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A Call for Contributors

We would like to extend a wide invitation to join our writers. If you have a religious background and have struggled with the ideas of LGBTQIA+ inclusion; whether you still identify as religious or not; if you have ideas on these issues to which you would like to give voice (interpretative commentary on the what is accepted as Holy Writ by whichever religion); if you feel like no one has expressed before how you feel... let us know! We want to have a plurality of voices here on the blog.

A few notes:
  • If you want to use Hebrew or Greek, you can use the tags <span class='hebrew'>...</span> for Hebrew and <span class='greek'>...</span> for Greek. For instance, if I write ἀγάπη, I will surround it as <gr>ἀγάπη</gr> and get ἀγάπη (stylized).
  • When you quote from the Bible or other book, use <quote> instead of the normal <blockquote>.
  • After you write, please revise and try to clean up any typos you have and keep the standard of writing as high as possible.

Let’s get our writing on!
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