Gene Robinson Interviewed by the Arizona Daily Star
Why do you remain dedicated to your faith when so many Christians object to your personal life?
"I stay sympathetic to those people by reminding myself that they are only following what we've taught them for countless centuries. For them, it must feel like we're changing the rules in the middle of the game.
"The truth is that the church has changed its mind about a lot of things. It wasn't that long ago that we were using Scripture to justify slavery and the subjugation of women. Now we're living in a time when the church is asking, 'Have we got it wrong about this issue as well, and is God leading us to another place?' And I would say, 'Yes, that is what we're seeing.' "
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"I stay sympathetic to those people by reminding myself that they are only following what we've taught them for countless centuries. For them, it must feel like we're changing the rules in the middle of the game.
"The truth is that the church has changed its mind about a lot of things. It wasn't that long ago that we were using Scripture to justify slavery and the subjugation of women. Now we're living in a time when the church is asking, 'Have we got it wrong about this issue as well, and is God leading us to another place?' And I would say, 'Yes, that is what we're seeing.' "
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