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Growing Up Evangelical and Gay with Jonathan Merritt
Hey, everybody. Jen Hatmaker here, your host of For the Love podcast. You guys, welcome to the show. I could not be more joyful that you are here because we’re kicking off a brand new series right now called For the Love of Faith Shakers. So, we possess done some faith series in the past, in a variety of ways. We’ve had a mix of traditional evangelical-type leaders like Beth Moore and Max Lucado. And then we expanded that list for our second faith series to include others doing important work toward changing the culture of faith to be inclusive and welcoming and educated like Bishop Curry, Lisa Sharon Harper, people who were really working rigid on the margins of justice. So, we knew as a podcast team we wanted to give back to a faith series. And we wanted this series to be a little different. We wanted to talk to some people advocating for faith in ways that are really shaking up the culture both inside the church but most decidedly out of it as well.
So, they’re interested in being in spaces that aren’t typically inhabited by people of faith. Or if they are, it
A Moment of Pride: Jen and Sydney Hatmaker On Being Gay and Loved
Jen: Everybody, hi. It’s Jen Hatmaker. Welcome to theFor the Adoration Podcast.
So, we have a really special bonus episode for you today. And I’m really, really content you’re here. It’s Lgbtq+ fest Month. And if you’ve been around me for half a second, you know that this is cause for a superb celebration, and incredibly meaningful to me and to my family.
Today my guest is my daughter, Sydney. She’s in college. My community loves Sydney, and always has. And this is just a exceptional conversation. So, Sydney is gay. And this is like a known reality in our family, and has been. This is not news, this is not new news, this is not an announcement. This is not—this has just been a part of our family, and her life, and her story. But of course, as you might dream, I am careful, definitely careful about putting a couple of million eyeballs on any one of my kids, no matter what.
You know, Sydney and I have always talked for years on this, just, “This is your story, and you are deserving of privacy. And so until that’s something that we d
RHOSLC Reveals Unseen Jen Shah Footage and the Facts About Heather Gay's Shadowy Eye
‘RHOSLC’: Meredith Marks Reacts to Heather Gay’s Black Eye Confession!
Bravo fans are finally getting a crystal-clear view of the events that led to Heather Gay's infamous black eye.
During part three of The Authentic Housewives of Salt Lake City's season four reunion, Heather described in detail for the first moment how former costar Jen Shah left her injured after a night of partying the previous season.
"Honestly, it was a lot of drinking and the next morning I woke up with a black eye," the Bad Mormon author confessed during the Jan. 23 episode. "I knew I had gotten it from Jen. I didn't grasp how, but I knew I had gotten it from Jen. She was the first person I texted. She came in the room. She said, 'Did I give that to you?' and I said, 'Don't worry, I'll cover.'"
Heather then went on to explain why she lied about the root of the bruise for years before finally coming clean during the Jan. 2 season four finale.
"I was scared of her I think," she admitted of Jen, who is currently serving a five-year
Real Housewife Heather Gay on Jen Shah, Black Eyes, and Writing a Memoir
Photo courtesy of Heather Gay
Heather Gay was initially opposed to the title Bad Mormon. On Bravo’s Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the Beauty Lab + Laser mogul has successfully carved a territory amongst the cast as its resident party lady. From the first episode, she’s been open about her proudly “Mormon-ish” ways: she drinks alcohol, listens to rap music, and is friends with same-sex attracted people. But when it came time to resolve on a title for her new memoir, which chronicles her gradual disillusionment with the Mormon faith, starting with her devout childhood and ending with her current station as a Housewife, Gay was terrified of how provocative the phrase would be to friends and family, many whom are still closely involved with the church. Eventually, she had to admit that it was perfect: Gay’s publication is raw and exposing, an eye-opening firsthand account of religious indoctrination told with candor and truthfulness. It’s a personal story, for sure, but one that requires breaking more than a few Mormon rules to make its point.
It’s all worth it for Gay, who views the book as the official account of her m
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