When will the Church stop perpetuating the secular culture’s myth that there’s a wedded partner in everyone’s future? There ain’t! There never was, there’s never going to be, and why should we assume that “life-long, monogamous relationships” are the best way for every Christian to arrange his or her life? Find me where Jesus recommended this, will you? Jesus, I said. Not Paul.
As far as the ELCA vote goes, it’s another slap in the face to single people and a second punch in the gut to gay and lesbian Lutherans who have been called by God to serve in their beloved tradition as they are… and not to be punished if they haven’t been blessed with a life partner.
Oh, I’m not talking about herself being counter-popular-culture. She’s counter-current-American-Christian-culture.
Because when you start reading herself, you start looking at the world and thinking, “Migosh, every fractioned inch of this dirty, disgusting, despicable world is cherished by God. At all times. Including, especially, and shockingly, myself.”
(Yeah, the Bible says that too, but us MOTR denominational layfolk as a whole don’t really spend a lot of time reading the Bible. We spend more time listening to other people tell us what the Bible says. Which kind of sucks.)
Important enough to have its own post: Jill and Kevin, the stars of the JK Wedding Dance Video have created a web page where they’re using the viral fame to raise money for the Sheila Wellstone Institute, which works to prevent domestic violence.
DV is an issue too close to my heart, and I seriously started crying when I saw the page.
My ‘chosen lifestyle’ is to follow Christ as best I can using all the blessings He has bestowed upon me. These blessings include, but are not limited to: one heart to love, two hands to serve, one mouth to praise, two feet to bear the Cross forward.
If you don’t want those gifts mucking up your precious Anglicanisim because I’m queerer than that proverbial three dollar bill, tough shit. You don’t get to pick who’s in or who’s out.
In Christian Love,
Mary Sue
Laywoman
Diocese of Oregon
The Episcopal Church of the USA
You know what, kids? I’m sick unto death of these confounded power-trippers offering me little sips of the Spirit. I want to drink from the FIREHOSE.
I will not read any more blog posts about Prof. Gates…
I will not read any more blog posts about Prof. Gates…
I will not read any more blog posts about Prof. Gates… especially well-meaning white liberal ones who are so upset that persons of color (such as, you know, myself) are pointing out that yes, this happens every day and boy howdy, if every person who it happens to had the political and newshour power of Prof. Gates, y’all would have to start facing the fact that saying, “I think it’s gotten blown out of porportion and everyone needs to calm down” is functionally conversationally equivalent to “Sit your ass down and shut up and know your place, darkie.”
Give me a good ol’ fashioned stereotypical KKK member racist any day of the week. The liberal backhanded oh-we’re-so-enlightened-why-are-you-picking-on-me-for-having-an-opinion-teach-me-your-magical-cultural-ways-so-I-can-appropriate-them-for-the-General-Convention-Theme version racisim makes me want to vomit.
(Oh, and because all Persons of Color do not think the same, this is totally my bitchy before-coffee Dear Jesus Keep Me From Hitting People With Sticks Until The Stupid Runs Out opinion)
A minister, a priest and a rabbi went for a hike one day. It was very
hot. They were sweating and exhausted when they came upon a small lake.
Since it was fairly secluded, they took off all their clothes and jumped
in the water. Feeling refreshed, the trio decided to pick a few berries
while enjoying their “freedom.”
As they were crossing an open area, who should come along but a group of
ladies from town. Unable to get to their clothes in time, the minister
and the priest covered their privates and the rabbi covered his face
while they ran for cover.
After the ladies had left and the men got their clothes back on, the
minister and the priest asked the rabbi why he covered his face rather
than his privates. The rabbi replied, “I don’t know about you, but in MY
congregation, it’s my face they would recognize.”
Dress like Jesus Did
Wear the same prayer shawl as Jesus Authentic direct from Holy Land.
I clicked the link, and it was broken. So I did some searching on the page, and found they were selling tallit gadol with ‘gold’ thread accents and ‘prayers of the New Covenant’ on them.
