Queering Christianity | Rev. Brandan Robertson | Queerfully Made S2 Ep11

what happens to your faith when you stop believing in a god of fear? this week reverend brandan robertson, the tiktok pastor and author of queer and christian, joins aaron and ben to talk queering christianity, religious trauma, and the god of love hiding under everything we were taught. brandan grew up in maryland fundamentalism, got saved at 12, felt called to preach within months, and then spent over a decade in an existential crisis as his church went from "you are welcome here" to "not like that." he went through conversion therapy at moody bible institute, was named in time magazine in 2015, and watched the evangelical world he loved turn on him overnight. he came out the other side not bitter but freer, pastoring a small church in queens and helping thousands reclaim a faith rooted in love instead of punishment. we get into the stuff nobody preached growing up: the eunuch isaiah said would be honoured, the erotic bible, david and jonathan, why "protestant" comes from protest, and brandan's line that you could walk into any queer club, reach your arm out, and touch someone with religious trauma. it's sassy, it's tender, and it might be the most hopeful conversation we've had about where the church is actually going. chapters 0:00 the queering of christianity 1:21 welcome, and who we are 1:46 meet reverend brandan robertson 2:47 what is a queer saint? 3:40 who brandan wrote queer and christian for 6:01 the maryland kid who became a pastor 9:35 from fundamentalism to new york 10:48 caught between the church and the community 12:52 please be louder: affirming churches exist 14:01 what queering christianity actually means 19:04 christianity was never just the conservative version 21:59 the eunuch and the ever-expanding table 24:12 david, jonathan, and the erotic bible 28:04 where does the fear come from? 33:11 the cost of coming out, and the freedom after 36:20 why keep engaging the fundamentalists 39:36 when people say it wasn't that bad 44:42 a church of 40, and being reinspired 49:43 the future of the church 52:17 thank you, and where to find brandan about the guest reverend brandan robertson is a pastor, author, and phd candidate in new testament known online as the tiktok pastor. he leads a church in sunnyside, queens, serves as a theologian in residence at a ucc church in miami, and is the author of queer and christian. follow + subscribe follow queerfully made on spotify and help us get this message out to more people. subscribe on youtube for full episodes and shorts. where to find us instagram: @queerfully.made tiktok: @queerfully.made spotify + all podcast apps: queerfully made #queerfullymade #lgbtqchristian #queerandchristian #religioustrauma #deconstruction #exvangelical