As some of my readers will know from personal correspondence, the past few weeks have been a difficult time for me. By day I’ve been doing exam invigilation at the local university, on top of my regular evening driving work. On…
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Celibate Gay Catholics
Anyone who has given this site more than half a glance will know that as an openly gay Catholic, I believe that the Vatican line on what they call “same sex attraction”, and on the whole gamut of human sexuality, is…
Is There a Single “Definition” of Marriage?
One of the major arguments against gay marriage legislation is that we cannot “redefine” an institution that has existed in the same form, always and everywhere, for thousands of years. This argument against “redefining” rests on an assumption that there…
Catholic Bishops’ Response to Equal Marriage Proposals: Don’t do it
“In the interest of upholding the uniqueness of marriage as a civil institution for the common good of society, we strongly urge the Government not to proceed with legislative proposals which will ‘enable all couples, regardless of their gender to…
Priest says ‘I’ll walk to York for gay marriage’
A Church of England vicar has promised to walk all the way to York to present hispro-gay marriage petition to the homophobic archbishop there, if it gets enough signatures. Ian Stubbs is the Church of England parish priest at All Saints…
Biblical Marriage
(Found at “Hating for Jesus: NC Pastor Charles L Worley“, at The God Article - one of many superb takedowns of bigotry and hatred masquerading as religion. See also A Wickedly Beautiful Response to NC’s Latest Gay Bashing Minister. And yes,…
A “reasonable and informed article that proves the Church of England” wrong
The Devil’s Advocate in another post here has supported the Church of England in its opposition to same sex marriage equality, claiming “the Church’s point of view takes into account the actual constitution, jurisprudence, precedents, trends, and so forth around…
“I begged God to change my gay daughter, but God changed me”
This, you really must read. We know that many of our staunchest allies are our immediate families, and here’s one of the most moving, impressive personal stories I have come across. Shari Johnson says she had been an evangelical Christian…
Once Again, the Devil Advocates for “The Other” Team
Preface: I really, really, REALLY, do not want this blog to become just another political commentary like every other gay-centric blog out there (well, the other option for gay blog topics seems to be porn, but luckily I wont have…
UK Gay Marriage (2): My Submission
The British government consultation on gay marriage ends tomorrow, and with it, there has been a flurry of related news reports. To judge from the most prominent headlines, you might think that the proposal is in serious trouble, but in…
