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b'In today\\u2019s episode, we answer a reader question from Tumblr. He thinks that religions started out as anti-LGBT and over time many of them changed their views and became affirming. He wants to know: even though a lot of these religions are now advocates and allies of LGBTQ+ people, how can we be certain that being LGBTQ is not a sin considering that religious history?\\xa0\\nWe also queer a text from Romans: It\\u2019s one of those passages that often gets used against queer and trans folks, but don\\u2019t worry, that\\u2019s not the path that we\\u2019re going for today. What does it mean to be \\u201cweak in faith\\u201d and how does being LGBTQ fit in (or not) with that? Tune in to hear our take.\\nKey takeaways:\\n\\nFr. Shay recovery update [0:45]\\nBrian\\u2019s New York City quarantine update [1:51]\\nReader question from Tumblr [3:54]\\nNot realizing that we are swimming in white supremacy?[4:28]\\nWe bring our own assumptions to texts [6:42]\\nQueering the Bible: Romans 14:1-12 [9:24]\\xa0\\nFr. Shay\\u2019s belief in honoring God while being queer [11:38]\\nYou don\\u2019t have to have queer sex [13:51]\\nOn having the inner sense of faith, self-confidence, and assurance \\u2014 it is a gift [15:11]\\nWe need to do the work to figure out what it is we actually believe [17:14]\\nWhen and where to put up boundaries on your convictions? [19:34]\\n\\nLink(s) mentioned in this episode:\\nLIVE from Q Christian Fellowship Conference with Sarah Ngu of Church Clarity\\nQueertheology.com/is-it-ok\\nQueerTheology.com/community\\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology\\nIf you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com\\xa0\\nRomans 14:1-12\\nWelcome the person who is weak in faith\\u2014but not in order to argue about differences of opinion. One person believes in eating everything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. Those who eat must not look down on the ones who don\\u2019t, and the ones who don\\u2019t eat must not judge the ones who do, because God has accepted them. Who are you to judge someone else\\u2019s servants? They stand or fall before their own Lord (and they will stand, because the Lord has the power to make them stand). One person considers some days to be more sacred than others, while another person considers all days to be the same. Each person must have their own convictions. Someone who thinks that a day is sacred, thinks that way for the Lord. Those who eat, eat for the Lord, because they thank God. And those who don\\u2019t eat, don\\u2019t eat for the Lord, and they thank the Lord too.\\xa0 We don\\u2019t live for ourselves and we don\\u2019t die for ourselves. If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to God.\\xa0 This is why Christ died and lived: so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you look down on your brother or sister? We all will stand in front of the judgment seat of God. Because it is written,\\nAs I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me,\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0and every tongue will give praise to God.\\nSo then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.\\n\\n \\nPhoto by\\xa0Logan Fisher\\nThe post Get Off The Hamster Wheel – Romans 14:1-12 appeared first on Queer Theology.'