21st Oct 2011, 05:21 PM
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Gender: Male Orientation: More gay than Bi Out Status: Not hiding but not many people know Location: Chicago IL Age: 30 Posts: 4,295 Join Date: Dec 2009 |  At conservative church, once-shunned gays fuel growth
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religio...4/1?csp=34news Quote:
It's standing room only at Holy Trinity Community Church as the Rev. Cynthia Andrews-Looper wraps up her sermon for the 10:15 a.m. service, one of three she'll do this morning.
She strays from the pulpit, pacing in front of an architectural rendering of a planned multimillion-dollar expansion to the church.
"Let's make God-sized goals," says Andrews-Looper, a former standup comedian.
Like many of her parishioners, Andrews-Looper grew up in an evangelical church — in her case, Independent Fundamental Baptist — and found she was no longer welcome when she revealed she was a lesbian. She started a Bible study with a handful of other gay Christians in July 1996, which eventually led to starting Holy Trinity, affiliated with the United Church of Christ denomination...
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