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Jay Michaelson is an award-winning journalist, meditation teacher, podcast host, and author of ten books.

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    • The Heresy of Jacob Frank:From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth
      Enlightenment by Trial and ErrorTen years on the Slippery Slopes of Jewish Spirtuality, Postmodern Buddhism, and Other Mystical Heresies
      The Gate of TearsSadness and the Spiritual Path
      Evolving DharmaMeditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment
      Redefining Religious LibertyThe Covert Campaign Against Civil Rights
      God vs Gay?The Religious Case for Equality
      Everything is GodThe Radical Path of Nondual Judaism
      Another Word for SkyPoems
      God in your BodyKabbalah, Mindfulness, and Embodied Spiritual Practice
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God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality | Long Island

Sun, Sep 23
2012

at The Center in Garden City
400 Garden City Plaza, Ste. 110
Garden City, NY
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Religious people should support equality for gays and lesbians not despite religion — but because of it.

So writes Jay Michaelson in his new bestselling book God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality, which Publisher’s Weekly called “a salvo in the case for equality” and which was recently #1 in gay/lesbian nonfiction on Amazon.com.

Contrary to the myth that the Bible prohibits homosexuality (the myth of “God versus gay”), Michaelson shows how the handful of Biblical verses sometimes used against LGBT people are ambiguous, and subject to interpretation. The real question, he says, is not “what about Leviticus?” but what values cause us to choose one interpretation or another, and how we as human beings grow when we encounter other people.

In this text-based and no-holds-barred discussion, Michaelson discusses his own personal journey of acceptance and affirmation, and how the overwhelming majority of our religious values support inclusion of LGBT people. Plenty of time will be allowed for questions and conversation.


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    Jan 12th, 2023 in Rolling Stone

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    Dec 11th, 2022 in Rolling Stone

  • It Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Not Blow Up Our Democracy (for Now)

    Dec 7th, 2022 in New York Magazine

  • Supreme Court Poised to Chip Away at Same-Sex Marriage

    Dec 6th, 2022 in Daily Beast

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    Nov 17th, 2022 in 10% Happier

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Happy to share that I'll be an occasional panelist Happy to share that I'll be an occasional panelist/pundit on @CNN Tonight, a nightly free-for-all about the news. I'll try to post in advance of my next hit. Here's the moment where everyone enjoyed laughing at me as an author who I'd criticized got the chance to respond live on air...
Bringing together the #redheifer , #larsvontrier , Bringing together the #redheifer , #larsvontrier , #purim , #passover , and #paganism . Link in bio to article at @myjewishlearningcom .
= Contemplative practice. = Contemplative practice.
If you like #gnosticism , Western #esotericism , h If you like #gnosticism , Western #esotericism , heresy, and/or #kabbalah , well have I got a podcast episode for you. It sure was fun being on Talk Gnosis talking about #jacobfrank and assorted hashtags -- links to video and audio in bio.
Not sure what's going on with my facial expression Not sure what's going on with my facial expression here, but it was an honor to receive this award and a treat to do so in person! Thank you @jewishbookcouncil
#stilllearning #stilllearning
I'm delighted to share that my latest book, "The H I'm delighted to share that my latest book, "The Heresy of Jacob Frank," has won the National Jewish Book Award for scholarship. Thank you to @jewishbookcouncil and to everyone who has supported this work along the way.
How has Ron DeSantis's "Anti-Woke" campaign affect How has Ron DeSantis's "Anti-Woke" campaign affected real people on campus? I talked to students and faculty at University of Central Florida and here's what they said. (Link in bio or at rollingstone.com now) @rollingstone
Still resonating with the five-day silent meditati Still resonating with the five-day silent meditation retreat I co-led last week. Deeply healing for me personally and for many others. Apt words here from @gabormatemd
I've been focused on self-care for the last few we I've been focused on self-care for the last few weeks but wanted to share this recent podcast episode from "The One Fierce Heart" on depth in spiritual practice. Link in bio or, ya know, wherever you get your podcasts.
In which I, a rabbi, acknowledge that there are a In which I, a rabbi, acknowledge that there are a lot of Jewish people in the entertainment industry -- and explain some of the historical reasons why. 

Currently the front page of @rollingstone online, which is exciting. Link in bio as well.
It's the first snowfall of the year where I live. It's the first snowfall of the year where I live. A moment of silence, sound, emptiness, fullness. #allenginsberg
Department of Low Expectations. My latest for @nym Department of Low Expectations. My latest for @nymag on today's Supreme Court case. link in bio
The #jacobfrank media blitz continues! Very happy The #jacobfrank media blitz continues! Very happy to join the @newbooksnetwork podcast to talk about The Heresy of Jacob Frank. Link in bio... and "available wherever you get your podcasts."
I don't offer much #parenting advice or #parenting I don't offer much #parenting advice or #parentingtips here, but this bit resonated for me.
The problem with close constitutional cases is tha The problem with close constitutional cases is that they don't get interpreted closely. This one, about a web designer refusing to build wedding websites for gay couples, is a good example. @thedailybeast link in bio.
With #thanksgiving approaching, I've been working With #thanksgiving approaching, I've been working with one word: "Enoughness." Up now at tenpercent.com/newsletter or link in bio. @tenpercenthappier
Finding the space for non-doing in the midst of a Finding the space for non-doing in the midst of a lot of doing has been my path for the last several years at least. Thanks @zenjuearthlynmanuel
Truly a joy to talk #jacobfrank , #heresy , and co Truly a joy to talk #jacobfrank , #heresy , and contemporary #spirituality on the Evolve Podcast from @reconstructingjudaism . Available, as they say, "wherever you get your podcasts."
Bringing Nonduality to New Jersey! Looking forward Bringing Nonduality to New Jersey! Looking forward to this Shabbate evening conversation with Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz about his new book and the possibility of nondual consciousness. Tomorrow night in Montclair - details at bnaikeshet.org .
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