To Treat One Another As Humans

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series To Treat One Another As Humans

The Manhattan Declaration hit the news again this week, thanks to an iPhone/iPad application supporting it which for a short while was in Apple’s app store. Apple pulled it out in response to an uproar raised by homosexual rights activists. A Manhattan Declaration blogger responded to the controversy here. This evening I’ve been reading gay-rights advocates’ …

November 28, 2010 – 10:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Comments (2)

To Treat One Another As Humans: Part 2a

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series To Treat One Another As Humans

I have recently urged gay rights advocates To Treat One Another As Humans. We Christians need reminders at times, too. Our public face in the gay-rights controversy is dominated by the message of “You Can’t Do That!” We don’t entirely control how the media portray us, but we can at least be sure that we’re …

December 2, 2010 – 11:30 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Ethics, Life and Choices, The Faith | Tagged , | Comments (12)

To Treat One Another As Humans, Part 2b

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series To Treat One Another As Humans

My plans to complete this series have been delayed by a medical emergency in our extended family, which has necessitated an unexpected trip out of state and a lot of time in prayer and family decision-making. It was always going to be a difficult topic to write on. These events in a way bring the …

December 7, 2010 – 8:34 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Comments (20)

Can a Homosexual Be a Christian? Can a Christian Be Homosexual?

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series To Treat One Another As Humans

Is there such a thing as a gay or lesbian Christian? Of course there is. I know that I myself am a saved sinner, so I am certain there are lesbians and gays who are Christians. I’m acquainted with more than one who say that they are, and one in particular for whom there is …

December 10, 2010 – 7:05 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Comments (4)

Christians and Gay-Rights Advocates: Hatred or Humanity?

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series To Treat One Another As Humans

I have just completed a short series on gay-rights advocates and Christians treating one another as humans. The first several titles I used in that series did not make clear what the topic was, so I’m appending this as a topic-title page. To Treat One Another As Humans: Urging gay-rights advocates to be consistent in …

December 10, 2010 – 7:24 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off