How do I sign the Bishop Robinson petition?

[Str8Ally]

Hi, everyone. I tried twice to sign the petition for Bishop Robinson but both times it said "error." Does anybody know what I should do?

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[u-dog]

Hi, everyone. I tried twice to sign the petition for Bishop Robinson but both times it said "error." Does anybody know what I should do?

:confused:

God is telling you to abandon the GLBT movement and move on!! or... not. I would PM JamieDaniels and ask him. He is the webmaster and he knows EVERYTHING (and he is very dreamy :rolleyes:)

[andrewlittle]

God is telling you to abandon the GLBT movement and move on!! or... not. I would PM JamieDaniels and ask him. He is the webmaster and he knows EVERYTHING (and he is very dreamy :rolleyes:)

Or you could PM Jamie McDaniel, who is also very dreamy, knows everything and actually exists.

While you're at it, please hold some of our aging and more demented members in your thoughts and prayers. You could start with u-dog.

[u-dog]

of the little guy sticking his thumbs in his ears and giving raspberries? I thought I remembered seening that one some place...:rolleyes:

[Blockwell]

I know this isn’t exactly on topic, but I did want to mention that I met Bishop Robinson and his partner about six months ago. I live in New Hampshire and my partner and I are members of CGM (Capital Gay Men) in Concord, New Hampshire. It is a support and social club for gay men that meets weekly at the local Unitarian Church. The Bishop was invited to speak at our organization and he and his partner both showed up to do just that. It was odd to see him in street clothes when I have only seen him in all his regalia. He seemed like just a regular gay man in his 50’s. Due to his participation we had a fairly large attendance that week. We normally have about 30-35 people show up, but that night it must have been closer to 60.

Typically our group steers clear of religious topics but this night was an exception. I was stunned at how many men in our group were still struggling with rectifying their sexual orientation to the teachings of the Church. Because this has not been an issue with me for 30 years, I just assumed everyone else had the same mindset. Boy was I wrong! Men I had known for years were near tears when expressing their concerns about being both gay and Christian. Bishop Robinson spent most of the evening explaining how he was successful in interpreting scripture to where he was comfortable in incorporating his relationship into the Christian framework. Many of the men were very much helped by this discussion and for that I am grateful.

I have never attempted to do the mental gymnastics required to interpret Christian scripture to support my fabulous gay life. I just decided when I was 18 to reject the whole notion of the supernatural. I had this feeling that most of the other men in attendance were with me on that. I could not have been more wrong. I learned a great deal that night.

[Str8Ally]

I know this isn’t exactly on topic, but I did want to mention that I met Bishop Robinson and his partner about six months ago. I live in New Hampshire and my partner and I are members of CGM (Capital Gay Men) in Concord, New Hampshire. It is a support and social club for gay men that meets weekly at the local Unitarian Church. The Bishop was invited to speak at our organization and he and his partner both showed up to do just that. It was odd to see him in street clothes when I have only seen him in all his regalia. He seemed like just a regular gay man in his 50’s. Due to his participation we had a fairly large attendance that week. We normally have about 30-35 people show up, but that night it must have been closer to 60.

Typically our group steers clear of religious topics but this night was an exception. I was stunned at how many men in our group were still struggling with rectifying their sexual orientation to the teachings of the Church. Because this has not been an issue with me for 30 years, I just assumed everyone else had the same mindset. Boy was I wrong! Men I had known for years were near tears when expressing their concerns about being both gay and Christian. Bishop Robinson spent most of the evening explaining how he was successful in interpreting scripture to where he was comfortable in incorporating his relationship into the Christian framework. Many of the men were very much helped by this discussion and for that I am grateful.

I have never attempted to do the mental gymnastics required to interpret Christian scripture to support my fabulous gay life. I just decided when I was 18 to reject the whole notion of the supernatural. I had this feeling that most of the other men in attendance were with me on that. I could not have been more wrong. I learned a great deal that night.

My heart goes out to the people who struggle reconciling their faith with their orientation. Nobody should have to go through that, not inside their own head, and certainly not from the people around them. Blockwell, if you are ever again in a situation where this subject comes up, please tell the people who are struggling to look inside their own heart and head for the answer - they know their orientation is something they are, not something they chose, and not something they can un-choose. Even if they cannot find anything between the covers of the Bible which justifies their orientation, they have to know they cannot both believe that the Bible is true AND that it condemns homosexuality, because what is innate to a person cannot be condemned!