Now and then I hear people saying that churches in Sweden always is affirming towards GLBT-people. That is not at all true. Many churches welcome G:s and L:s if they live in celibacy and B:s if they marry and just ignore the T:s.

Today me and Noa got a mail from a woman who saw us on TV. I think I will grow tired of saying that in a year or so – have patience with me. Well; the writer is pentecostal and have a sister called Sara Em who is lesbian and the writer was very supportive of both us and her sister. She sent me a link to Sara’s newly released debut single “Include Me”. It’s about her struggle to be included as a lesbian in the church. Listen to it and realize you have to buy it on iTunes!

Read more on her homepage where there are some links to Swedish media appearances.

This weekend a lesbian woman got baptized in a congregation from the same denomination that our old church were we weren’t welcome as members if I outed myself.

Here is a link to the whole Sunday service and in the beginning she talks about how she felt a need to end her nine year long relationship to her partner to get to know God.  The clip is in English translated to Swedish. The pastor starts out talking for a minute or so. Then Sasha starts to talk and gets really emotional. I really hope she finds God in the special way she think she will by ending the relationship with her loved one. But I do doubt it. I have heard the same story to many times.

For me it seems strange that a loving God would be happier this way. But for me most things seems strange these days.