2012 is shaping up to be a big year for marriage equality, with legislative moves for approval in place in three states, and a ballot initiative in Maine to restore it, repealing Proposition 1 of 2009. Opponents have set up…
Monthly Archives: January 2012
For Full Inclusion in Church, Be “Comfortable in Your Own Skin”
Whatever the election result, San Diego’s next mayor is guaranteed to be gay-friendly: two of the four candidates are openly gay, the other two are known to be straight allies. (Log Cabin Republicans have endorsed one of the straight candidates…
Candace Chellew-Hodge, on a “Dangerous Vision of God”.
Growing up as the daughter of a Baptist minister, Candace Chellew-Hodge had a deep love of God and commitment to the Christian faith. She was also a lesbian, for which she encountered extensive bullying, as school - and in Church. Finding that…
“He Who Pays the Piper” Corollary: the Lesson From Maine
What happens when the piper disregards the adage, and ignores those who pay him? Bart’s post yesterday (“He who pays the piper“) reminded me of Frances De Bernardo’s report at Bondings 2.0, on how the diocese of Maine is a…
The Good Heretic
the•ol•o•gy [thee-ol-uh-jee] noun, plural -gies. 1. The field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God’s attributes and reactions to the universe; study of divine things or religious truth; divinity. Theology, then, is man’s studying of…
“Catholics for Gay Rights”: Facebook Group
I am now a co-administrator of the facebook group, Catholics for Gay Rights. Members are a diverse bunch, with a range of opinions and sharing some useful thoughts and links. Earlier this week I shared an extract and link to Michael…
He Who Pays the Piper
… Calls the Tune Perhaps it’s best to put up a GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING: “Too much speculation is bad for your spiritual health!” before going any further. Well, I’ve just done so. Let the speculation begin… The suspicion is growing…
“There is no spoon!”
In the movie, “The Matrix”, the lead character, Neo, discovered that his world was the product of his perspective and belief. If he wanted to change the world, he did so by changing himself. This is not a new concept…
The Conversion of St Paul
Today, the Church celebrates the feast of the conversion of St Paul. Just in that title, there is encouragement for LGBT Christians: just as Saul of Tarsus, scourge of the early Christians found God and became instead a great champion…
The Bible and Textual Abuse: The Case of “malakoi” and “arsenokoites”.
Sane and rational discussion of the Bible and same-sex relationships are bedevilled by difficulties with language, arising from problems with translations on the one hand, and vastly different cultural conditions which make it difficult sometimes to make sense of the…
