Episode #59: Lives Destroyed By Hillsong Church, Why A Church Is A Business & Why A Church Is Not A Home With Noemi Uribe, 2SLGBTQIA+ & Latinx Advocate

Author: De'Vannon Hubert
Published: Thu 14 Jul 2022
Episode Link: None

INTRODUCTION:

Noemi Uribe (she/they) is a queer Latinx advocate living in Boston, MA. Growing up in a Latinx Pentecostal church shaped the way they saw homosexuality and Christian theology. After leaving their families church and attending a Hillsong church in Boston, they thought they had found a safe space to finally question their sexuality and faith. But what she experienced was the complete opposite. After leaving and surviving religious trauma, Noemi is now speaking out in order to warn other LGBTQ+ people and allies of the dangers of church ambiguity on LGBTQ+ policies and bring the good news of queer theology.

INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to):

· Noemi’s Traumatic Hillsong Experience

· Noemi’s Vulnerable Account Of Childhood Abuse

· Some Epic Hillsong “Church” Shade

· Undercover Conversion Therapy at Hillsong & Lakewood (and other churches)

· How Churches Abuse Their Volunteers

· The John Gray + Carl Lentz Connection

· Welcoming Vs. Affirming aka A Side/B Side

· Dope Fiends Have More Love Than Church People

· Why You Must Scrutinize Your Pastors

· Why You Don’t Really Know Your Pastors

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