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title	:	We Were Baptized Too : Claiming God's Grace for Lesbians and Gays
author	:	Alexander, Marilyn Bennett.; Preston, James
publisher	:	Westminster John Knox Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0664256287
print isbn13	:	9780664256289
ebook isbn13	:	9780585272511
language	:	English
subject	Gays--Religious life, Lesbians--Religious life, Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	BV4596.G38A42 1996eb
ddc	:	261.8/35766
subject	:	Gays--Religious life, Lesbians--Religious life, Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Page iii We Were Baptized Too Claiming God's Grace for Lesbians and Gays Marilyn Bennett Alexander and James Preston

Page iv 1996 Marilyn Bennett Alexander and James Preston All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Westminster John Knox Press, 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202-1396. Scripture quotations from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and are used by permission. Copyright 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Reprinted by permission from THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THIRD EDITION. Book design by Jennifer K. Cox Cover design by Alec Bartsch The stained-glass artwork on the cover is from the Community Window of the Cathedral of Hope, Metropolitan Community Church, Dallas, Texas, and is used by permission. First edition Published by Westminster John Knox Press Louisville, Kentucky This book is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39.48 standard. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alexander, Marilyn Bennett, 1961 We were baptized too : claiming God's grace for lesbians and gays / Marilyn Bennett Alexander and James Preston. 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-664-25628-7 (alk. paper) 1. GaysReligious life. 2. LesbiansReligious life. 3. Ho mosexualityReligious aspectsChristianity. I. Preston, James, 1964 . II. Title. BV4596.G38A42 1996 261.8'35766dc20 95-46241

Page v For my niece, Madeleine Elizabeth. May she never doubt that she is a child of God. <><><><><><><><><><><><> For my life partner, LM, and the gift of our loving.

Page vii Contents Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii 1. We Remember Our Baptism 1 Mark 15 2. Silenced: Stories of Exclusion and Pain 19 Richard 32 Marie 35 Gary 37 3. Strangers: Stories of Judgment 43 Elaine 60 Matthew 63 4. Do This in Remembrance of Us 69 Nancy 78 Phillip 81 5. And Be Thankful 87

Page viii Epilogue

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