Monday, February 13, 2012


Article on Gene Robinson’s visit to St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, N.C.

[Gene] Robinson, limping on a recently broken foot, took it from there. He called on the 300 people in the pews before him to work harder to integrate gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people into their spiritual lives.

He named his sermon, "Hospitality ain't enough."

"It's not bad as far as it goes. Tolerance is better than intolerance, but it's not near enough," he said. "It's not near as good as affirmation, respect and embrace. It stops short of where we need to be, where we need to go."

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/02/12/3008114/preaching-inclusivity-beyond-hospitality.html#storylink=cpy

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