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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Janine Warrington

Spokane native Janine Warrington received her Bachelor of Arts in religious studies from Gonzaga University in 2017 and their Master's in divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in 2021. Areas of interest include the history of evangelical America, sexual ethics, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and Scripture studies. They now lives in Atlanta where they work in public theological education. Outside of academia, Janine enjoys cooking, yoga, Broadway musicals, and bothering their younger sister. Pronouns: She/Her/They.

Sexual, gender minorities are a part of God’s creation

Recently I wrote about the Creation account and the ways in which it has been used to define the institution of marriage. It has also been used to define gender.

Gay couples have something to contribute to society

Not long ago, I had a meeting with the pastoral staff at my church about our differing opinions regarding homosexuality. Later, I applied to lead a discipleship group, and after years of serving in the church, I was informed that they no longer felt comfortable allowing me to lead in this capacity. I felt completely betrayed.

LGBT relationships aren’t sinful

To their credit, many churches are learning about the psychology of sexual orientation and the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community, and are consequently becoming more nuanced in their teachings on this subject.

Homosexuality isn’t a disease to be treated

In anticipation of the Spokane Pride Parade next month, I would like to address a misconception that I have encountered in my church.

Christians must hold their leaders accountable

Abuse is always heartbreaking, but when the perpetrator is a respected and trusted spiritual leader, it seems even more painful.

There’s middle ground on gun control

The rhetoric surrounding guns in our country right now is impressively divisive. There is such a severe imaginary line between sides of the debate – either you support gun ownership or you don’t – that good, kind Christians sometimes automatically translate “demonstration against violence” to “demands to take away everyone’s right to own guns,” in their minds.

We can’t forget the men in the #METOO movement

The most recent edition of Sojourners Magazine includes an anonymous letter to the editor that says, “But there is one voice that is not heard too often. It is that of sexual violence against men by male authority figures. I suspect there are many men out there who trusted a male authority figure and were assaulted. We are hurting.”

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