It started quietly in May, in very English fashion, with a simple letter to the Tablet signed by seven English priests, who issued a ”Call to Action”. This was followed on July 18th by a London meeting of English priests, continuing the…
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Scotland Schedules Marriage Equality by 2013, Resisting Catholic Bishops’ Pressure
The Scottish government has stood up to immense pressure from Catholic bishops and some other religious groups, and are moving ahead with plans for full marriage equality - including equality in church. Legislation will be introduced later this year, and…
God is “Out 4 Marriage” - Anglican Dean, Jeffrey John
The Church of England’s opposition to gay marriage lacks integrity and should be ignored, the Dean of St Albans said yesterday. The Independent Meanwhile, PM David Cameron yesterday gave a welcome commitment to marriage equality, repeating his earlier promise that…
350 Maine Clergy Say “Vote Yes for Marriage”
A constant weakness in campaigns for marriage equality has been the ability of its opponents to portray themselves as standing up for marriage, supported by religion - and our side as somehow against marriage, and anti-religious. This is patently ridiculous:…
Through a Glass Queerly
“For now we see through a glass, darkly.” (1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJV) “A Glass Queerly” is a new(ish) blog I’ve just come across which takes it’s name directly from the familiar quotation, and is dedicated to queer biblical interpretation (or “hermeneutics”).…
Gay in Uganda - Faith and Sexuality Conference
The challenges to gay Ugandans are severe, and often aggravated by religious groups intent on stoking prejudice and worse. As Chris Morley recently reported, Catholic bishops are now backing the revived bill to criminalize homosexuality, and a government minister (an…
Coming Up For Air: Refocussing. Reformatting Almost Complete.
Some time ago, I observed a need for restructuring and refocussing. I was feeling that I was being pulled in too many different directions, trying to do too much at once. The pressure, combined with a difficulty with Adsense, was…
Presbyterian Church, USA: Strong Progress on Inclusion
The Presbyterian General Assembly last week displayed strong progress to full LGBT inclusion, on two fronts - ordination, and marriage. I have already noted that the defeat last week of a bid to provide for same - sex marriage in…
Blessing Same - Sex Unions: “The Jesus Thing to Do”
Church blessings for same-sex couples likely from Advent 2012. The Episcopal House of Bishops has approved liturgy for blessing committed, life-long same- sex unions. The measure must still be passed by the House of Deputies (representing clergy and laypeople), and…
New Look
I have now begun the site redesign, to more closely match my conception of what the site should be doing. To get a proper feel, go to the front page at the top - level domain, http://queeringthechurch.com rather than a specific post.…
