I thought it might be suitable to address the main point of Jeffrey John’s position as outlined in his paper, “The Church and Homosexuality” which was first published in 1998. In some senses this is a better paper then the subsequent “Permanent, Faithful, Stable” as it explores clearly the notion of how the Ephesians 5 [...]
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For those who are interested, this is the lecture that Dr Jeffrey John gave to the Post Lambeth 1998 Affirming Catholicism Conference entitled “The Church and Homosexuality : Post-Lambeth Reflections”. Instead of using the viewer below you can click here to download or read it below. For the full text of the lecture, see below.
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And quite right to. Since when was it against the law to quote the Bible? A Christian street preacher arrested and hauled before the courts for saying homosexuality was sinful has had the charge against him dropped. Dale Mcalpine, 42, was held in a cell for seven hours before being charged with a public order [...]
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A fascinating short video from John Piper. His exploration of ideas of idolatry in the exploration of the similar is exactly the same thing I have argued around the signification of the sex act.
In my last post I looked at the question of what forms of homosexual relationship might have been recognised by Paul and the other New Testament writers. I concluded with the observation that given the diverse Roman / Hellenistic world that the NT writers operated in, they would have been familiar with a significant number [...]
I’m sure most of you have already seen the paper launched on Thursday examining the use of reparative techniques for homosexuality in the United Kingdom. Here’s the BBC report: A significant minority of mental health professionals had agreed to help at least one patient “reduce” their gay or lesbian feelings when asked to do so. [...]
Some of you reading will now instantly what the title is referring to and some won’t. Needless to say, I’m not going to elaborate except to put on public record that I think Karen K has handled this issue very well. Listen Well, Communicate Well. Despite requests for clarification for almost two weeks, Exodus has [...]
From here. I’m not going to comment until later, but I’d welcome your opinions right now. Things are different in Canada. No offense to Canadians, of course. Recently I was engaged in a lively debate about the topic of homosexuality and politics with a dear Canadian friend while I was there for a speaking engagement. [...]
In this lecture I outlined how we can view homosexual activity as a form of idolatory, as engaging in homosexual activity involves an action which creates a false Christology. Here’s PureSexRadio on the issue of homosexuality and idolatory which is an interesting adjunct to that understanding. Please note, this internet radio spot doesn’t make the [...]
This is the first of a short series of posts sharing my thoughts on the current position of the sexuality debate within the Anglican Church. Please feel free to comment below. ————- I get more than the occasional email from those on the pro-gay side who accuse me of deceit in my account of my [...]
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