I’m confused. When I hear Christian conservatives speak of the need to preserve traditional marriage, I find myself asking: Which tradition? The Hebrew tradition, in which a man could marry as many women as he could support? The Pauline tradition (1 Cor. 7.36-38), in which
News release BRASILIA, Brazil — A delegation of leaders from the predominantly gay Metropolitan Community Churches met on May 5 with The Honorable Nilmario Miranda, Brazilian Minister for Human Rights and a member of the Brazilian President’s Cabinet. Attending the meeting were Rev. Troy Perry,
News release AMHERST, Mass. — The Congressional Budget Office reported yesterday that allowing same-sex couples to marry would have a positive impact on the federal budget. The report confirms recent findings from state-level studies conducted by the Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (IGLSS)
With his endorsement of an anti-gay Constitutional amendment, President George Bush fired the opening shot in a new culture war. This new war — launched ironically by the President who promised to be a “uniter, not a divider” — has not only divided the larger
In the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community today, we sense, increasingly, that we have lost our way. We feel less of a sense of unity with one another. We bicker not only over big issues, but about matters we ourselves sense, with nagging frustration,
In a speech almost a year ago to U.S. troops, President Bush declared: “The freedom you defend is the right of every person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize is not America’s gift to the world; it is God’s gift to
Several mainline Christian denominations are worried about gay marriage. Should the church bless a union between adults of the same gender? Can the church bless a union that the government does not recognize? President Bush is also worried about gay marriage. Recently, he responded to
I laugh every time I hear the phrase, “Marriage Protection Week.” Is it really necessary to prevent gay and lesbian couples from marriage that the “tro’s” (heterosexuals) guard so sacredly? Isn’t there a Dick’s Divorce Shack on every corner in every town right next to
Perhaps the ugliest idol that we see today is the so-called “traditional family.” This idol is widely worshiped in the conservative factions of most religions. It should be obvious to its worshippers that it is an idol when these people see agreement between groups who
Legal recognition and celebration of same-sex marriage is far more revolutionary than just the passage of a few state and national laws. The bonds (“bondage”) of matrimony cry out for a fresh look at the ancient human tradition of marriage, which is based on the