Robert Gagnon is one of the leading evangelical scholars on the issue of homosexuality and the bible. He is a New Testament professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The link below will take you to his detailed response to Lisa Miller's (of Newsweek) article on the bible and homosexuality.
Living in a culture which celebrates many things which the Bible condemns and condemns many things which the Bible celebrates, we have an obligation to engage in thoughtful and critical thinking about contemporary issues. For too long the conservative Christian response has been a weird mixture of misinformation, cultural naivety, and fundamentalist hatespeech. Many have based their thinking and position on homosexuality more on a "God and Guns" American ideology than on Christian theology. The critics have aimed their rifles and are firing at will- we cannot afford to retreat to the bunker and fearfully pray for Jesus to come back by noon tomorrow.
Here is the link to Robert Gagnon's lengthy detailed response. It is well worth your time!
Living in a culture which celebrates many things which the Bible condemns and condemns many things which the Bible celebrates, we have an obligation to engage in thoughtful and critical thinking about contemporary issues. For too long the conservative Christian response has been a weird mixture of misinformation, cultural naivety, and fundamentalist hatespeech. Many have based their thinking and position on homosexuality more on a "God and Guns" American ideology than on Christian theology. The critics have aimed their rifles and are firing at will- we cannot afford to retreat to the bunker and fearfully pray for Jesus to come back by noon tomorrow.
Here is the link to Robert Gagnon's lengthy detailed response. It is well worth your time!
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