Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 319
January 11, 2013
Writer uses imagery of Christians being boiled in cauldrons to make some sort of point about LGBT acceptance
From Jeff Robinson, a writer for the Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood (yes, there's a council for that):
This is an age when the die is cast, and every Christian will be called to give an answer on this question: is homosexual practice wrong or right? Some of us are still able to evade doing so right now. But that likely won’t last for long. It won’t just be famous ministers who have to speak truth on this matter. In some form, all of us will–bricklayers and basketball coaches and homem...
We've opposed everything you've ever done—now find a preacher we like
An inauguration is, in a sense, a party. It's not just a celebration of a President but also a celebration of the American public who elected him or (hopefully soon enough) her. We did have an election, remember. Now is the time to move FORWARD with the result.
This being the case, it is 100% understandable for an inaugural committee to seek out participants who fit the presidential view. Again, not just because the President holds the view but also because the voters who put him (/her) into o...
Thanks for paying the bill. Want a toothpick? Mint? Horribly written dogma?
First things first—let's grade her paper:
Okay, now that I've proffered my (generous) grade, you're free to go read the story behind this, a condemnatory letter that a North Carolina cafe owner, Ed McGovern, had the gall to hand a lesbian couple as they were leaving his establishment:
North Carolina Cafe Owner Hands Lesbian Couple Letter Condemning Homosexuality As They Leave [Towle]
Rocky Stonewall show coming to neighborhood that conceived it
Full disclosure: A close family member is a producer on this show. However, as a proud activist, theater lover, and wall-hitter, I would still write about it even if that were not the case.
Playbill reports:
Ike Holter's rock-propelled gay rights drama Hit the Wall , which premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Garage Theatre last winter, will debut Off-Broadway Feb. 19 at the Barrow Street Theatre.
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Hit the Wall gives another side to the story of the birth of the gay rights movement outside New Yo...
January 10, 2013
Both a thanks and a reminder to David Blankenhorn
It's been fascinating to watch the way David Blankenhorn, star witness in favor of the discriminatory ignobility that is Proposition 8, has reframed his view to one in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. Ever since he came out with his summer of 2012 change of heart, Blankenhorn has been consistent about wanting to move on to what he sees as the other concerns pertaining to marriage. That being the case, I'm not that surprised (even if fascinated) to see that his organization,...
FRC prays married gays won't destroy America
From the exceedingly anti-gay conservative group's weekly "prayer targets":
[FRC]
Translation: No D.C. special interest group opposed to equality can survive long after the cash cow that is this marriage debate dries up their coffers.
Audio: Bryan Fischer says anti-gay activists are new Rosa Parks, Jim Crow
(ignore the dual audio at beginning; was listening to two clips at once)
A new (non-)statement from Pastor Giglio; where do you stand, pastor?
The latest, from Pastor Giglio himself:
The issue of homosexuality (which a particular message of mine some 20 years ago addressed) is one of the most difficult our nation will navigate. However, individuals’ rights of freedom, and the collective right to hold differing views on any subject is a critical balance we, as a people, must recover and preserve.
As a pastor, my mission is to love people, and lead them well, while lifting up the name of Jesus above anything else. I’m confident that any...
