IN THE LIFE Airs “TIES THAT BIND†– Featuring Bishop Robinson, So-Called “Ex-Gay†Survivors and “Jihad for Love†: glaadBLOG.org.
Unfortunately, they don’t give you the passages for each question, but the quiz is fun. Â Take it twice. Â Answer based on what you really feel is the right answer- how to act in each situation. Â Then take again and answer the way you think the Bible directs. Â See how alike or different these are. Do You Have Biblical Morals?.
This is an odd entry for me, but one that I am very passionate about. Â I found the Interdenpence Project podcast (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=286040275)Â quite a while ago, and have been a regular listener. Â Focusing primarily on the Buddhist philisophical tradition, it is very spiritual, even though the grou isn’t understood as spiritual in nature. Â Here is an interview with Ethan Nichterm who started the group. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fE8hvD54Lk&eurl=http://theidproject.com/press.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fE8hvD54Lk&eurl=http://theidproject.com/press.htm
Jacob’s is looking for a religious experience in his year-long quest. Â Reading this reminds me of the times in my life when I have had big spiritual experiences or awakenings. I think I can count three or four total but the second one is one of the things that the book brings to mind for me. When I was 21 years old I was already out as a gay man and I had no doubt[Read More…]
I think this is a preview/trailer for a DVD but has some good stuff in it. Queers United: What’s Morally Wrong With Homosexuality?.
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Please read this. Adds a wonderful dimension and clear focus to the issue of Marriage Equality  One More Step | Reverend Ricky Hoyt: marriage equality rally.
The Year of Living Biblically I’m reading a new book, and it seems that within the Judeo-Christian traditions, people have always been obsessed with sex. I began reading, “The Year of Living Biblically” by AJ Jacobs, and thought I would blog about it as I move through the book. Â So, far it is pretty good, but I’m barely half-way through the first chapter, and I’m a slow reader. So bear with me. Got Religion? So,[Read More…]
Perhaps one reason why some are so upset about gay marriage- or the ability to redefine marriage (as they see it) is that meaning can always be redefined, or recontextualized. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/21/europe/netherlands.php
On the Wisdom of the Bible as Policy Tool
Well thought out post worth the read! A New Thing: On the Wisdom of the Bible as Policy Tool | ReligionDispatches.