GAY: The New "N" Word; Homosexuality & The Church

“I’m not gay no more” says 21-year old Andrew Caldwell, a young man that attended the annual COGIC Convocation this year. Some considered his confession a mockery of the Church; some said it was a show, while others considered it shameful. Although this event has gone viral and made numerous headlines with many views and hits including YouTube, I-tunes, Facebook, and Twitter, it has put the spotlight on the Black Church (not just a particular denomination) in its stance on where the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, and Queer's (LGBTQ) place is in our congregations.

Homosexuality has been the plight of the Black Church for years and is now being summons to give an account in answering the big question… What is the Church going to do about it?

Executive Director Will Batts of the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center, in response to the controversy, stated that “every reputable scientific study says that you cannot change someone’s orientation”.  While adding to the debate of sexual orientation, Christopher Doyle, Director of the International Healing Foundation and person behind the anti-gay billboard advertisement (P-FOX-Parents & Friends of Ex-Gays/Gays) in Richmond, Virginia, believes that being gay is not a genetic predisposition but a choice and anyone can choose to change their lives.

Tonight on Truth Talk, follow the discussion as we talk about the plight of homosexuality and criticism in the Black Church.