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THE QUESTION
Openly Gay Clergy
The Diocese of Los Angeles has nominated two openly gay priests, a woman and a man, as candidates for assistant bishop jobs. If you believe that God made human beings in his own image, can you be against the ordination of lesbians and gays in the church?
Posted by
Sally Quinn on August 3, 2009 5:28 PM
FROM THE PANEL
God is Beyond Image--Diocese is Beyond Restrictions
To a Hindu, God--that omnipotent, omnipresent and immanent Presence in the universe--so transcends mere mortal minds, that limiting the Divine to a mere reflection of humanity actually reflects the banality of our own minds.
Posted by Aseem Shukla, on August 6, 2009 12:05 PM
Ordaining Gays Means Losing Legitimacy
The Episcopal Church, in doing this, loses its biblical legitimacy. It is not Christianity, it is liberalism run amok.
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on August 5, 2009 4:41 PM
It's Not God's Problem
Is God so narrow-minded, and God's scope so limited, that God would only want to use straight, white men to do his or her work?
Posted by Susan K. Smith, on August 5, 2009 4:05 PM
Bishop Appointments Have Nothing to Do With God
We appoint, elect, and nominate people to all kinds of high positions knowing very little of their true nature.
Posted by Arun Gandhi, on August 4, 2009 2:36 PM
The Emerging Torah of Same-Sex Sexuality
The world has changed, and so has Jewish holy practice. What must we change for the world to come?
Posted by Arthur Waskow, on August 4, 2009 2:13 PM
Freedom of Religion = Freedom to Choose
Any individual who seeks to be affiliated with a religious tradition should find one that resonates with his or her core values. If not, what is the use?
Posted by Ramdas Lamb, on August 4, 2009 1:14 PM
Stop Hurting People in God's Name
Consider the possibility of multiple spiritual communities, some that celebrate gays in religious leadership and some that ban them from such positions.
Posted by Brad Hirschfield, on August 4, 2009 11:03 AM
Even Churches Need to Grow Up
If your scripture indicates that you should treat gays and lesbians as inferior, it's time for those thousands-year old beliefs to grow up.
Posted by Herb Silverman, on August 3, 2009 8:56 PM
More Gay a.k.a. Human Church Leaders: So What?
There are a great many more serious moral issues than these periodic eruptions over gay clergy,
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on August 3, 2009 5:29 PM
FEATURED COMMENTS
MGT2: Understandably, people believe different things--and it is not just with religion. Consequently, each of us will live according to our convi...
ccnl1: Considering the historical and theological flaws and errors in the foundations of all religions, there should be no clergy at all, straight ...
PSolus: Does it make any sense to join a group whose very existance is based on ignorance, superstition, and fear, and then expect the people in the...
