WE NEED TO TALK: A Conversation about Homosexuality & the Asian American Christian Church (May 10 – Evergreen Baptist Church, Los Angeles)
Posted by isaacblog on April 18, 2008
Today’s Asian American Christian church seems to have unofficially adopted the military’s slogan of “don’t ask, don’t tell” when it comes to the issue of sexual orientation. This discussion will be an attempt to break that silence, to explore the truths that are revealed in the personal stories of gay Christians and their families. Their struggles, their searches for a place amongst fellow believers, might sharpen our picture of who we are as a faith community and how Jesus might be calling us to compassionately respond.
Three old friends – two straight and one gay – will engage in a conversation that needs to happen more often in order to dispel ignorance, quell fear and hatred, and foster greater understanding. Debate about scriptural interpretation or scientific evidence is not within the scope of this dialogue. It is not our intent to resolve this highly complex issue. Though we may ultimately arrive at different conclusions, at the very least, we need to break the awful silence in our churches surrounding this subject. We really need to talk.
If you have a friend or loved one who is gay, or you are gay yourself, or you are a Christian who is concerned about this issue, please join us in this much needed and long-awaited dialogue. Please remember that this will be about fostering a conversation, not conversion.
DATE: Saturday, May 10, 2008
TIME: 7:00-9:30pm
PLACE: Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles
1255 San Gabriel Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
For more info, call (626) 280-0477
For directions to EBCLA, go to www.ebcla.org
Planning Committee Members:
Bill Watanabe, (Evergreen Baptist Church of San Gabriel Valley), CSI Organizer
Ken Fong, (Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles)
Marian Sunabe, (Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles)
Bonnie Tang, (Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles)
Amy Phillips Kushigemachi (Gardena Valley Baptist Church)
Scott Kushigemachi (Gardena Valley Baptist Church)
Derek Li (Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles)
Yosh Fukumoto (Evergreen Baptist Church of San Gabriel Valley)
Churches listed above are not official sponsors of this forum.
This forum is being sponsored by the Christian Social Issues (CSI) group, an informal gathering of Asian American Christians who have been meeting bi-monthly for the past 14 months to discuss wide-ranging social issues and how they relate to our Christian faith.
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Andre' Ting said
Dear Rev. Fong:
How are you. We were in several mtgs in Hollywood before.
One reason that the Chinese are behind the anti-SB777 and the anti-gay movement is that they are Chinese-speaking. By having English dialogue doesnt help to reach those people. I will be willing to talk to these religious people in their languages (Mandarin and Cantonese) and perhaps be effective.
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