
8) Ibrahim Kamara on Reconciling His Queer and Muslim Identities
Ibrahim Kamara was born in Kuwait but moved to Tennessee as a kid. He was raised Muslim, and he cherishes his faith community. At the age of 13, he realized that his attractions were different from ot...Show More
9) Chelsey Glassco Discusses Her Abusive Relationship with Christianity
Chelsey Glassco is a teacher and therapeutic foster parent. As a kid, she attended "Jesus Camp" and was taught that homosexuality was the worst sin. When she came out to her parents at 16, she was for...Show More
10) Mais Al-Nima on Queer Muslim identity
Mais Al-Nima was born in Baghdad, Iraq and spent her childhood there. Then she lived in Syria and Kuwait before coming to the United States for school. She grew up as a practicing Muslim, but when she...Show More