Brian McLaren tells the story of a new couple who’d been visiting his church. After the service they spoke with the pastor and said, “this is the first time my fiancé and I have ever actually attended a Christian service, since we were both raised agnostic.” They asked him where he stood on the issue…

I grew up in churches that rarely spoke about biblical sexuality. The only time they did was to mention what was forbidden, and if you did step outside those boundaries you’d burn in hell. What it did for me and for many others was to create an environment where there was no place for dialogue about healthy…

I grew up in churches that rarely spoke about sexuality. The only time it did was to mention what was forbidden, and if you did step outside those boundaries you’d burn in hell. What it did for me and for many others was to create an environment where there was no place for dialogue about healthy…