You know what breaks my monkish little heart? That we still have to explain to grown adults that mistranslating a word isn’t a theological position—it’s a clerical error. And yet entire empires of shame were built on it, like spiritual MLMs peddling damnation.
Meanwhile, Jesus out here minding his own business, not saying a single word about same-sex love, but somehow the Church turned “man bed” into a death sentence and called it divine.
The real miracle isn’t the resurrection—it’s that queer folks still have faith at all after what’s been done in God's name.
Somebody pass the communion wine. I need a second cup.
Thank you so much for this essay. A couple of corrections: Kathy Baldock's friend's name is Netto, not Meadow. And David Sheldon Fearon died in January 2023, not during Pride Month. I am the person who was able to find David even though he signed the letters to Weigle using his middle name as a last name to disguise his identity.
So, as a liberal Episcopalian, a mother of a gay son, and 2 bi daughters, what translation of the Bible do you recommend? The episcopal church is all about the RSV.
Thank you for this. I’ve been struggling with this a lot this year and have been trying to reconcile what I’ve been taught all my life with realizations I’ve recently had as I study more sources and try to see the Divine through my human eyes. Your essays help give structure to much of what I’ve been feeling but can’t quite articulate.
I am always in awe of your writing talent. Simply fabulous. Your essays are incredible and stick in my mind long after reading them. Thank you for what you do.
Beautifully written. I love to learn more about the core truths of my faith as a follower of Jesus. It has never, ever made sense to me that loving someone can be a sin. And it never will.
The H-word per se is not in the KJV (1 Corinthians 6:9-11), but there are some sorry judgemental pejoratives that can be interpreted that way. It's the sick culture it came from. :(
You know what breaks my monkish little heart? That we still have to explain to grown adults that mistranslating a word isn’t a theological position—it’s a clerical error. And yet entire empires of shame were built on it, like spiritual MLMs peddling damnation.
Meanwhile, Jesus out here minding his own business, not saying a single word about same-sex love, but somehow the Church turned “man bed” into a death sentence and called it divine.
The real miracle isn’t the resurrection—it’s that queer folks still have faith at all after what’s been done in God's name.
Somebody pass the communion wine. I need a second cup.
Thank you so much for this essay. A couple of corrections: Kathy Baldock's friend's name is Netto, not Meadow. And David Sheldon Fearon died in January 2023, not during Pride Month. I am the person who was able to find David even though he signed the letters to Weigle using his middle name as a last name to disguise his identity.
So, as a liberal Episcopalian, a mother of a gay son, and 2 bi daughters, what translation of the Bible do you recommend? The episcopal church is all about the RSV.
Thank you for your honest evangelism.
Thank you for this. I’ve been struggling with this a lot this year and have been trying to reconcile what I’ve been taught all my life with realizations I’ve recently had as I study more sources and try to see the Divine through my human eyes. Your essays help give structure to much of what I’ve been feeling but can’t quite articulate.
I am always in awe of your writing talent. Simply fabulous. Your essays are incredible and stick in my mind long after reading them. Thank you for what you do.
As always, a fabulous piece my friend. Thank you for pointing out the details and calling out the hypocrisy.
Beautifully written. I love to learn more about the core truths of my faith as a follower of Jesus. It has never, ever made sense to me that loving someone can be a sin. And it never will.
I have 3 Bibles and one if them is the Revised Standard Version. I inherited it from my paternal grandmother. It was a gift from my parents to her.
It is also the only one that uses the word homosexual in the 1 Corinthians verse. Wow!
The H-word per se is not in the KJV (1 Corinthians 6:9-11), but there are some sorry judgemental pejoratives that can be interpreted that way. It's the sick culture it came from. :(