383. How I Changed My Mind: from Fundamentalist to LGBTQ+ Affirming

The New Evangelicals Podcast

Tim Whitaker

News, Religion & Spirituality, Politics, Christianity

4.6 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Donate to ⁠"Sins of Empathy"⁠ In this episode, Tim shares his transformative journey from a conservative Christian upbringing to embracing the LGBTQ+ community. He reflects on the theological and cultural influences that shaped his initial beliefs, the pivotal encounters that challenged his views, and the process of reinterpreting biblical texts. 05:51 The Journey of Understanding LGBTQ+ Issues 12:05 Personal Encounters and Their Impact 17:46 Revisiting Biblical Interpretations 23:48 Embracing Diversity and Community ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Subscribe On YouTube @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church has been done before and want to see an authentic faith lived out with Jesus at the center. This show is produced by Josh Gilbert Media | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joshgilbertmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are committed to building a caring community that emulates the ways of Jesus by reclaiming the evangelical tradition and embracing values that build a better way forward. If you’ve been marginalized by your faith, you are welcome here. We’ve built an empathetic and inclusive space that encourages authentic conversations, connections and faith. Whether you consider yourself a Christian, an exvangelical, someone who's questioning your faith, or someone who's left the faith entirely, you are welcome here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	You're listening to the new evangelicals podcast. Hey friends, how we doing?
0:45.0	Welcome back to the new evangelicals.
0:47.2	My name is Tim.
0:47.9	I'm the founder of the organization.
0:49.9	Happy Pride Month to all of you out there.
0:52.5	Today I wanted to share my story of how I went from
0:55.9	a non-affirming position as a conservative Christian to a Christian who fully embraces the LGBT
1:03.0	community. Before I do that, heads up, we do have some new merch I wanted to share with you.
1:08.6	I usually wear this shirt, but I've worn it so much. It kind of stinks. Here you go. Here's one of them. Pretty cool, right? I commit Sin's
1:15.0	empathy. It's a way to kind of combat some of the toxic empathy language we're hearing from
1:19.8	our Christian nationalist friends. I don't know, across the aisle or something. But anyway,
1:26.2	if you want to look at our merch shop, you can click the link
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