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The Meaning of Biblical Marriage: Who Decides These Things?

Shari Johnson describes herself as “I am an evangelical Christian who, I am sorry to say, used to be one of the ‘don’t-confuse-me-with-facts-because-my-mind-is-made-up’ type of Christian.” Now in a Fox News opinion piece she tells us, “When I hear terms like ‘God’s design’ and ‘Biblical marriage’ I have to wonder who decides these things.” Her …

January 7, 2012 – 7:49 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , | Comments (9)

“The Invention of Sexual Identity”

What was the nineteenth century’s worst invention? Choosing just one isn’t an easy task, but one that should be near the top of the list is . . . sexual identity. Few modern creations have wreaked as much havoc on individuals and culture as this medical concept. [From The Invention of Sexual Identity » First …

October 9, 2011 – 6:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Book Review: A Queer Thing Happened To America

Book Review A Queer Thing Happened to America: And What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been by Michael L. Brown. Let’s get straight to the point. Michael Brown has written a lengthy book on seamy practices in the “gay rights” movement. That means he must be (a) a raving homophobic fundamentalist, (b) an important contributor …

September 1, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (26)

“Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner:” Two Sides To the Story, and a Decision To Make

Difficult? Or Impossible? Years ago I was in an undergraduate social psychology lecture at the University of Central Florida. The professor, speaking of attitudes toward homosexuality, told us, “Christians say they can ‘hate the sin but love the sinner,’ but I think that’s pretty hard.” By his non-verbals it was clear that he meant is …

July 12, 2011 – 9:14 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Life and Choices, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (11)

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

“When Good becomes Evil”

They say the homosexual “marriage” issue is a purely private matter that won’t affect anyone else’s life or marriage. Don’t believe it. One of the most eye-opening features of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial – the trial where a few people in California are trying to redefine marriage for the entire nation to include homosexual …

December 7, 2010 – 4:56 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , | Comments (30)

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)

An Odious Law: Uganda and Homosexuality

John Mark Reynolds: Uganda may pass a law that could lead to the death penalty for homosexual behavior. The proposed law is odious…. No good can come of this bill and great harm will be done if it is passed. Some fringe Evangelical support may be behind the bill and so American Evangelicals have some …

December 5, 2009 – 7:13 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (19)

Discrimination On the Basis of What?

From a termination letter written to an employee of Brookstone, Inc.: Peter, Brookstone is an equal opportunity employer, meaning that we maintain a healthy, safe and productive work environment free from discrimination or harassment based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, or other factors that are unrelated to …

November 5, 2009 – 1:51 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , | Comments (17)