Anti-Gay Bullying & Theology

[antiochian]

Why Anti-Gay Bullying is a Theological Issue, by Cody J. Sanders

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/3479/why_anti-gay_bullying_is_a_theological_issue/

[BruceChris]

And this was my response to the issue:

Dear Mr. President:

It has been found that a person's sexual orientation is a condition of birth, as much as skin color, or gender. It should not be a reason for discrimination, any more than skin color, or gender.

In the time of Galileo, many church officials attempted to use biblical exegesis as a source of scientific understanding. It did not work then, and it will not work now.

It would be nice to have a carefully worded statement from, say, the Surgeon General to adress that effect.

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Also, I sent this to Rachel Maddow:

7:00-9:00 tonite, in Mpls, at loring park, There was a candlelight vigil for those bullied in our schools. (EDIT: I have now heard that it has been 7, lost to suicide in the Minneapolis school districts alone.) Most of our community leaders were there. Many mothers of the unfortunates spoke. There were upwards of a 1,000 people there.

Yours, Bruce Chris Sikkema

[BruceChris]

Minnesota senator Al Franken is sponsering a federal anti-bullying law. Give him your support. Call your federal elected officials

BruceChris

[antiochian]

I'm a MN resident; he'll get my vote.

[BenL]

Why Anti-Gay Bullying is a Theological Issue, by Cody J. Sanders

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/sexandgender/3479/why_anti-gay_bullying_is_a_theological_issue/

Bishop Gene Robinson has blogged on "How Religion Is Killing Our Most Vulnerable Youth." (http://walkingwithintegrity.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-religion-is-killing-our-most.html) It origially appeared on Huffinton Post and was picked up by Walking With Integrity.