As a celibate gay Christian, here’s how I find intimacy
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Ed Shaw2025-07-03T08:47:00
Our society defines intimacy in almost exclusively romantic or sexual terms. But Ed Shaw says that this misunderstanding is dangerous and harmful. Connection and oneness can be found in so many other places
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