Just one quote that I want to pick out from the morass and mess that is a poor excuse for an article.
More basic than theology, though, is human need. We want, as Abraham did, to grow old surrounded by friends and family and to be buried at last peacefully among them. We want, as Jesus taught, to love one another for our own good—and, not to be too grandiose about it, for the good of the world. We want our children to grow up in stable homes. What happens in the bedroom, really, has nothing to do with any of this. My friend the priest James Martin says his favorite Scripture relating to the question of homosexuality is Psalm 139, a song that praises the beauty and imperfection in all of us and that glorifies God's knowledge of our most secret selves: "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." And then he adds that in his heart he believes that if Jesus were alive today, he would reach out especially to the gays and lesbians among us, for "Jesus does not want people to be lonely and sad." Let the priest's prayer be our own.
What the?!?! Where the heck did these people get such conclusions? As I posted before, the whole problem can be seen in the very first line of the quote. I assume what they mean by more basic really means more important. The whole obsession with self and what self wants. Someone should go back and read Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Issac in obedience to God's command.
*Edit* Isaiah at Word and Verse pointed me to an article rebutting the one in Newsweek. A must-read to get that disgusting taste out of your mouth.
*Edit No. 2* Second rebuttal posted here.
1 comment:
yes i agree its abs ridiculous and funny at the same time. xL
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