Heretic Homily #1To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Heretic Homily! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab.…
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1 November 2020: Hail the Beloved Dead
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Layperson Lecture #16To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Layperson Lecture! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab.…
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18 October 2020: Us and Them
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Layperson Lecture #15To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Layperson Lecture! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab.…
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11 October 2020: Coming Out Day
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Layperson Lecture #14To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Layperson Lecture! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. A note for those who might be using screen readers: all links will open in a new browser tab.…
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A Social Distancing Queer Christian Coffee Convo
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Wherever two or three meet, G0D is gay there.Yesterday (Saturday, 29 August 2020), I was able to have a socially distant but face-to-face coffee conversation with a good friend who is also a queer Christian. I shared my Trans, Queer, Punk, and XTIAN (link opens in a new tab) post with him and he asked if…
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21 June 2020: G0D Says Black Lives Matter
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Layperson Lecture #13To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Layperson Lecture! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve posted one of these, but I’ve been recovering from surgery and just…
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Privilege, Power, and Responsibility
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Power comes from Privilege. Power requires responsibility. I had to drop out of seminary because I lacked the necessary financial privilege to attempt the course of study. I didn’t even qualify for the necessary student loans. Many people told me they thought I’d make a good minister, and I feel like I’ve let them down.…
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31 May 2020: Pentecost and the Empire
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Layperson Lecture #12To quote Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1, “There is a time for every purpose under heaven.” So now it’s time for a Layperson Lecture! I’m Constance McEntee, seminary drop-out and the Idiot Before G0D. I originally wrote this before my surgery and queued it to post on Pentecost. It’s a more traditional Pentecost…
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Ea$ter
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Layperson Lecture #11.2It’s the Idiot Before G0D with another rant about the monetization of holy days. This time, it’s Easter. Easter Sunday, which I call Resurrection Sunday, is one of the most important days in the Christian liturgical calendar. For those who subscribe to sacrificial theology and substitutionary atonement, this is the day Jesus rose…
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Resurrection Sunday: Coming Out of Our Tombs
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Layperson Lecture #11I’m not going to review the Lectionary for Resurrection Sunday, 12 April 2020, But as always I’ll link to them here: Early Service, Principal Service, Evening Service. Each link will open in a new browser tab. Lent is over. It’s Resurrection Sunday and the tomb stands empty. We’ve taken ourselves from self-reflection and…