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THE QUESTION
Clergy Sexuality
Should religious denominations adopt a "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding the sexual preferences of their clergy?
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on August 27, 2007 5:38 AM
FROM THE PANEL
The Church's Sexual Fixation
I continue to be flummoxed by the current fixation on homosexuality in Protestant denominations. Jesus himself said nothing about the matter.
Posted by Randall Balmer, on August 27, 2007 9:23 AM
The Sickly Smell of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
"Don't ask, don't tell" is an immoral policy for hypocrites and cowards. And that's true whether we are talking about a secular institution like the United States Army or a church....
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on August 27, 2007 8:20 AM
Love is the Issue, Not Sex
The issue of human sexuality should be based on loving, healthy relationships and not on sexual mechanics.
Posted by John Bryson Chane, on August 27, 2007 7:37 AM
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Care
"Sexual preferences" is simply contemporary code for lesbianism and homosexuality. The question is not asking, for example, about the "sexual preferences" of clergy who choose or are chosen for celibacy which is, after all, a "sexual preference" or, better, a...
Posted by John Dominic Crossan, on August 27, 2007 6:00 AM
"Don't sweat the small stuff."
"Don't sweat the small stuff." Abortion and same-gender equality--are they small stuff? "Small" signals that the question's category is size. When conversations hit a question of size, I frequently recall my father the judge saying,"In comparison with what?" The longer...
Posted by Willis E. Elliott, on August 23, 2007 9:22 AM
Good for the Lutherans
Good ministry is good ministry.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on August 22, 2007 9:27 AM
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Russell D.: I didn't think it was sucha big deal. So the clergyman next to you is gay.
So what. Let him be gay. He's not bothering you is he? He's not...
