Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, Ph.D.
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The Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, Ph.D. is an Episcopal priest and a member of the core doctoral faculty at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) in Berkeley, Calif. He also serves as Senior Director of Academic Research and Resources at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at Pacific School of Religion, a member school of the GTU. His first book was published in 2005, Dancing with God: Anglican Christianity and the Practice of Hope, and he is the co-editor of a forthcoming, two-volume anthology, Queer Religion. He blogs at www.peculiarfaith.com.

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Religious Hate Speech: Time to End This Groundhog Day Cycle

(1) Comments | Posted May 24, 2012 | 6:32 PM

A recent CNN blog post by the Rev. Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. about the Bible and sexuality reminded me of the funny though poignant Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day. You might recall that Murray's character in that film finds himself reliving the same day over and over...

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Vagina Dialogues and White Gay Men: A Lenten Discipline

(5) Comments | Posted March 19, 2012 | 6:51 PM

Dear gay male comrades:

Have you talked with each other lately about how important vaginas are? Or about the women who need to guard those precious organs at nearly every turn from the hands of prying male politicians? If you're gay and white, have you talked with each other lately...

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Homos for the Holidays: A Religion Survival Guide

(245) Comments | Posted December 20, 2011 | 4:41 PM

Your daughter and her new girlfriend have joined you and your extended family for a holiday feast. You're thrilled that they agreed to come. But your favorite uncle apparently didn't get the memo about how great it would be to have a lesbian couple sitting at the table. Somewhere between...

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