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James Melville "Mel" White (born July 26, 1940) is an American clergyman and author. White was a behind-the-scenes member of the Evangelical Protestant movement through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, writing film and television specials and ghostwriting auto-biographies for televangelists such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and Billy Graham. After years of writing for the Christian right, he came out as gay in 1994 and devoted himself full-time to minister to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people, also writing extensively on the subject of gay Christians.

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Although I claim to be a Christian, I live at a moment in time when the Christian faith is being defined by fundamentalists who have dishonored Christ and are in the process of destroying His church. I refuse to wear the 'Christian' label without redefining it.

Christian, Church, Labels, Refuse, Time

Like the people of Israel who created a golden calf to represent God while Moses was away, fundamentalist Christians have built their own idols to represent God until Jesus returns. The religion of fundamentalism is idolatry.

Calf, Christian, God, Israel, Jesus, Represent

Fundamentalist Christianity is not just a threat to lesbians and gays, but to all Americans who cherish democracy and the rights and protections guaranteed us by the U. S. constitution.

Gay, Rights, Democracy, Christianity, Threat, Protections

Real love cannot be silent in the face of injustice.

Face, Faces, Injustice, Love, Real, Silent

A few years ago I switched to an entirely different kind of New Year's resolution. Instead of vowing to improve, I pledge to do a better job of accepting my bad habits - to stop worrying about failing to be the person I used to imagine I could be.

Entirely, Jobs, New Year, Resolution, Stop, Years

We cheer the presence of an openly gay woman or man on television there are large numbers of people in Virginia and other states who see these public affirmations as another step towards the country's oblivion.

Cheer, Country, Gay, Large, See, Television

Creating fear and loathing of gay and lesbian Americans has proven, year after year, to be the most effective say for Dobson and the other fundamentalist Christian leaders to raise millions of dollars and recruit millions of volunteers to support their long-range campaign to take back America.

Back, Christian, Creating, Gay, Millions, Recruit

I am gay. I am proud. And God loves me without reservation.

Gay, Proud, God Love, Reservation, Loves

Doing justice, loving mercy, seeking truth. . . these are the issues [the Bible] is clear on.

Bible, Clear, Issues, Justice, Loving, Notable

It would be catastrophic if one day these fundamentalists Christians gain enough political power to enforce their literal understanding of Mosaic Law.

Christian, Enforce, Gain, Law, Political, Power

Jerry Falwell turned gay bashing into a very successful art form. . . . the first fundamentalist to exploit the fear and loathing of homosexuals to raise hundreds of millions of dollars and add millions of new donors to his mailing list.

Art, Gay, Successful, List, Raise

Daniel Nahmod's music is addictive and contagious. . . and is equally comfortable addressing your spirituality, your co-dependence and anger, your hungry stomach or your loving heart. His songs run the gamut from meditative to wise-ass to joyful to everything in between, and he is particularly wonderful working with children (and the young-at-heart). When CDs 4 and 5 come out, you can feel totally comfortable buying them unheard and unseen -- all of Daniel's music is amazing.

Addressing, Children, Running, Song, Stomach, Wise

During my time in the entourages of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, I never saw either of them attack and punish those who disagree, as Dobson does on a regular basis.

Attack, Disagree, Doe, Notable, Saw, Saws

In my lowest moments, when I genuinely longed for death, I knew that Jesus would walk with me through that valley as well.

Genuinely, Jesus, Longed, Lowest, Notable, Valleys

It's beginning to feel like there is no room in America for anyone who is not a fundamentalist Christian.

America, Beginning, Christian, Rooms

The Scriptures have been misused to defend bloody crusades and inquisitions; to support slavery, apartheid, and segregation; to sanction the physical and emotional abuse of women and children; to persecute Jews and other non-Christian people of faith; to support the holocaust of Hitler's Third Reich; to oppose medical science; to condemn inter-racial marriage; to execute women as witches; to excuse the violent racism of the Ku Klux Klan; to mobilize militias, white supremacy and neo-nazi movements; and to condone intolerance and discrimination against sexual minorities.

Bloody, Children, Christian, Condemn, Gay, Militias

The Bible is not a book of magic. It's a book of mystery. You can't just quote verses that support your prejudices or guarantee your health, wealth, and happiness and demand that God 'follow through' as promised. God is not limited to the words of Scripture. God is still speaking.

Book, Follow, Health, Support, Wealth, Wealth And Happiness

Because of their excessive commitment to a literal Bible, fundamentalist Christians have fallen into the trap of biblioltry.

Christian, Commitment, Notable, Bible, Excessive

I am convinced that Christian fundamentalism is a far greater threat to this country than Muslim terrorists could ever be.

Christian, Country, Fundamentalism, Muslim, Notable, Terrorists

Gary Nixon and I have had a loving, committed, faithful relationship for twenty-five years (now over 30) yet we are denied more than a thousand rights and protections that go automatically with marriage.

Rights, Years, Faithful, Relationship, Protections, Denied

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