Ship of Fools: Remembering Matthew 16 years on

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Posted by fullgospel (# 18233) on :

and his very godly, thoughtful parents.

http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/matthew-shepard%E2%80%99s-parents-why-we-didn%E2%80%99t-push-death-penalty-our-son%E2%80%9 9s-killers121014

Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :

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Posted by Wood (# 7) on :

I feel that this tragedy was something of a watershed moment in the history of Christianity's relationship with sexuality.

Posted by Brenda Clough (# 18061) on :

It has also done wonders for the gay-marriage movement and the teen-suicide efforts.

Posted by Martin60 (# 368) on :

I remember this. I was head spinningly horrified at the time. I would take another ... 14 ... 15 years before I fully bowed the knee to inclusion of the non-heteronormative in Christ.

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May God forgive me for taking so long.

Posted by Eutychus (# 3081) on :

hosting/

As a remembrance thread, this belongs in All Saints, and I'm moving it there.

/hosting

Posted by Adrienne (# 2334) on :

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Posted by fullgospel (# 18233) on :

lovely comments- thank you for sharing them and also to host. (I am still getting to understand how the various threads here work).

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