The US Supreme Court hearings this week, and evidence that Pope Francis once supported civil unions for Argentina as an alternative to full marriage equality, has highlighted both the inexorable spread of legal recognition for same – sex couples across…
Tag Archive for Queer Scripture
Let Us Remember, March 15th: The (Gay) Roman Centurion and his “Boy”
In Catholic tradition, March 15th is the feast day of “Longinus”, the name given to the Roman centurion at the crucifixion who pierced Christ’s side with his spear. Some writers, like Paul Halsall of the LGBT Catholic Handbook, also identify him with…
The Holy Spirit, “Leading Us To Recognize GLBT+ People” (Bishop Gene Robinson)
When Bishop Gene Robinson delivered the keynote address at More Light Presbyterians celebration dinner at 2012 General Assembly, he came under fierce attack in some quarters for some words about the value of MLP “sowing confusion” in the Presbyterian Church.…
Lepers, Social Outcasts – and the Church
In today’s Gospel, we read “There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha”. Who are the lepers in the Church of today? My parish pew leaflet this morning has the important observation: The message…
Gays for Jesus: Catholic and Evangelical
“Can gays, lesbians and transgender people be evangelical Christians? ” is a question asked at Huffington Post, introducing a preview of a forthcoming cover story at Maisonneuve magazine: “Gays for God: The Queer Evangelical Movement is Coming out of the Closet”.…
Queer Lessons in Cardinal Martini’s Warning From the Grave
Two weeks before he died,Cardinal Martini gave a notable interview with the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, in which he made a fundamentally important statement and asked a crucial question, reported by the New York Times as “The church is 200…
Bible and Homosexuality: Does it Matter?
For Christians, the Bible is obviously important, but on homosexuality, responses differ. For traditionalists, it is a given that scripture “obviously” condemns all forms of same – sex activities, and that sodomy is “the sin that cries out to heaven…
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”).…
Reading Scripture With A Queer Eye
“Gospel”, from “Godspell“, means literally “Good News”, or “Glad Tidings” – which is why one modern Bible translation calls itself “Good News for Modern Man”. Sadly, for queer Christians, the Bible is far too often seen not as good news…
The Pentecost Celebration of Diversity, and the Holy Spirit.
Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. (Ps 1o4) When I was a parishioner at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Johannesburg, a Pentecost tradition was to decorate the church with 12 large red banners,…
