![]() ![]() Gushee is now working as a Faith Consultant with the Family Acceptance Project, so this issue is very close to his heart. Among LGBT youth there is an increased rate of suicide and are more likely to stay homeless for longer periods of time. These children, if rejected by their families and communities, do not have the coping skills for survival and are more emotionally vulnerable. “As sexual diversity is becoming more widely discussed, the coming out age has lowered to around 13 years old with the average age of a child identifying as gay between 7 and 12 years old”, said Dr. ![]() His opening statements heavily focused on the homeless youth population in the United States. ![]() “Pushing peacemaking and urban violence together with LGBT rights helped me find the intersection of these 2 issues,” Dr. Gushee acknowledges his responsibility is the reading of scripture that helped create tensions between religious families and their LGBT family members. David Gushee spoke to the McCormick community about his new book, Changing Our Mind. Student Sarah Bennett (MAM, 2016) reflects on the event. His lecture at McCormick focused on the experience of LGBTQ homeless youth, and how their experience demanded a new response from the Evangelical Community. Gushee was on his way to the first Reformation Project gathering in Washington D.C., where he advocated for the full and unequivocal inclusion of LGBTQ persons in the Evangelical tradition. David Gushee, a prominent theologian and ethicist. ![]()
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