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Classic Replay: Is the Church failing gay Christians

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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From Feb 2015: Church leader Steve Chalke is well known for his support of same-sex relationships. Ed Shaw is a same sex attracted Christian whose traditional Biblical convictions have led him to remain celibate. They discuss how churches should treat those in their congregation who are LGBT. Jayne Ozanne, an evangelical and former member of the Archbishop's council who recently came out as gay joins by phone and we hear the story of Rosaria Butterfield's journey from lesbian activist english professor to becoming wife of a church pastor. For the article 'Is the church failing gay Christians?' by Chalke and Doherty: http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2015/March-2015/Is-the-Church-failing-gay-Christians • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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Welcome to another classic replay from the Archives of Unbelievable, this one from February

0:54.8

2015. Church leader Steve Chalk is well known for his support of same-sex relationships,

1:01.1

and Ed Shaw is a same-sex-attracted Christian whose traditional biblical convictions have

1:05.9

led him to remain celibate. They discussed how churches should treat those in their congregation

1:11.2

who are LGBT. We also heard from a couple of other guests, Jaina Zan, an evangelical informer

1:17.7

member of the Archbishop's Council, who came out as gay around the time this was first

1:22.0

broadcast, joined by phoned, and we also hear the story of Rosaria Butterfield's journey

1:27.3

from lesbian activist English professor to becoming wife of a church pastor.

1:34.2

Welcome along to the program and today we're asking, is the church failing gay Christians?

1:38.8

Steve Chalk and Ed Shaw join me in studio. Jaina Zan is on the line and we'll be hearing

1:43.6

some audio from Rosaria Butterfield. They've all got their own perspectives on this

1:48.0

question Steve Chalk, a well-known church leader who publicly voiced his support for

1:52.0

committed same-sex relationships a couple of years ago. He's hosting the Open Church

1:55.9

Conference at Oasis Church Waterloo in April. Ed Shaw is pastor of Immanuel City Center

2:01.7

Church in Bristol, one of the founders of Living Out and as a same-sex-attracted Christian

2:05.7

Ed has decided to remain celibate believing that's what the Bible teaches that sex is

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