By Emily Hashimoto — 2020
A queer author of color on the limits of language and the maximums of love.
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CLEAR ALL
In the past year and a half, Asian American Christians have been calling out the anti-Asian bias they see in their own congregations.
The departure of young people from the churches, once the bedrock of Korean culture and identity in America, marks a significant social shift.
Black LGBTQ people are finding ways to share their stories and their spirituality, bridging a gap between faith and identity. The effort is leading some of them back to church, where acceptance is growing.
Barber makes clear his belief that the role of Christians is to call for social justice and allow the “rejected stones” of American society—the poor, people of color, women, LGBTQIA people, immigrants, religious minorities—to lead the way.