tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532950680800829808.post5358433413708423597..comments2023-10-22T07:50:10.536-04:00Comments on Eclectic Faith: Reconciling Homosexuality and Church Unity: Is it Possible?C. M. Keel, Srhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08203835062280979868noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532950680800829808.post-90206546611485223182010-09-13T00:08:09.260-04:002010-09-13T00:08:09.260-04:00Lovely post. I believe reconciliation is possible...Lovely post. I believe reconciliation is possible. I also believe it's impossible. It's all up to the individual Christian, and the individual church. If you want to find reasons to dismiss our queer sisters and brothers in Christ, based on Biblical texts, theological models and church doctrines, you can. If you want to embrace, love and affirm our queer sisters and brothers in Christ, there are Biblical texts, theological models and church doctrines that support that too.<br /><br />There's always a choice. I choose friendship, fellowship, unity and love. There are lots of arguments for why that's the wrong choice. I had to choose to leave them behind...Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898344279654975005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532950680800829808.post-46704456877118947272010-08-28T20:27:28.082-04:002010-08-28T20:27:28.082-04:00Hey Chris, thanks for the link. These decisions ce...Hey Chris, thanks for the link. These decisions certainly should not be made lightly.<br /><br />There are certainly verses in the Bible that can be used to support unity at the expense of justice and there are verses that are used to <a href="http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=150041073" rel="nofollow">support justice</a> at the expense of unity.<br /><br />Was it Gene Robinson who divided the Anglican Communion or was it the response to Gene Robinson that did so? Gene (and TEC) would welcome unity with the Anglican Community.<br /><br />Not long ago a group of well-meaning clergymen declared that Dr. Martin Luther King was going too fast, making too many demands, disturbing the peace and the unity before a broader consensus on civil rights was reached.<br /><br />King responded with one of the most import documents of modern times and one that has inspired and challenged me. It is <a href="http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/resources/article/annotated_letter_from_birmingham/" rel="nofollow">Letter From Birmingham Jail.</a><br /><br />In the end each individual acts upon the dictates of his or her own conscience, no exception to that. Whether your conscience leads you to unity or to justice, you must do what you must do.<br /><br />We all have roles to play. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for the link!John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4532950680800829808.post-1464600142469385792010-08-28T20:19:57.271-04:002010-08-28T20:19:57.271-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.com