Noah Thomas

“Evangelical leaders need to stand for truth, and putting homophobia to death is part of standing for truth. Jesus is truth, and Jesus is not adultererphobic, tax-collectorphobic, centurionphobic, and he is certainly not homophobic.

Jesus does not have a prejudice against any human being, but if he did, it would be against judgmental, homophobic, religious people. We need to destroy homophobia.”
― Preston Sprinkle, People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue

“If the church is ever going to solve this "issue," it needs to stop seeing it as an "issue." Homosexuality is not an issue to be solved, it's about people that need to love and be loved.”
― Preston Sprinkle, People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue

“Jesus's love comes without a background check.”
― Preston Sprinkle, People to Be Loved: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an Issue

“When reframed in this way, critics often accuse couples intent on pursuing ART of being selfish for expending so much time, energy, and resources to have a biological connection to their child when they could pursue adoption in-stead. But beyond the practical barrier of adoption not being accessible to all prospective parents in all contexts given variables of age, sexual orientation, marital status, and the pool of available children, what is missing in this anti-ART/pro-adoption position is an explanation for why the criticism of narcissism or selfishness is directed primarily at couples who use ART, not also at those intent on bearing children the old-fashioned way through intercourse.

Why must those who cannot reproduce "naturally" be put in the position of having to justify their desire to have "their own" child — why isn't every prospective parent pressed to give an account?”
― Grace Kao, My Body, Their Baby: A Progressive Christian Vision for Surrogacy