A cricism that I have heard plenty of tim about those who have a non-heterosexual inty and are nrodiverse, is that “one nnot be Gay and be a Christian, Gay and a believer, Gay and live a te life of fah.” Too many view Gay and Spirual as an oxymoron. An oxymoron is an apparent ntradictn of…
Contents:
- WHY BEG A GAY CHRISTIAN ISN’T AN OXYMORON
- GAY AND CHRISTIAN – NOT AN OXYMORON
- ENOUGH WH THE EHER/ORS: OR, WHY 'GAY CHRISTIAN' IS NOT AN OXYMORON
- BEING GAY AND SPIRITUAL IS NOT AN OXYMORON
WHY BEG A GAY CHRISTIAN ISN’T AN OXYMORON
To many, the words "Gay Christian" are, at bt, tensn wh each other. For others, particularly those on the polil right, those two words are mutually… * a gay christian is not an oxymoron *
To many, the words “Gay Christian” are, at bt, tensn wh each other.
For others, particularly those on the polil right, those two words are mutually exclive: beg gay or supportg LGBT rights is utterly nsistent wh beg Christian. But, as the recent viral vio of outgog Atralian Prime Mister Kev Rudd monstrat, is que possible for Christians to embrace same-sex marriage and wele gays and lbians to their ngregatns. Pope Francis himself said this month that gays and lbians “mt be accepted wh rpect, passn, and sensivy.
” Many gays and lbians themselv are Christians. Yet somehow, Amerin polil disurse, a group of relig policians have managed to -opt the term “Christian” and to e “Christian valu” as a phemism for polici that ny gays and lbians their civil rights.
GAY AND CHRISTIAN – NOT AN OXYMORON
Can gays be Christians? One of Larry Tomczak's reasons would be enough, but the apostolic lear and evangelist offers six arguments agast the realy of gay Christians. * a gay christian is not an oxymoron *
To suggt that one nnot be a member of the gay and lbian muny, or support their cln and legal rights, and be Christian is simply false. The persons of fah do not thk of their support for gay rights as excludg them om the stat of “Christian.
Imagg that all Christians feel the same way about gays and lbians also risks alienatg gays and lbians who are themselv persons of fah. Often, and sadly, part if that nfn aris om relig viewpots that treat gays and lbians as, pursuant to the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church, “trsilly disorred” and morally ferr.
The Pope himself noted that he received letters om lbians and gays who felt “socially wound” by the Roman Catholic Church. It is not surprisg, then, that many gays and lbians ultimately leave their spirual muni altogether and seek acceptance elsewhere. Other gay Christians have shared siar stori.
ENOUGH WH THE EHER/ORS: OR, WHY 'GAY CHRISTIAN' IS NOT AN OXYMORON
Dr. Matthew Clark Can you be gay and Christian? The answer is "y!" Say to yourself and believe ! You are a child of God. Christ lov you jt as * a gay christian is not an oxymoron *
Of urse, there are some Christian nomatns that view gays and lbians as immoral. But, unr eher approach, the relatnships of gays and lbians are viewed as utterly different and lser than heterosexual on. Siarly, nial of same-sex marriage ni the opportuny for those gay and lbian Christians, and those who support their marriag, om beg offered the full legal rights of marriage.
Christians who are gay, lbian, or straight alli need to reclaim their Christiany.
They need to speak out and intify themselv as Christian, wh equal force of those opposed to gay and lbian rights. Relig groups marchg the Chigo Gay Pri Para 2013 stretched across two cy blocks. Even the Pope stated, “If someone is gay and he search for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?
BEING GAY AND SPIRITUAL IS NOT AN OXYMORON
* a gay christian is not an oxymoron *
” Such visible and vol displays of support for the rights of gays and lbians is ccial to reclaimg the inty of Christiany the public arena. It is time to regnize that “gay Christian” is not an oxymoron; stead is a statement of tth for a large part of the Christian muny.