In The Biblical View(s) of Marriage and Sex I wrote about the lack of a Biblical sexual ethic to guide us in being sexually responsible as those who are Christian, queer, and human, since the Bible offers no judgment on behaviors most of us would find reprehensible and a violation of our most basic personal [...]

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Oops! Sorry for not posting last night as I intended but both my computers were stuck for hours uploading the latest upgrade to the Mac operating system while my iPod Touch was grinding away with it’s own massively time-consuming upgrade. By the time I’d rebooted half a dozen times and sorted my way through the [...]

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In beginning a conversation on queer Christian sexual ethics, I want to offer a couple thoughts upfront.
First up, occasionally you’ll notice I refer to (queer) Christian sexual ethics in my writing with queer in parenthesis. I do so because while I believe there are unique issues to be considered for queer people, our sexual orientation [...]

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Can you imagine how many hits that title’s going to generate on the search engines? At this very moment a heterosexual man in Cleveland, Ohio is eagerly waiting for his slow as molasses dial-up modem to open up this page so he can. . . oh hi, Mr. Cleveland Guy. Here’s the free download of [...]

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Yesterday was our third in a series of weddings, and while the photo to the left is from our first back in 2002, I was just as happy and D was just as beautiful yesterday as six years ago so the old snapshot will have to do until we sort through the photos from yesterday.
It [...]

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Tomorrow D and I are heading over to San Francisco for our appointment at City Hall to hand over our cash and a completed application form in exchange for one state-recognized marriage license.
As an ordained member of the clergy I’ve officiated at several marriages over the past few years and one of the main behind [...]

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I’ve been a weepy crybaby shell of a human being today and if you aren’t in the same shape after reading the news article below then go drink some water because you’ve got a case of severe dehydration.

Need a tissue?
Told you so.
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I don’t know how much the rest of the country and world is hearing about the recent decision by the California Supreme Court, extending the fundamental right to marry to same-sex couples but understandably it’s made it’s appearance on the front page of California newspapers more than a few times since May 15th court ruling. [...]

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D and I met in 1999. In the summer of 2001 we registered as legal domestic partners in the State of California. Six years ago today D and I were married. In the photographic images above D is the radiant dark-haired beauty. I’m the dewy-eyed, bottle-enhanced blond with the goofy grin stuck on her face. [...]

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Christian. Lesbian.
It’s not a contradiction. Neither are you.
When I wrote that phrase some time ago and as I write this post today I’m thinking of you who believe there’s no such thing as a “Christian lesbian.” You consider the term to be a contradiction of terms but more than that, you regard it an offense [...]

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