It’s a long story why I stopped producing the queer Look at the Bible Podcast, but the short answer is that it is about to return! Each week, I’ll look at the week’s lectionary readings from the QP (the queer Perspective, and assign each a QP ranking. That is, just how “queer” is the scripture on a scale of 1 bible (not at all queer) to 5 bibles (way way queer!). Most consider that the[Read More…]
Waiting for the California Supreme Court Ruling on Prop 8 Gospel Mt 7:7-12 Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asked[Read More…]
This post may seem politicaly based, but I decided to post it here due to the religious motivations behind the law being discussed in this linked blog. This is a story about something called Covenant Marriage, a type of legal marriage began as an attempt to stem divorce rates, begun in Lousiana, but now available in several states. My purpose in writing about it is to illustrate the ways in which conservatives apply a double[Read More…]
Wanted to post think link here, as so much of the arguments raised or discussed are biblical. Â A long article well worth the time to read it. Matthew Herbst : Do Family Values Lead to Family Violence?: A consideration of the idea of family – Quodlibet Journal.
Came across this link today as gays.com began to follow me on Twitter. I certainly no fan of Westboro Baptist Church, but I’m wondering.. what will this accomplish? Fred Phelps and his loonies are a fringe element- very fringe even for most conservative evangelicals. So we have a very real and very big battle looming those who seek to oppress us with the Bible. Â What do we need to accomplish more: this interaction with a[Read More…]
Well thought out post worth the read! A New Thing: On the Wisdom of the Bible as Policy Tool | ReligionDispatches.
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?.
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…]
I keep meaning to write about this, but haven’t, so rather than let it sit in my drafts, thought I’d put it out there. http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/3073728/36779164
Sunday, July 12, 2009 Bible Reading
Welcome to a Queer Look at the Bible! This week’s lectionary readings: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 or Amos 7:7-15 Psalm 24 or Psalm 85:8-13 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 This week’s QP: Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures (Christian Old Testament) 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19:1Rainbow (A very little bit Gay) Reading from the Psalms: Psalm 24 or Psalm 85:8-13 1Rainbow Reading from the Epistles: Ephesians 1:3-14: 1Rainbow (Not Gay at all!) Reading from the Gospels: Mark 6:14-29:[Read More…]