tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21837074.post115991508514128448..comments2023-11-03T01:20:25.858+13:00Comments on my faith: Christian NazisGeekeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18259357191873885086noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21837074.post-1160021384035348272006-10-05T17:09:00.000+13:002006-10-05T17:09:00.000+13:00Plenty of rhetorical questions and straw men in th...Plenty of rhetorical questions and straw men in there! But hey the things we do for comments ;)<BR/><BR/>I think that while there is a vocal lunatic fringe the vast majority of Christians are asking the question "how do we love gay and lesbian people?" Thats a hard question to answer if you're honest about what it means in human/social terms to take a position a la the Presbyterian church on the issue of leadership and sexual ethics. I can understand someone saying: you don't accept me or love me for who I am if you deny me leadership roles. I don't have any pat answers here that extend the discussion beyond treating all people as Christ.<BR/><BR/>On the Helen Clark issue, there is no justification for judgmentalism on account of sexuality. However, IF this really was the "illusion of the century" then it would be fair game for critique on account of the deception of the electorate (whether or not it matters that she might be a lesbian). <BR/><BR/>"Not that there's anything wrong with that..."BJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836871676533938956noreply@blogger.com