Lambeth 2008 - Moving Forward

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Have we really abandoned the flock?

Susan Russell, Chair of Integrity got invited yesterday to write for the Guardian. Unfortunately, her piece is full of contradictions and false assumptions.

As the Lambeth conference proceeds in Canterbury, gay and lesbian Anglicans find themselves, once again, on the communion chopping block. It is a sad thing indeed that the message sent out from the [...]

What are acceptable sexual morals for a Christian Leader?

Let me ask you a question. Say I invited over to the UK one of the leading ex-gay speakers in the USA? What say, once we arrived we did a tour of theological colleges, sharing his story and asking the seminarians to support his ministry? I think we’d get a good reception (or at least [...]

Spiritual Formation and Care

Mark Yarhouse’s new blog on Christianity and Psychology, Limning the Psyche, (which I think means "Illuminating the Psyche", though Limning sounds much cooler) has an interesting post publicising the new Journal on Spiritual Formation and Soul Care.

The inaugural issue of Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care is available. It is a journal published by Biola [...]

Inclusive Church try to argue for Gay Blessings

You may have noticeed a piece produced on behalf of Inclusive Church that emerged onto the web a few days ago, arguing that current guidelines would permit a service of thanksgiving, including a blessing, for a civil partnership. You can read the piece here.
The thrust of the argument is that the current service for a [...]

Two New Studies point towards complicated nature / nurture mix

Two new studies on the origins of sexual orientation have been released in the past few days. The first is a twin study for which the abstract is as follows:

There is still uncertainty about the relative importance of genes and environments on human sexual orientation. One reason is that previous studies employed self-selected, opportunistic, or [...]

Gay Wedding - What we should do now

In my previous two posts I have examined the liturgy of the London Gay Union, showing that it is to all intents and purposes a mirror of the BCP Marriage Service, and looked at the theology of the liturgy and how it affects the doctrine of marriage of the Church of England. I now want [...]

James Parker on the Iris Robinson Controversy

Here’s James Parker, with whom I’ve shared a speaking platform, speaking on how his homosexuality was transformed. Press the play button below.

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Sexuality Essays

I’m starting a process of putting some of my essays on Sexuality online for all to read and rip apart. They represent my aggregate thinking on sexuality over the past few years.
The links are to pdf files of the pieces. If you’re having difficulty reading the pdf files, download the latest version of Acrobat Reader [...]

Doing Proper Christian Anthropology

In the midst of a report from the Christian Century (h-tip SF) is this gem of a quote from Bishop Bruno of Los Angeles:

Bishop Jon Bruno, who heads the Los Angeles Episcopal Diocese, said the court decision resonates with the church’s baptismal vows to strive for justice and respect for all. "To paraphrase St. Paul," [...]

Because of this, the land mourns

Take some time out and listen to this fantastic sermon by Charlie Cleverly of St Aldates, preached last Sunday. Press the play button after reading the Psalm.

1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel,
for the LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,
and no [...]

Married versus Gay Parenting

Here’s some controversial findings from a large study published in the States in 2003.

Same-sex couple families
The 2000 Census revealed that out of 5.5 million cohabiting couples, about 11 percent were same-sex couples—with slightly more male couples than female. One-third of female same-sex households and 22 percent of male households, or about 163,000 same-sex households in [...]

Polish Ex-Gays

I’m going to be on Premier Radio this afternoon at 4.30pm, talking with Martin Hallett from the True Freedom Trust about the Odwaga centre in Poland.

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Testimony in Evangelicals Now

The June issue of Evangelicals Now is running a condensed version of my testimony, as published earlier this year in the book God, Gays and the Church.
I’ll try and get a link up when the June issue is on the website.

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Noé Gutierrez - What needs to change

I’ve known Noé for a number of years, and this recent piece of his on exgaywatch.com has some really important points about the future direction of ministry amongst LGBT. Noé’s site is Deep Blue Fusion and is well worth checking out.

Ex-gay ministries depend on certain adversarial elements to inspire the commitment of their members. Although [...]

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