Can Christianity Be Saved? A Response to Ross Douthat
Many of the criticisms were mean-spirited or partisan, continuing a decade-long internal debate about the Episcopal Church’s future. However, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat broadened the discussion, moving beyond inside-baseball ecclesial politics to ask a larger question: “Can Liberal Christianity be Saved?”
read moreBill Gates, Microsoft Founder, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, Each Donate $100,000 For Marriage Equality
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer are coughing up a bit of cash for marriage equality. According to the Associated Press, Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, and Ballmer, the company’s CEO, have each written $100,000 checks to Washington United for Marriage, …
read moreMajority of South Carolina deputies walk out to protest convention actions
[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] The majority of the Diocese of South Carolina’s deputies left the General Convention July 11 because, in the words of its remaining clergy deputy, the gathering has passed resolutions that violate the doctrine, …
read moreRift Forms in Movement as Belief in Gay ‘Cure’ Is Renounced
For more than three decades, Exodus International has been the leading force in the so-called ex-gay movement, which holds that homosexuals can be “cured” through Christian prayer and psychotherapy. Exodus leaders claimed its network of ministries had helped tens …
read moreEpiscopal Church Approves Transgender People Ordination
The Episcopal Church on Monday overwhelmingly voted to allow the ordination of transgender people. At its triennial General Convention in Indianapolis, the church House of Deputies approved a change to the “nondiscrimination canons” to include “gender identity …
read moreGay Couple Arrested After Being Refused Marriage License in Texas
'This is about not being treated equal' couple says
Two men, Mark “Major” Jiminez and Beau Chandler, a gay couple in Dallas, Texas walked into the city’s County Clerk’s office on Thursday determined to do one of two things: get married or get arrested trying. They …
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Wild Goose 2012: Jesus, Bayard Rustin, & Walter Wink Live!
Once again I left the freaking hot, dry, arid, climes of my home in Boulder, CO to head into the freaking, hot humid ones of the deep south to attend the 2nd annual Wild Goose Festival at the Shakori Hills Campgrounds south of Durham, NC. And, once again, I was enlivened, enriched, inspired, and renewed.
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The Well-Thought-Out Christian Rationale Behind Progressive Christian Acceptance of Gays and Lesbians
Jesus taught us to allow love for neighbor and concern for human beings to trump other concerns – even if it leads to healing on the Sabbath or eating sacred bread. Even if it means to breaking other laws, laws which according to the Bible were laid down by God himself.
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The Boy with Green Hair
As a boy, I was sometimes left to entertain myself on Saturday afternoons. Watching TV, I happened onto a film that touched my experience even before I could name it. I knew I was different and was pained by my difference because, like most children, I wanted to be like everyone else.
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The Apostle Paul Was Not a Misogynist Homophobe
Paul insists, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”
Yes, freedom.
Paul was the Apostle of human freedom.
Prayer for the Sinned Against
Abiding Spirit, you know us, and all of your Creation, better than we know ourselves.
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Who can know the different pathways
A Hymn- Tune: HYFRYDOL
Who can know the different pathways
that have brought us to this day,
sharp felt scars, forgotten mem’ries
words affirm, or facts betray?
World Congress of Families Meets, Seeks a New Dark Ages
Last month the World Congress of Families (WCF), an international conservative network, met at the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid to share tactics in defense of the “natural family.” For its participants the natural family is a …
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A Litany for Forgiveness for Prejudice
Based on the Writings of Howard Thurman
It lurks in the shadows, hidden from our vision;
It lurks in the shadows, often disguised with patronizing deeds;
It lurks in the shadows, maintaining our separation.
Catholic Bishops In Uganda Voice Support For ‘Kill The Gays’ Bill
Catholic Bishops in Uganda have called for the revival of the horrifying ‘Kill the Gays bill,’ an anti-homosexual legislative proposal for the life-imprisonment or execution of homosexuals. The controversial bill has been around since 2009, it has been vilified …
read moreGay marriage is one of worst threats in 500 years, says Church of England
The Government’s plan to introduce same-sex marriage is one of the most serious threats to the Church of England in its 500-year history, senior clergy claim. The Church today outlines its opposition to the Government’s proposals in …
read moreDefense of Marriage Act Found Unconstitutional in Federal Court, Again
Late Wednesday, a federal judge in New York ruled that the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a ‘man and woman’, is unconstitutional, as it discriminates against married same-sex couples — the fifth …
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Would An Agnostic Make the Best President?
Does talking about religion distract Politicians from “real” issues?
It’s always refreshing when religious leaders strive to embody the very best values their faith has to offer. I have been reminded of this often over the past year, which is shaping up to be banner one for Christian leaders in the “practice what you preach” department.
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