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Justin R. Cannon
The Reverend Justin R. Cannon
	Cannon in 2011
Born	July 9, 1984 (age 40)
Education	BA, Earlham College; M.Div., Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Church	Episcopal Church
Ordained	December 2011 (priest)

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Justin Russell Cannon (born July 9, 1984) is an American Episcopal priest, an author, and a theologian.

Cannon was the founding director of Inclusive Orthodoxy, an affirming outreach ministry to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans Christians. The ministry was centered on his booklet The Bible, Christianity, and Homosexuality (ISBN 978-1438249612), which is described by the Los Angeles Times as "an illuminating ... analysis that argues the Bible doesn't condemn faithful gay relationships"^[1] He also was the founder of Rainbow Christians, which was the internet's first gay Christian personals website, and was a regular contributor to the Q Christian Fellowship online forum.

Career

Cannon graduated from Earlham College in 2006 where he received his B.A. in French and Francophone studies. During his studies, he served on the editorial board for The Earlham Literary Magazine and started the school's poetry appreciation group, Poetheads Anonymous. He is the editor of both Sanctified: An Anthology of Poetry by LGBT Christians (ISBN 978-1438247854) and Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church (ISBN 978-1456416874), and was interviewed in the 2012 film The Right to Love: An American Family.^[2]

Cannon's ministry was founded in 2005 under the name "Truth Sets Free" and in 2007 he relaunched his ministry website under the name "Inclusive Orthodoxy". According to his website, "Inclusive Orthodoxy seeks a revitalization of the faith, which is both orthodox in theology and grounded in the progressive message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—a message of love, a proclamation of hope for the oppressed, an invitation towards all regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are calling for the Church to extend its inclusivity upon the foundation of Christian orthodoxy, and to embrace the radical implications of the Gospel message, not despite Scripture and Tradition, but in light of it." His ministry affirms the divine inspiration of the Bible, the sacredness of Tradition, and affirms "that there is a place within the full life and ministry of the Christian Church for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians, both those who are called to lifelong celibacy and those who are partnered".

Cannon was featured as a "Future Gay Hero" in the gay newsmagazine The Advocate^[3] shortly before he graduated from Earlham College. He subsequently appeared on The Michelangelo Signorile Show on SIRIUS OutQ, and his work was cited in The New York Times,^[4] and has even been well-received internationally as he was cited in the French LGBTQ magazine Préf ("Ainsi Soient-Ils" January/February #12 Issue). March 29, 2007, ABC News' Sacramento affiliate, News 10, ran a feature on Cannon and his Rainbow Christians website.^[5]

In 2006, Cannon was recognized as one of Out magazine's top 100 most influential gay people of the year.^[6] Each year Out magazine, a national gay and lesbian general interest publication, honors 100 individuals in a feature magazine issue and a special party/reception. Other honorees in 2006 included Rufus Wainwright, Anne Hathaway, Michael Kors Iman, John Cameron Mitchell, and Lance Bass. In 2007, he was honored as one of Instinct magazine's Leading Men of the Year for his activism in the gay community.

From 2009 to 2012 he worked as program manager of Episcopal Charities, San Francisco. Cannon was ordained as a deacon on June 4, 2011, and as a priest on December 3, 2011, in the Episcopal Church through the Diocese of California by Marc Andrus.

Cannon is also the founder and director of a ministry called Holy Hikes, which was founded in 2010. Holy Hikes meets monthly to celebrate the Eucharist outdoors in the context of a nature hike. Cannon writes on his website, "This ministry is a response to creation's longing. We gather not to 'use' or simply 'care for' the earth, but to recognize our communion with all of life. It is in recognizing this interconnectedness that we can move forward in fully serving the Creator."^[7]

In 2013, Cannon co-founded the Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism (SERA) with Fr. Brendan E. Williams, which was an organization aimed at establishing an Eastern Rite within the Anglican Communion. Cannon served four years as the minister of Saint Giles Episcopal Church and currently serves as rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in San Leandro, California.

References

^ Interview by Michael McGough, Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2005.
^ The Right to Love: An American Family, IMDB listing, Accessed February 17, 2012.
^ The Advocate Future Gay Hero Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 18, 2007.
^ Banerjee, Neela. "Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of Acceptance", The New York Times, December 12, 2006. Accessed June 18, 2007.
^ "A Place for God-Loving Gays - On the Web", March 29, 2007, Accessed June 18, 2007.
^ "Out100 Alumni 2006", Out, Accessed April 8, 2008.
^ Holy Hikes Contact/Bio page Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan 1, 2011

External links

Holy Hikes official website (Cannon's wilderness ministry)

[1] Interview by Michael McGough, Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2005.

[2] The Right to Love: An American Family, IMDB listing, Accessed February 17, 2012.

[3] The Advocate Future Gay Hero Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed June 18, 2007.

[4] Banerjee, Neela. "Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of Acceptance", The New York Times, December 12, 2006. Accessed June 18, 2007.

[5] "A Place for God-Loving Gays - On the Web", March 29, 2007, Accessed June 18, 2007.

[6] "Out100 Alumni 2006", Out, Accessed April 8, 2008.

[7] Holy Hikes Contact/Bio page Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan 1, 2011

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+'''Justin Russell Cannon''' (born  July 9, 1984) is an American [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] priest, an author, and a theologian.
-'''Justin Russell Cannon''' (born  July 9, 1984) is an American [[pastor|clergyman]] and the founding director of  Inclusive Orthodoxy, an affirming outreach ministry to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans Christians centered on his booklet ''The Bible, Christianity, and Homosexuality'' ({{ISBN|978-1438249612}}),<ref>Amazon listing for [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1438249616 "The Bible, Christianity, & Homosexuality" ]</ref> which is described by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as "an illuminating...analysis that argues the Bible doesn't condemn faithful gay relationships." (Michael McGough, July 18, 2005). He also is the founder of [[Rainbow Christians]], the internet’s first gay Christian personals website and a contributor to the [[Gay Christian Network]] online forum.
+Cannon was the founding director of Inclusive Orthodoxy, an affirming outreach ministry to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans Christians. The ministry was centered on his booklet ''The Bible, Christianity, and Homosexuality'' ({{ISBN|978-1438249612}}), which is described by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as "an illuminating ... analysis that argues the Bible doesn't condemn faithful gay relationships"<ref>Interview by Michael McGough, ''Los Angeles Times'', July 18, 2005.</ref> He also was the founder of [[Rainbow Christians]], which was the internet's first gay Christian personals website, and was a regular contributor to the [[Q Christian Fellowship]] online forum.
-Justin graduated from [[Earlham College]] in 2006 where he received his B.A. in French and Francophone Studies. During his studies at [[Earlham College]], he served on the editorial board for The Earlham Literary Magazine and started up the school's poetry appreciation group, Poetheads Anonymous. He is the editor of both ''Sanctified: An Anthology of Poetry by LGBT Christians'' ({{ISBN|978-1438247854}}), released July 2008,<ref>Amazon listing for [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1438247850 "Sanctified: An Anthology of Poetry by LGBT Christians" ]</ref> and ''Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church'' ({{ISBN|978-1456416874}}), released January 2011,<ref>Amazon listing for [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1456416871 "Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church" ]</ref> and was interviewed in the 2012 film ''The Right to Love: An American Family''.<ref>''The Right to Love: An American Family''. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571416/ IMDB Listing] 2012. Accessed February 17, 2012</ref>
+== Career ==
-His ministry was founded in 2005 under the name "Truth Sets Free" and in 2007 he re-launched his ministry website under the name "Inclusive Orthodoxy." According to his website, "Inclusive Orthodoxy seeks a revitalization of the faith, which is both orthodox in theology and grounded in the progressive message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—a message of love, a proclamation of hope for the oppressed, an invitation towards all  regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are calling for the Church to extend its inclusivity upon the foundation of Christian orthodoxy, and to embrace the radical implications of the Gospel message, not despite Scripture and Tradition, but in light of it." [http://www.truthsetsfree.net/about.htm] His ministry affirms the divine inspiration of the Bible, the sacredness of Tradition, and affirms "...that there is a place within the full life and ministry of the Christian Church for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians, both those who are called to lifelong celibacy and those who are partnered."[http://www.truthsetsfree.net/index.html]
+Cannon graduated from [[Earlham College]] in 2006 where he received his B.A. in French and Francophone studies. During his studies, he served on the editorial board for ''The Earlham Literary Magazine'' and started the school's poetry appreciation group, Poetheads Anonymous. He is the editor of both ''Sanctified: An Anthology of Poetry by LGBT Christians'' ({{ISBN|978-1438247854}}) and ''Homosexuality in the Orthodox Church'' ({{ISBN|978-1456416874}}), and was interviewed in the 2012 film ''The Right to Love: An American Family''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571416/ ''The Right to Love: An American Family''], IMDB listing, Accessed February 17, 2012.</ref>
+Cannon's ministry was founded in 2005 under the name "Truth Sets Free" and in 2007 he relaunched his ministry website under the name "Inclusive Orthodoxy". According to his website, "Inclusive Orthodoxy seeks a revitalization of the faith, which is both orthodox in theology and grounded in the progressive message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ—a message of love, a proclamation of hope for the oppressed, an invitation towards all regardless of race, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We are calling for the Church to extend its inclusivity upon the foundation of Christian orthodoxy, and to embrace the radical implications of the Gospel message, not despite Scripture and Tradition, but in light of it." His ministry affirms the divine inspiration of the Bible, the sacredness of Tradition, and affirms "that there is a place within the full life and ministry of the Christian Church for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians, both those who are called to lifelong celibacy and those who are partnered".
-Cannon was featured as a "Future Gay Hero" in the prominent gay newsmagazine ''[[The Advocate]]'' (July 5, 2005)<ref>Adovcate, The. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_July_5/ai_n14932555 "Future Gay Hero."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830084015/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_July_5/ai_n14932555 |date=2008-08-30 }} July 15, 2005. Accessed June 18, 2007</ref> shortly before he graduated from Earlham College. He subsequently appeared on ''The [[Michelangelo Signorile]] Show'' on [[SIRIUS OutQ]], and his work was cited in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>Banerjee, Neela. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/us/12evangelical.html?ex=1182312000&en=10237ee39f6eccec&ei=5070 “Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of Acceptance”], “New York Times”, December 12, 2006. Accessed June 18, 2007</ref> and has even been well-received internationally as he was cited in the French [[LGBTQ]] magazine ''Préf'' ("Ainsi Soient-Ils" January/February #12 Issue). March 29, 2007, [[ABC News]]' Sacramento affiliate, News 10, ran a feature on Cannon and his website Rainbow Christians.<ref>Adams, Dan. [http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=26051 "A Place for God-Loving Gays -- On the Web"] March 29, 2007. Accessed June 18, 2007</ref>
+Cannon was featured as a "Future Gay Hero" in the gay newsmagazine ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]''<ref>The Advocate [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_July_5/ai_n14932555 Future Gay Hero] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830084015/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2005_July_5/ai_n14932555 |date=2008-08-30}}. Accessed June 18, 2007.</ref> shortly before he graduated from Earlham College. He subsequently appeared on ''The [[Michelangelo Signorile]] Show'' on [[SIRIUS OutQ]], and his work was cited in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>Banerjee, Neela. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/us/12evangelical.html?ex=1182312000&en=10237ee39f6eccec&ei=5070 "Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of Acceptance"], ''The New York Times'', December 12, 2006. Accessed June 18, 2007.</ref> and has even been well-received internationally as he was cited in the French [[LGBTQ]] magazine ''Préf'' ("Ainsi Soient-Ils" January/February #12 Issue). March 29, 2007, [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]' Sacramento affiliate, News 10, ran a feature on Cannon and his Rainbow Christians website.<ref>[http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=26051 "A Place for God-Loving Gays - On the Web"], March 29, 2007, Accessed June 18, 2007.</ref>
-In 2006 Cannon was recognized as one of [[Out (magazine)|''Out'' magazine]]'s top 100 most influential gay people of the year.<ref>[http://www.out.com/out100/alumni_2006.asp "Out100 Alumni 2006"] Accessed April 8, 2008</ref>  Each year ''Out'' magazine, a national gay and lesbian general interest publication, honors one hundred individuals through a feature magazine issue and a special party/reception. Other honorees in 2006 included [[Rufus Wainwright]], [[Anne Hathaway]], Michael Kors Iman, [[John Cameron Mitchell]], and [[Lance Bass]]. In November 2007, he was honored as one of ''[[Instinct (magazine)|Instinct]]'''s 2007 Leading Men of the Year for his activism in the gay community.
+In 2006, Cannon was recognized as one of ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' magazine's top 100 most influential gay people of the year.<ref>[http://www.out.com/out100/alumni_2006.asp "Out100 Alumni 2006"], ''Out'', Accessed April 8, 2008.</ref> Each year ''Out'' magazine, a national gay and lesbian general interest publication, honors 100 individuals in a feature magazine issue and a special party/reception. Other honorees in 2006 included [[Rufus Wainwright]], [[Anne Hathaway]], Michael Kors Iman, [[John Cameron Mitchell]], and [[Lance Bass]]. In 2007, he was honored as one of ''[[Instinct (magazine)|Instinct]]'' magazine's Leading Men of the Year for his activism in the gay community.
-From 2009–2012 he worked as Program Manager of [[Episcopal Charities]], San Francisco. Cannon was ordained as a [[deacon]] on June 4, 2011, and as a [[priest]] on December 3, 2011 in the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] through the [[Episcopal Diocese of California|Diocese of California]] by [[Marc Andrus]].<ref>Inclusive Orthodoxy [http://inclusiveorthodoxy.yolasite.com/contact-us.php Contact/Bio page]. Accessed July 16, 2011</ref>
+From 2009 to 2012 he worked as program manager of [[Episcopal Charities]], San Francisco. Cannon was ordained as a [[deacon]] on June 4, 2011, and as a [[priest]] on December 3, 2011, in the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] through the [[Episcopal Diocese of California|Diocese of California]] by [[Marc Andrus]].
-Cannon is also the founder and director of a ministry called Holy Hikes, which was founded in 2010. Holy Hikes meets monthly to celebrate the [[Holy Eucharist]] outdoors in the context of a nature hike. Cannon writes on his website, "This ministry is a response to creation's longing. We gather not to 'use' or simply 'care for' the earth, but to recognize our communion with all of life. It is in recognizing this interconnectedness that we can move forward in fully serving the Creator."<ref>Holy Hikes [http://www.holyhikes.org/about-us-1 Contact/Bio page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426085412/http://www.holyhikes.org/about-us-1 |date=2012-04-26 }}. Accessed Jan 1, 2011</ref>
+Cannon is also the founder and director of a ministry called Holy Hikes, which was founded in 2010. Holy Hikes meets monthly to celebrate the [[Eucharist]] outdoors in the context of a nature hike. Cannon writes on his website, "This ministry is a response to creation's longing. We gather not to 'use' or simply 'care for' the earth, but to recognize our communion with all of life. It is in recognizing this interconnectedness that we can move forward in fully serving the Creator."<ref>Holy Hikes [http://www.holyhikes.org/about-us-1 Contact/Bio page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426085412/http://www.holyhikes.org/about-us-1 |date=2012-04-26 }}. Accessed Jan 1, 2011</ref>
+In 2013, Cannon co-founded the Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism (SERA) with Fr. Brendan E. Williams, which was an organization aimed at establishing an [[Byzantine Rite|Eastern Rite]] within the Anglican Communion. Cannon served four years as the minister of [[Saint Giles Episcopal Church]] and currently serves as rector of [[All Saints Episcopal Church (San Leandro, California)|All Saints Episcopal Church]] in San Leandro, California.
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Anglicanism|Biography|LGBT}}
+{{Portal|Christianity|Biography|LGBTQ}}
 * [[List of Christian denominational positions on homosexuality]]
 * [[Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches]]
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 * [[Anglican views of homosexuality]]
 * [[Homosexuality and Christianity]]
-*[[:Category:LGBT religious organizations|List of LGBT religious organizations]]
+* [[:Category:LGBTQ religious organizations]]
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-<references />
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.inclusiveorthodoxy.org Inclusive Orthodoxy / TruthSetsFree.net] (Cannon's Online Ministry)
+*[http://www.holyhikes.org/ Holy Hikes official website] (Cannon's wilderness ministry)
-*[http://www.holyhikes.org Holy Hikes] (Cannon's Wilderness Ministry)
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+[[Category:LGBTQ Anglican clergy]]
 [[Category:Earlham College alumni]]
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 [[Category:Queer theologians]]
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+[[Category:American LGBTQ rights activists]]
 [[Category:Editors of Christian publications]]
 [[Category:1984 births]]
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+[[Category:LGBTQ and Anglicanism]]
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