Ben Huelskamp

Sep 26, 2024 | thebuckeyeflame.com | Ben Huelskamp

My faith is clear: one cannot worship Jesus Christ and forget that Jesus and his family were refugees and immigrants. By now it’s difficult not to know something about the abhorrent, racist, xenophobic and patently false statements made by Ohio Sen. JD Vance and amplified by numerous other politicians including former president Trump regarding the Haitian immigrant community in Springfield, OH.

Sep 26, 2024 | citybeat.com | Ben Huelskamp

My faith is clear: One cannot worship Jesus Christ and forget that Jesus and his family were refugees and immigrants. By now it's difficult not to know something about the abhorrent, racist, xenophobic and patently false statements made by Ohio Sen.

Aug 14, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Ben Huelskamp

Ben Huelskamp (he/they) is the executive director of LOVEboldly. Based in Central Ohio, he is also a pastor and author. It is hard to summarize in words the mixture of emotions I felt at learning a judge cleared the way for a law banning both gender-affirming care for trans youth and trans athletics from participating in school sports. As I read the ruling on August 6, a red hot, searing anger clouded my mind as a cold sadness filled my heart.

Feb 6, 2024 | redletterchristians.org | Ben Huelskamp

There was to be no clapping in church. No clapping during music. No clapping when a child was baptized. No clapping when an award was presented or when a couple was celebrating an anniversary. There was to be no clapping in church. Such was the decree handed down by the pastor of the Roman Catholic congregation in which I was raised.

Jul 25, 2023 | thebuckeyeflame.com | Meredith Doench |Karen Hewitt |Ben Huelskamp

Rabbis, pastors, priests, imams, gurus and other spiritual leaders play a prominent role in many of our lives. They officiate at our liturgies, offer advice and guidance and at times provide pastoral counseling for our spiritual, emotional, and perhaps even psychological needs. Recently, legislators in the Ohio House of Representatives introduced House Bill (HB) 240, which would allow unlicensed and uncertified chaplains to serve in a role equivalent to school counselors in Ohio public schools.