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Chris Sapphire was on The Circle Jul 28, 2020

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In January 2020, Netflix released a reality show titled, The Circle. One of the contestants was Chris Sapphire, a gay guy with a huge personality who talked about his faith in the first five minutes of the show.

Chris wasn’t playing a character. He is just as quirky and enthusiastic in real life. In this episode, Chris openly talks about depression and suicide using spirited language. He also describes neuroplasticity—within scripture, our minds can be renewed and that’s a promise from God.

Therapy is a recommended and important part of the renewal of our minds. If only spiritual means doesn’t work for you, it doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you.

Topics Discussed:

Faith Forms Identity: Christianity is fiber of Chris’s existence
Depressive State of Mind: Discovering God was saving grace from suicide
Bible vs. Bullying: School bus stop proves God’s prevention
God and the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would want to be treated
Imperfectly Perfect: Sinner or saint? Surrender to Savior
Taking Notes: Chris’s time on The Circle spent writing Bible verses
Fear and Conflict: Deny documentary striving to disprove Jesus’s existence
Prayer and Affirmation: What if...? Optimistic, hopeful, life-changing experiences

Links and Resources:

Chris Sapphire on Instagram

Chris Sapphire on YouTube

Chris Sapphire on Twitter

Chris Sapphire on Facebook

Beyond Shame by Matthias Roberts

Matthias Roberts on Patreon

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Blake Mundell is COURIER Jul 14, 2020

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Blake Mundell wanted to be a worship songwriter, but quickly became disillusioned and transitioned to pop music. He now writes and records songs under the name, COURIER. Blake is recording a new album and his new single, Conversion, releases July 17.

Also, Blake is a sports massage therapist and on the medical staff for the Tennessee Titans. He’s an instructor of ethics, anatomy, and physiology at Mind Body Institute and is happiest when on a beach volleyball court.

Blake lives with his partner, Tim, and dog, Jesse.

Topics Discussed:

How Blake identifies in relationships and religion
How conversion therapy reates abusive and damaging sense of camaraderie
COURIER: Concept artist humanizes people and writes about life experiences
Words of Wisdom: Mess up, know it’s ok, but do what’s possible to not mess up
White Tears: Identity comes from community; give up power, give up what binds
Emotional Labor: Hard but necessary; white people need to become whole again
Theological Walls: Barrier from experiencing empathy due to what God made you

Links and Resources:

Blake Mundell on Instagram

Blake Mundell on Twitter

Bad Theology Kills by Kevin Garcia

Queerology, Ep 42 with SueAnn Shiah

Queerology Podcast on Instagram

Queerology Podcast on Twitter

Beyond Shame by Matthias Roberts

Matthias Roberts on Patreon

Queerology releases every other Tuesday and is supported by its listeners via Patreon. Join in the conversation on Twitter: @queerologypod

Until next week,

-Matthias

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#QYFDay Jun 30, 2020

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How are you celebrating the first-ever national Queer Youth of Faith (QYF) Day on June 30, 2020?

On this episode of Queerology, a panel celebrates the life, creativity, and gifts of queer youth of faith.

The panel includes Ameera, a trans Bengali-American Muslim; Taline, a bisexual Armenian Christian; Daniel, a gay Jew; and Sebastian, a trans Christian.

Happy QYF Day!

Topics Discussed:

QYF Panel: How each identifies and how faith formed their identity
Honor, Celebrate, Center: Importance and meaning of QYF Day to each panelist
Affirming Theology: Spread awareness that God doesn’t hate you
Queer Realization: Born this way and continual struggle to find hope and support
Advice: Nobody’s perfect, don’t change, you’re not alone, find your people

Links and Resources:

Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity

Rebel & Divine

Kevin Garcia on YouTube

Beyond Shame by Matthias Roberts

Matthias Roberts on Patreon

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On Performative Allyship and Black Joy Jun 16, 2020

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Are you afraid to walk in your own neighborhood? Tired of being blocked by white people who think they own the sidewalk? Are you an ally or accomplice?

Kashif Andrew Graham steps in as guest host for Matthias Roberts to talk to Rev. Broderick Greer about moving from allyship to accompliceship.

As a priest-on-staff at St. John’s Cathedral in Denver, Broderick directs liturgy and oversees ministry for people in their 20s and 30s.

Occasionally, Broderick offers lectures and facilitates conversations related to the interplay of culture, theology, and justice.

Broderick’s work has been in The Guardian, Teen Vogue, On Being, and The Washington Post.

Topics Discussed:

Current Events: Things are breaking everywhere—in a necessary way
Allyship or Accompliceship: Walk with Shawn or white saviorism on Nextdoor?
Ally Framework: Difference between support and privilege; charity and justice
Unfriended Friends: What is sustainable—ally or accomplice framework?
Toxic Positivity: Unveiling black/white relations and unrealistic perceptions
Disrespect and Disconnect White people don’t own the world
Social Media: Watching black death retraumatizes; reinforces white imagination
Sorry, Not Sorry: I’m not exhausted by being black
PRIDE: What it means to be a queer, black man

Links and Resources:

Broderick Greer

A black man was afraid to walk in his gentrified community. So 75 neighbors walked with him.

Dying of Whiteness

Accomplices, Not Allies

A Brief History of the Black Friend

Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

Alice Walker

Angela Davis

Stonewall Riots

Kashif Andrew Graham on Instagram

Beyond Shame by Matthias Roberts

Matthias Roberts on Patreon

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On Justice Jun 02, 2020

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Join Broderick Greer, Brit Barron, Robin DiAngelo, Darren Calhoun, Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, and Kenji Kuramitsu for this special compilation episode about liberation and justice.

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