A number of tennis players are calling for an Australian stadium named after a tennis legend turned Christian pastor to be renamed following fresh comments
she made about homosexuality.
Not exact matches
At that point, it was
about masturbation only (no one had
made a comparison to
homosexuality), so, without much personal stake in the debate, I thought to myself «See, this is why people don't like the answers, not (always) because it doesn't let them do what they want, but because the answers are sometimes very poor indeed.»
Fury has been the target of furious rage from the politically correct establishment, after
making some eyebrow - raising comments
about women,
homosexuality and his Christian faith.
This would not end disagreements
about homosexuality and the nature of Biblical authority, but it might provide a context in which these disagreements could be less threatening and Methodists might be more willing to
make room for differences.
Secondly, it means that we vastly underestimate the problem of clerical
homosexuality: this
makes us vulnerable to politically correct rubbish
about «homophobia», and encourages a desire to be thought enlightened
about the problems of «gay men».
Brownson's conservative approach to Scripture will win over many skeptical readers, and his book should be required reading for anyone who wants to
make an informed judgment
about the Bible and
homosexuality.
The Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Vince Cable says he «strongly disagrees» with comments
made by his predecessor
about homosexuality.
In fact, I've been taught that
homosexuality is just
about the worst kind of sin that there is, one we ought to protest against and
make laws
about.
He says his ears would perk up when he heard James Dobson talking
about homosexuality on the radio, but the only response from famous Christian leaders centered around reparative therapy, which required «correcting» mistakes
made by bad parenting or from sexual abuse in the past.
But there is general agreement that being «honest»
about one's
homosexuality, which means
making a public issue of it, secures one a position in solidarity with the oppressed and their agenda of radical change.
But then you
make an extended argument for the opposite position, ending with this clincher: «If you are going to be Red - Letter Christians, it is important for you to recognize that there is no record in the New Testament of Jesus saying anything
about homosexuality.»
(Incidentally, since Azumah has singled out the PC (USA), I would point to the various statements that the denomination has
made about the problematic ways that sexuality is treated in contemporary society to remind him that there is no more a single «Western perspective» on matters of sexuality than there is a single African perspective on matters of
homosexuality.)
How can we discuss issues related to
homosexuality while still
making the Church a safe place for young people to be honest
about their sexuality?
Jake — Why would that «twist» take away someone's ability to
make a moral judgment
about homosexuality?
Best of all, this book closed with several chapters on pertinent theological questions for today, such as how to reconcile the Bible and science, how to understand the violence of God in the Old Testament, and how to
make sense of what the Bible teaches
about women,
homosexuality, and the fate of those who have never heard the gospel.
It, can be faulted, however, for its failure to be conversant with contemporary data when it
makes pronouncements and gives advice to parents and educators
about homosexuality.
We needed someone who could answer off the cuff the detailed attacks
made on Church history and policy: opposition to the use of condoms to combat AIDS, magisterial teaching
about homosexuality; the Church's historical attitude to slavery, involvement in the crusades, relations with the Jewish people; someone who could properly confront and contextualise the evil actions of some members of the Church - in Ireland or Rwanda, for example.
If I'm writing
about homosexuality, for example, I
make an effort to consult with LGBT folks ahead of time, and I try to remain especially open to their advice, perspective, and critiques as I venture into territory with which they are much more familiar than I.
The site is very clearly anti-Paladino and
makes no secret of the fact that it hopes to undercut the candidate's newfound habit of touting his Catholic values and disgust of gay pride parades and «brainwashing» children
about homosexuality (he has since apologized for his choice of words, but not the sentiment of that statement).
The leadership contest was triggered after Tim Farron said he would step down following the party's failure to
make as much progress as he had hoped at the general election, and a series of punishing interviews
about his personal views on issues including
homosexuality.
The governor was on tap to skip ESPA's big dinner, but ended up
make an last - minute decision to attend the cocktail hour after his GOP opponent, Carl Paladino, stunned the LGBT community by warning against the perils of children being «brainwashed»
about homosexuality.
The newspaper also highlighted comments he
made about anarchy on a website called Urban75 and
made negative allusions towards his
homosexuality.
He came under fire during the election campaign for his views on
homosexuality and comments he
made in the past
about abortion.
That statement
makes me want to throw up and you sound totally ignorant
about homosexuality.
Michael was raised Christian, and after the couple take on a third boyfriend, Tyler (Charlie Carver, «The Leftovers»), the trio decide to
make a documentary
about homosexuality and faith, traveling the country to interview others who are struggling.
Marketed with urgent desperation as a film exploring the persecution of
homosexuality while
making a marked statement
about the recuperation of the facts concerning the genius of Alan Turing, the accolades bestowed on this otherwise well mounted but incredibly milquetoast production is the political statement that the film simply does not have the courage to muster on its own.
No matter what you think
about homosexuality itself, Amazon
made a decision to remove books that had certain indicators — and as a result, they've
made it that much harder for people to find these contributions to a very important debate.
In other paired stories, an Imperial policeman who is forced to leave the continent after rumors spread of his
homosexuality reappears as a doorman in New York City who brings solace to a young betrayed woman; a young girl held hostage in a brothel plots a brutal revenge against the madam who keeps her, and then the madam reappears as a wizened midwife who delivers a baby to a Hindu woman forced to
make a terrible choice
about the child; a Muslim boy who escapes a train raided by a murderous mob reemerges as a grandfather who has moved to London to be with his family and whose granddaughter struggles to save her marriage after the death of their child; a young cartographer alters a small section of the Radcliffe Line with terrible consequences, and then his boss reappears as a senile old man who sets off in search of a prostitute he often hires.
One note
about hate crimes: the outdated government of Belize still upholds a statute on
homosexuality,
making same - sex intercourse illegal throughout the country.
«Having animals in human situations is always funny,» says Jane Kaplowitz, who
made a series of watercolors featuring «lesbian» penguins and «gay» monkeys after reading a news article
about homosexuality among nonhumans.
Perhaps Herbert's conditions are met in Uganda, or will be if that law
about homosexuality passes so merely advocating a change of the law
makes one guilty.
While President Vladimir Putin has issued statements indicating that there will be no discrimination for religion, sexuality, or gender, Russia does have a current law on their books that criminalises any positive statements
about homosexuality made to children and adolescents.