In Our Words

A Salon for Queers & Co.

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Who We Are
  • Writer’s Room
  • The Blog
  • Write With Us
  • Our Blogroll
  • Translate

Category Archives: Religion

ark

Same-Sex Marriage Flooded the World: A Response to Pastor Fruh’s Comments on Noah’s Ark

August 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Bobby Crowley Pastor Aaron Fruh of Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama has decided to grace the Chick-Fil-A company with his support. Luckily, agreeing with anti-gay views is not all […]

Read Article →
Hate, Homophobia, LGBT, News, Religion, Response
Oscar Romero

Think Outside the Political Spectrum: Why Liberals Shouldn’t Attack Religion

August 8, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Emma Rose In the years leading up to El Salvador’s civil war, a man named Oscar Romero was assassinated. Romero was the archbishop of San Salvador and the light […]

Read Article →
Life, Politics, Religion, Social Justice
m5PSvl

Because I’m An Atheist

August 6, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Miriam Mogilevsky A few months ago, blogger Ian Cromwell wrote a post about how atheism has affected his life and titled it “Because I am an atheist.” In the […]

Read Article →
Atheism, Life, Religion
115414_600

Why My Gay, Nine-Year-Old Self Said “No” To The Boy Scouts

August 6, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Derrick Clifton I was roughly nine years old when I first considered joining the Boy Scouts of America. But it just didn’t seem like a place a kid like […]

Read Article →
Gay, Hate, Homophobia, Memoir, News, Religion, Youths
religious-freedom

Blurring the Lines: An Atheist’s Commentary on Religious Freedom

August 3, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Lindsey Gavel I was raised in rural Michigan at the end of a dirt road by Christian-minded parents. Growing up, we never went to church, but I remember hearing […]

Read Article →
Life, Religion, Atheism, Opinion
peacesocialjustice_04

One Life to Live: How Atheism Inspires Me To Do Social Justice

August 2, 2012by inourwordsblog 6 Comments

by: Kate Donovan Last month, Ian Cromwell started a series asking atheists at large to contribute what being an atheist has done to improve their lives. Though I was not […]

Read Article →
Atheism, Life, Religion, Social Justice
St. Catherine of Siena iii

A (Gay Kid’s) Guide to Recognizing Your (Lady) Saints

July 31, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Patrick Gill While writing my last piece about my internal/crockpot-esque femininity, for the sake of continuity and narrative, I had to slice and dice and edit some thoughts I […]

Read Article →
Gay, Lady Business, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Personal, Religion, Women
episcopal-church-logo-eng

A Space for Dialogue: How the Episcopal Church Can Affirm Queer People

July 16, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chet Mitchell Jechura “The Episcopal Church welcomes you.”  I was buried in my thoughts as I strode swiftly in my usual way down Sheridan Road.  Somehow, those simple words […]

Read Article →
Gay, LGBT, Religion
knapsack

Privilege and Reductionism: Why The Atheist Movement is Out of Touch

July 16, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Andrew Tripp Note: The following is a post based upon the talk that I gave recently at the Center For Inquiry’s Leadership Conference; video/audio is not up yet, but […]

Read Article →
Atheism, Editorial, Life, Religion
599472_487865857894505_80821145_n

How a Muslim Introduced Me to Humanism

July 11, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Chris Stedman “What’s a ‘Humanist’?” As a Humanist activist, it’s a question I hear a lot. I’m not comfortable with the idea of trying to answer it on behalf […]

Read Article →
Atheism, Interfaith, LGBT, Religion

Post navigation

← Previous 1 2 3 4 … 10 Next →

Search

Recent Posts

  • Bird Wizards: NOOOOOO
  • Ask Jenn Viscous: Listen, Bro
  • In Your Words: An Open Mic and Potluck
  • Libraries: An Open Letter to Michael Rosenblum
  • Sweet and Sharp, Vol. 21

Upcoming Events

  • In Your Words: Intersections of Race and Sexuality May 20, 2013 at 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Brownstones Annex Lounge DePaul
  • Solo in the 2nd City: Spring Fever May 21, 2013 at 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Beauty Bar Chicago
  • Salonathon: LEX·IC·A - A Rebecca Kling Benefit May 27, 2013 at 8:30 pm – 11:30 pm Beauty Bar Chicago

twitterfeed

  • NOOOO bit.ly/13tcgYq #birdwizards #webcomic #comic 2 days ago
  • Worried you look like a bro? Here's some tips: bit.ly/11Ks0fl #bro #appearance #advice 2 days ago
  • Let us hear your words... bit.ly/15QyHxW #openmic #depaul #lgbtq #race #intersectionality 3 days ago
Follow @inourwordsblog

Archives

  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011

Categories

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • Blog at WordPress.com.
May 2013
S M T W T F S
« Apr    
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  

like us, really like us

write with us

Find out how you can become a contributor here.
(C'mon, all the cool kids are doing it.)

Blog at WordPress.com. | Theme: Customized Oxygen by AlienWP.
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 755 other followers

Powered by WordPress.com