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Barack Obama says men depend on gay friends to educate empathy, be role models to kids
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Former President Barack Obama encouraged men to have gay friends to teach their boys "empathy" and be role models, on the Wednesday episode of the "IMO" podcast with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.
During his guest appearance on his wife and brother-in-law's podcast, the former president discussed raising "emotionally intelligent" young men and why boys deserve male figures other than their fathers in their lives.
Obama recalled how he enjoyed visiting Michelle at her house when they were dating and seeing the variety of male relatives in her family that each demonstrated masculinity in their own ways.
"And that's one of the things that I reflect a lot of times boys need, is, not just exposure to one guy, one dad, no matter how good the dad. He can't be everything," Obama began. "And that boy may demand somebody to give the boy some perspective on the dad right?"
Former President Barack Obama encouraged men to have gay friends to teach their boys "empathy," on the July 16 episode of "IMO" with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson.("IMO" with
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How Do I Help My Gay Friend?
by D’Ann Davis
“How do I help my gay friend?” This is a question we listen constantly in the Living Hope office, when out speaking at events, or from friends and church members from around the world. Twenty years ago few Christians asked this question, for few knew any same gender attracted people, or if they did know them, they were ignorant to their friend’s struggles. Today almost everyone knows of someone who identifies as lgbtq+ or deals with a measure of same gender attractions. Even if a Christian finds himself in a season of animation where he does not personally know of a same gender attracted (SGA) person in his sphere of influence, this ask is of utmost importance in light of the change of our identity and the growing willingness of Christians dealing with SGA to openly discuss about their issues. So how does one aid a gay-identified friend or SGA friend?
The first response I typically give to this question is actually another question. “Does your friend know Jesus?” This is a vital first question any believer must tackle before attempting to help a friend deal with her sexual attractions. This is because there are two different ro
Should a Christian have queer friends?
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In considering whether a Christian should have male lover friends, we need to ask ourselves whether Jesus would have gay friends. The New Testament nowhere identifies any specific individuals as homosexuals. So, there are no records of Jesus interacting with a homosexual. We know from the gospels, however, that Jesus loved everyone He encountered. He did not consider one group of people less deserving of the gospel than any other. In fact, He went out of His way to deliver a demon-possessed man (Mark –20) and bring hope to an immoral woman from a despised ethnic background (John 4). He healed lepers (Luke –19), pardoned an adulteress (John –11), and ate with tax collectors (Mark )—all of whom were considered unfit for the company of righteous people. We can assume Jesus would own spent time with homosexuals as well.
Homosexuality was a sin in Jesus’ morning, and it is a sin now. God’s standards of human sexuality contain not changed. However, Jesus came to seek and to save the missing (Luke ). We acquire from the gentle way He dealt with sinful people that He would have offered homosexuals the same compassion and opportunit
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