Inclusive Churches Matter WITH Pastor Valarie: Feeling Uncomfortable in a Traditional Baptist Church, Reconciling Religion & Sexuality, Meaning of an Inclusive Church
Episode notes
Inclusive Churches Matter WITH Pastor Valarie: Feeling Uncomfortable in a Traditional Baptist Church, Reconciling Religion & Sexuality, Meaning of an Inclusive Church
In this week’s episode of The Queerly Blax Show, I had a conversation with Pastor Val. We talked about her upbringing, growing up in the south as a LGBTQ woman, leaving her home Baptist church to start an inclusive church and so much more! Check it out!
01:16 – Pastor Val introduction
03:57 – Pastor Val recalls her first time liking a girl
06:10 – Coming out to mom
09:25 – Trying to date men and how it compared to friends
11:39 – First experienced adversity as a LGBTQ woman in church
13:08 – Starting her own church, First Liberty Church
18:45 – Her previous pastor voting on Marriage Equality officiating
24:30 – The beginning of her church and preaching even when no one showed up
27:19 – What it means to be an inclusive church
30:02 – The biblical interpretations of ‘homosexual quotes’
35:36 – Highlighting LGBT couples in love on Instagram
39:05 – Advice to a person having their own struggle
42:01 – Theme song for her life
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