Category Archives: Faith

One Month Later… Grief, Anger, Defiance, Tolerance vs. Acceptance, Resolve

Posted on July 12, 2016 by DMW

One month ago today something horrible happened. I’m sure you know what it is because everyone knows it by name. And if it takes you a minute, I’ve only written about it three times (this is the fourth) in the … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Current Events, Equality, Events, Faith, gay, LGBT, Life, Opinion, Personal, Social Justice, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged acceptance, anger, bigotry, discrimination, Father's Day, grief, hate, homophobia, Huffington Post, love, Orlando, Orlando Shooting, reality check, reflection, tolerance | Leave a comment

Working, Writing Through Grief: Orlando and The Huffington Post

Posted on June 19, 2016 by DMW

Last week I woke up, sat at my laptop, and immediately saw my Facebook feed full of sorrow and grief and shock and outrage. I learned what happened in Orlando. And I was shocked, devastated and maybe a little numb. … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Current Events, Equality, Events, Faith, gay, LGBT, Life, News, Opinion, Social Justice, Social Media, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged anger, grief, Huffington Post, Orlando, Orlando Shooting, published | Leave a comment

The Lost Girl: Musings on a Former Friend

Posted on January 25, 2016 by DMW

Some people come into our lives for a short time, others longer stretches and others seemingly meant to last for the span of a lifetime. Sometimes the category someone falls into surprises us, or we simply have no idea until … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Faith, LGBT, Life, lifestyle, People, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts | Tagged "best friend", "chosen family", activist, friends, friendship, growing apart, growing up, hate the sin, losing touch, lost friend, love, love the sinner, religion | Leave a comment

Hate The Sin, Love The Sinner… Or You Know, Be A Decent Human Being Instead

Posted on December 14, 2015 by DMW

I think everyone has heard of the phrase, “Hate the sin, love the sinner”. It’s this ridiculous religious saying that is said so much it’s become a cliché. Many Christians use it as a way to dress up hate as … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, community, culture, Equality, Faith, Family, God, LGBT, Love, Opinion, Religion, Thoughts | Tagged bigotry, hate, hate the sin, homophobia, hypocrisy, Jesus, judgment, love the sinner | Leave a comment

The Backlash of Bigotry – A Case Study: Boycott Indiana

Posted on March 31, 2015 by DMW

I hate to say I told you so, oh wait, no I really don’t. (Just ask my husband!) Indiana, I told you so! More than a year ago, I wrote about Arizona and how Governor Jan Brewer was sent a … Continue reading →