Blessed by Difference

Healing LGBT and faith divides requires all perspectives. Share yours.

Blessed by Difference is a project that promotes understanding and healing, not despite faith, but because of it. Learn more, below, and share your ideas and thoughts with us.

We are stronger together.

Blessed by Difference Projects

LGBT Religious Freedom

Religious freedom and LGBT concerns need not be oppositional - in fact:

• More than 5 million LGBT adults in the US are religious

• 30 Percent of Young Christians Identify as LGBTQ, Poll Shows

• Countries with higher religious freedom have higher support for LGBT rights

LGBT Religious Freedom Project works to highlight LGBT freedom of belief and nonbelief around the world and advocates for LGBT voices to be included wherever religious freedom is discussed and to achieve the goal of “religious freedom for everyone, everywhere, all the time” (Ambassador Brownback and Sen. Manchin, 2021 IRF Summit).

Holy Dialogues

Curious and compassionate conversations between people with very different views about LGBT and faith. Our hosts are:

The Missouri Pastor, Rev. Dr. Kim Purl - a straight, conservative Church of the Nazarene Pastor from rural Missouri

Jeremy Emmert - gay conservative Christian from Washington DC

Rev. Dr. Marian Edmonds-Allen - gender nonbinary, bisexual Christian pastor from NY and Utah

Guests from a variety of perspectives join the conversation with no topics off-limits.

View past conversations or join one!