My new LesbianFriend added the following thoughts after my post “How can you base your beliefs on a book that has been edited and translated hundreds of times?” I thought it a great opportunity to address the question: “How do you interpret the Bible?” Yourlesbianfriend writes: [An excerpt] “History books typically have more than facts,…
Today I read the article “Dan and Me: My Coming Out as a Friend of Dan Cathy and Chick-fil-A” by Shane Windmeyer. This gay activist, bestselling author, and Executive Director of Campus Pride shares his perspective on a new-found friendship with Dan Cathy, a man whom he had previously considered his enemy. He wrote that Cathy…
The French see the question of legalizing gay marriage for what it really is- the endorsement of same-sex parenting. This secular nation held one of their largest demonstrations since 1984 today- in opposition to gay marriage. About 340,000 protesters marched at the Eiffel Tower to voice opposition to their president’s proposal to legalize gay marriage and…
Over Christmas break, my dad and I were talking about gun control (but we could have been talking about any hot-button issue). Though we come from opposing positions, we agreed that the media and special interest groups skew much of the discussion on the subject. It crystalized some thoughts I’ve had on blogging. Social media…
A few weeks ago, I caught the end of an NPR interview with Andrew Solomon about his book “Far From the Tree.” Interviewer Robert Siegel asked Solomon about his own “post-nuclear family.” Solomon explains: When I met John, who is now my husband, he told me that he had had some friends, Tammy and Laura,…
A few of you have been a little bewildered by my most recent post, “Best Wishes.” Please allow me to explain. First, I was being completely serious. It’s easy to read snark into the written page- that is where the cyber world falls dreadfully short of the face-to-face ideal. But I assure you, I was…
I am the new girl in the blogosphere so I spend a fair amount of time reading other blogs. When I search the term “gay marriage” the blog results are overwhelmingly in favor. It’s been an eye opening experience. I’ve read some thoughtful blogs from gay marriage supporters who are making an even-handed case for…
Those who advocate for gay marriage often open with the rational that “legalizing gay marriage won’t affect you, a heterosexual-married-woman.” Some of my heterosexual friends have said that they are for gay marriage because “I may not agree with homosexual relationships but I can’t see how it would impact me.” Besides, many of us are looking…
If they do, it had better be for the right reasons. Christ is a stumbling block. (1 Cor. 1:23) And Christ is a corner stone. (Luke 20:17) He is a big, heavy rock that can either be tripped over, or upon which the most durable structure can be built. Jesus is Truth. His teaching, His…
Many times I have found that the main objection to being an advocate for traditional man/woman marriage from some gay marriage advocates is that we Christians are imposing standards on a culture that does not recognize Christian Moral Authority. I think it’s a fair objection. How can we expect others to live up to Christian ideals…
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