In an Aug. 12 news statement, the Exodus national office cites Matthew 18 as a guideline for Episcopalians responding to the naming of a monogamous gay bishop. The Exodus national office neglects to consider that, in the view of many…
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Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas waxes sweetly poetic with his subhead about the Episcopal Church in today’s press release: “Pro-homosexual advocacy cracks a denomination’s scriptural foundation by choosing social blindness instead of eternal truth” As someone with lifelong connections to the…
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Gay Christians in An Evangelical World
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For two years as a teen-ager, I was a born-again Christian and an evangelical. By age 18, however, my faith had matured toward a politically independent Roman Catholicism. Later, my faith would be challenged further. Whether I qualify as a…
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Author: ‘Gays Reclaim Jesus’ Words’
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Fenton Johnson, author of “Keeping Faith: A Skeptic’s Journey” (Houghton Mifflin, 2003), reflects thoughtfully and deeply upon his own faith journey in a Los Angeles Times commentary. Johnson applies his observations on faith and tradition to gay Christians’ quest for…
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Marvin Olasky’s Muddle
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FRC praised Marvin Olasky’s defense of Sen. Santorum. Olasky says: Good politics, good theology, and good constitutional law go together here. Good politics? Santorum made a highly divisive policy statement having nothing to do with Republican goals in 2004. Gays…
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The ‘Judeo-Christian’ Oxymoron
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The term is an offense to many Jews, and a blending of incompatible ethical and spiritual beliefs. Some would argue that this blending amounts to heresy against both Judaism and Christianity. Here is a conservative Christian criticism of the myth…
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Christian Satire Against Religious Right
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In response to my note about evangelicals who criticized anti-Islamic bigotry among the religious right, Jayelle pointed me to LarkNews.com, a Christian version of The Onion. Good satire! Human shields in Iraq switch attention to blocking Franklin Graham Ministry changes…
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Dissenting Evangelicals
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From AP: …Leading evangelical Christians condemned derogatory statements about Islam by the Rev. Franklin Graham and others among their fellow religious conservatives. They also pledged to improve relations with Muslims. The evangelicals meeting Wednesday said the derisive comments endangered Christian…
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Exodus on Hospitality: What New Testament?
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Exodus News defends churches that kick out not only homosexuals, but anyone else who treats them with Christian hospitality. The defense makes repeated reference to “scriptural authority” — yet it contains only one out-of-context reference to the Bible, and no…
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Church Expelled for Welcoming Gays
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Religion News Service, May 3, 2003 A Southern Baptist church was been expelled from a regional group of churches after its pastor baptized two gay men and welcomed them into the congregation. The Rev. Randy Wadford, missions director for the…