Holiday Homophobia: Is It Christian to Reject Gay Partners?

Marilyn Bowens, a professor of law turned Christian minister, remembers how hard it was to celebrate the holidays with her large African-American family. "My mom would host a big family gathering with my sister, nieces and nephews – everyone," said Bowens, now 56 and living in New Haven, Conn. "She always wanted me to come home with my children, but not invite my partner to come." Bowens is a lesbian, coming out well into adulthood after a heterosexual marriage that produced two boys, now age...Full Story