As yet another US poll shows majority support for legal recognition of same - sex marriage, there’s some devil in the detail for the GOP. The cross - tabs for this CNN poll show that the only demographics to strongly…
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Queer Muslims: Fighting Back
When asked to name the most homophobic countries in the world, chances are that most people in the global north would reflexively name Muslim or African countries. They would have good reason to do so: this is where homoeeotic sexual acts…
Historian Marvin McConnell, Cardinal Newman - and Homosexuality
To consult the faithful, then, is a very important way to discover what the teaching of the church really is. That teaching is something given by Christ, not something invented. It is perfectly true that the truths of revelation do…
The Tyranny of Language: “Defending Marriage”
When I wrote a few days ago about the Tyranny of Language, I really ought to have included some observations on the abuse of language perpetrated in phrased like the “Defence of Marriage Act”, the “National Organisation for Marriage”, and…
Queer Jewish Praise for Conservative Christian Support for - LGBT Equality!
Yes, I know it sounds complicated, but behind it, there’s a really simple message. Our struggle is not one of faith versus sexuality, as it is often presented, in which there can be only one winner, but to recognise that…
Tough Love
[I am indebted to Paul G Crowley’s essay Homosexuality and the counsel of the Cross (Theological Studies, Sept 2004); having read it a number of times, and reflected on the insights he has provided, I would like it to serve…
The Priest Who Writes Gay-themed (Or Catholic - Themed?) Plays.
California Catholic Daily is scandalized, but I see it as a cause for celebration: a priest who can turn his dramatic talents to consider issues affecting real lives, that the rule-book Catholics prefer to ignore. Since at least August, 2010,…
Cohabitation, and the Church’s Redefinition of Marriage
Archbishop Michael Sheehan of Santa Fe has written a strongly worded pastoral letter about Catholics who are living together in cohabitation, those who are married, but only by civil law, and those who have remarried after divorce. He writes: First of…
Queering Genesis: Abraham and Isaac.
The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the best known of the familiar Bible stories. Like so many familiar stories, we tend to view it reflexively, from one overly familiar perspective - that of Abraham. Queer readings consider…
Catholics and Contraception: Connect the Dots
98 Percent Of Catholic Women Use Birth Control (Reuters) - Some 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women have used contraceptive methods banned by the church, research published on Wednesday showed. A new report from the Guttmacher Institute, the nonprofit…
