allow me a minute on my soapbox
I was incredibly glad to see this article:Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of Acceptance
First off, Episcopalians 'R' Awesome :) And secondly, I really commend the individuals in the article that didn't give up and didn't allow others' perception of them to call their faith into question. It makes me really happy that there are some people out there providing support to those facing discrimination from other Christians for their orientation. It must take extreme strength of faith and character to stand up to that kind of stone-throwing, and I really admire that.
It makes no sense to me that there are people that ascribe to a doctrine that preaches love and acceptance of even the "lowliest of the low" and yet can turn around and denounce someone else's behavior. Being up in arms about the seven ambiguous passages in the Bible regarding homosexuality and preaching discrimination because of it seems to go against so many other passages. There are those who believe it is a sin but still do not practice discrimination, and want to "help" homosexuals and fully believe that they are truly helping. This is different. I'm talking about the congregation mentioned in the article that told the gay couple that they were no longer welcome inside. I suppose by commenting on this, I'm judging as well, but it just seems like a contradiction to me; I'm sure they think what they are doing is right and if that's true, their actions are inexcusable, but they themselves are simply ignorant. In sum, I'm very happy to see these changes being made, and hope that this is the beginning of better times to come.
posted by siobhan @ 1:54 PM
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