Gay-friendly Christianity has become a self-righteous subculture
Gay-friendly Christianity has become a self-righteous subculture
The Christian gay rights lobby adopts the narrative of 'accepting who you are' and diverts the religion towards a flabby liberalism
American gay bishop Gene Robinson has 'a victimised stridency in his tone'
By Theo Hobson
www.guardian.co.uk
March 16, 2011
For quite a while now, liberal Christianity has been strongly defined by the gay issue. It is unhelpful to say "let's move on", as if the issue can be magicked away, but there is a need to remember that liberal Christianity is bigger than any single issue. It is time to reassert the big picture, within which the gay issue fits.
Otherwise, gay-friendly Christianity becomes a self-righteous subculture. It is natural for groups who feel discriminated against to become closely-knit, to create a space of safety. But, in the context of the church, it is also dangerous. When I receive email updates from a certain Christian gay-rights lobby group my heart sinks a little: why are you organising your own carol service, or Lent group or whatever? I want to ask. Why do you seek this cultish separatism? Do you not see that it does not help your cause?
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
The Christian gay rights lobby adopts the narrative of 'accepting who you are' and diverts the religion towards a flabby liberalism
American gay bishop Gene Robinson has 'a victimised stridency in his tone'
By Theo Hobson
www.guardian.co.uk
March 16, 2011
For quite a while now, liberal Christianity has been strongly defined by the gay issue. It is unhelpful to say "let's move on", as if the issue can be magicked away, but there is a need to remember that liberal Christianity is bigger than any single issue. It is time to reassert the big picture, within which the gay issue fits.Otherwise, gay-friendly Christianity becomes a self-righteous subculture. It is natural for groups who feel discriminated against to become closely-knit, to create a space of safety. But, in the context of the church, it is also dangerous. When I receive email updates from a certain Christian gay-rights lobby group my heart sinks a little: why are you organising your own carol service, or Lent group or whatever? I want to ask. Why do you seek this cultish separatism? Do you not see that it does not help your cause?
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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