Apologetics
Homosexuality And Aetiology
A netfriend wrote (October 2003): I believe at least some homosexual activity RESULTS from a personality problem, and is always a sinful response. My argument is not cyclic. ‘Homosexuality’ (as a mode of creation) was not the cause of the behaviour, but rather an inappropriate response to life’s early challenges. I responded: And yet, and […]
Homosexuality And Gay Clergy
Leaves I agree with Gary that this debate tastes of dehumanisation and that we need to be careful when dealing with straw people but since Nathan raised the issue in the context of methodology and hermeneutics it seems worth asking the questions. (I’m not suggesting that you would disagree with that Gary:-)!). It seems to […]
Homosexuality – In The 5th Century
In an alternative timeline, the whole thing may have been sorted out in the early 5th century. In Ireland, no less. From http://shwi.alternatehistory.com/Sydney%20Webb’s%20Foundation.txt : […] Zosimus raised two highly plucked eyebrows, shook his head imperceptibly and continued. “Innothent ith the new Holy Father. I’m thure he thares the thame contherns ath Anathtathiuth had for Tipperary […]
The Archbishop Of Canterbury And Homosexuals
From a netfriend: Alas, I’m not quite so happy with Archbishop Williams this time, although I’ve given him considerable “benefit of the doubt” up to now. It seems to me he’s doing what I’ve previously dubbed the “waffle-walk and the crab-crawl”, on the basic topic of simple justice for gay Christians — whose only apparent […]
Homosexuality And Grace
I’ve been listening quietly to the range of responses on this topic since my initial email about the “nuptial metaphor” a few weeks ago. It is perhaps time to say a little more. In reading Job, the visiting preacher at South Yarra last night reminded us that our life’s task was not to find the […]
Homosexuality: A Third Way
A netfriend (August 2003): Greetings, I have been walking on the beach and thinking about this UCA Resolution 84 stuff. I mean, there has to be a solution to the mess we’ve found ourselves in as a church on this matter. Here’s one assessment of the problem. What Resolution 84 unfortunately does (whatever the movers […]
Ordaining Homosexuals?
Re: A real concern for ChristianityA netfriend wrote about a comment heard made by a Theological College lecturer (in a conservative evangelical college) in the context of the discussion over the role of women within the Church. I think it is equally applicable to the issue of homosexually oriented people and I paraphrase from memory […]
Islam: Two Perspectives
From a Net friend: 1. If you want to check out Keysar Trad [as mentioned by Andrew Bolt]’s website, the address is http://www.speednet.com.au/~keysar/ 2 The following article is from today’s Jakarta Post,[23 Oct 2002] the English daily, and is a good counterbalance to the other things I sent earlier, being a moderate Muslim view: ‘Religion […]
Questions About Homosexuality And Other Levitical Laws
“Netfriend” wrote (and Mark responded – you can figure who-said-what): Q1 If we accept homosexuals because they are born that way will we have to accept paedophiles as well? No. An illogical argument based on the supposed congruency between homosexuality and paedophilia which does not exist. This supposed congruency needs to be proved in order […]
Radio Interview With The Archbishop Of Canterbury
ACNS 3640 | ENGLAND | 18 OCTOBER 2003 Radio Interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury John Humphrys (JH), a BBC radio broadcaster, interviewed the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams (RW), yesterday about the outcome of the Primates’ Meeting and its implications. The text of the interview follows: RW: Undoubtedly there is a huge crisis […]
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