Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban became the latest to be declared unconstitutional Tuesday when a federal judge handed another victory to gay and lesbian couples. That extended a unanimous streak of rulings across the country over the last year. “Marriage is…
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Romans 1:24 - 27, Part Two - Historical, Cultural Context.
I wrote recently about interpretation of Paul’s letter to the Romans as it affects LGBT Christians, pointing out that if we approach it with due consideration for the context of the full Chapter 1 and opening of Chapter 2, and…
Perseverance: In Politics, in the Church.
At Bondings 2.0, Francis DeBenardo has published a piece called “On Persevering in Spite of Rejection: a follow-up post“. The “follow-up” in this case, refers to my own thoughts here, after I wrote a few weeks ago about my feelings…
NZ Anglicans to Discuss Same - Sex Church Blessings.
The Anglican Church in New Zealand will soon be gathering in synod. One of the topics up for discussion, will be the possibility of offering church blessings for same - sex couples in committed relationships. This follows an extended, 15…
Arkansas Court: No Legitimate Reason for Gay Marriage Ban
One more red-state ban on gay marriage bites the dust. (That’s after Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky and Tennessee, and the purple/blue states of Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana). A stay has been requested by the state pending appeal, and as…
London Bishops Condemn 1999 Gay Pub Bombing.
Finally, some Catholic bishops are taking seriously the Church teaching to condemn all forms of violence or malice,in speech or in action against gay or lesbian people. In the last few days, London has commemorated the fifteenth anniversary of the Admiral…
Why Are African Bishops Flagrantly Flouting Church Teaching?
Catholic teaching on “homosexuality” is clear - but has much, much more to say than just the well - known bits about genital acts. First, there’s this, from the CDF “Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the…
Romans 1:24-27 (1) Just WHO Is Being Condemned?
Among the half dozen biblical clobber texts that appear, in modern interpretations, to condemn all same - sex relationships, perhaps the most difficult to counter is that in Romans 1:24-27. A reader, who in several comments recently has been critical of…
“Campaigning”: That Word, Again.
When representatives of the then Soho Masses Pastoral Council met with their counterparts representing the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster to negotiate the move of the Soho Masses from the Anglican parish of St Anne’s to the Catholic parish in Warwick…
Watch: Matthew Vines, “God and the Gay Christian”
With the emphasis on WATCH. It’s a short snippet, with not enough time to really say anything of real consequence. But have a good look at the audience he’s speaking to, in Wichita, Kansas. This is not your usual band…
