Instead, his video was a speech he gave to his Presbyterian Church USA congregation in Wichita, Kansas, explaining exactly why six pieces of scripture, commonly called the “clobber passages,” do not, in any way, condemn homosexuality as we understand it today. Matthew gives us an opportunity to have a conversation about these important identities without the distraction of a ‘debate.In 2012, Matthew Vines produced a video that went viral, even though it did not feature even one kitten doing something funny or cute. “It is important to understand that people access religious traditions in various ways.
“There is often an incorrect notion that queer people are not people of faith,” said Josh Burford, assistant director for sexual and gender diversity with the Multicultural Resource Center. He authored the book “God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships.” In 2013, Vines launched “The Reformation Project,” a nonprofit organization dedicated to training LGBT Christians and their allies to reform church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity. Since then, the video of the speech has been seen more than 500,000 times on YouTube, and was featured in the New York Times and the Christian Post. In March 2012, Vines delivered a speech at a church in his hometown of Wichita about the Bible and homosexuality, calling for acceptance of gay Christians and their marriage relationships. He attended Harvard University from 2008-10, then took a leave of absence in order to research the Bible and homosexuality and work toward LGBT inclusion in the church. Vines is an advocate for the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people within Christian communities and in society at large.
The Multicultural Resource Center is sponsoring this free, public event. Matthew Vines will present “God and the Gay Christian” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, in the Student Union Theater.
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