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I'm David, aka NakedPastor. I've been blogging about spirituality, deconstruction, and religious freedom since 2006.

I'm an ex-pastor turned full-time artist. You can check out my cartoons, paintings, and merch in the NakedPastor Shop.

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Art That Transformed Hearts: Jesus' LGBTQ Acceptance in a Cartoon

This by far has been my most popular cartoons after the LGBTQ theme, and it may actually be my most popular cartoon ever.

i think i'm gay cartoon jesus acceptance of lgbtq nakedpastor david hayward

(Click on image to see the print, or click HERE!)

For me, images have a powerful effect. For some people, including friends of mine, they just can't imagine or picture some things in their minds. But if they see a picture, they can recognize it.

Same with this cartoon. Some people have written to me saying they had no mental image of Jesus loving a gay person. The darkness in their minds reflected itself into a feeling of condemnation. But when they saw the cartoon it was like a revelation to them. There's Jesus loving a gay person and even holding his hand! They suddenly felt validated, accepted and loved.

Maybe sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words.

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