Thursday, August 26, 2004
What did God join?
The debate in the church over same-sex "marriage" (or civil unions) must be leaving a lot of ordinary pew-sitting Christians thoroughly confused. The Bible is being used as the authority by both those favouring same-sex marriage, and those who oppose it. Who - if anyone - is right? Does it matter?
Edith M. Humphrey, associate professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, has written one of the best articles I have seen weighing up the relative merits of both camps' arguments. A must-read.
The debate in the church over same-sex "marriage" (or civil unions) must be leaving a lot of ordinary pew-sitting Christians thoroughly confused. The Bible is being used as the authority by both those favouring same-sex marriage, and those who oppose it. Who - if anyone - is right? Does it matter?
Edith M. Humphrey, associate professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, has written one of the best articles I have seen weighing up the relative merits of both camps' arguments. A must-read.
