Category Archives: Homosexuality

Why It Matters How We Read the Bible

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Doug Bennett

November 9, 2015 “We want to clarify for everybody that this is not a homosexuality issue for us, this is an authority of scripture/interpretation of scripture/orthodoxy issue for us.” That’s what Anthem Friends Church said last week as they withdrew … Continue reading →

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What Bible Is She Reading?

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Doug Bennett

September 8, 2015 What Bible is she reading? Or how is she reading her Bible? So long as Kim Davis is occupying so much of the news cycle for her refusal to issue (or allow to be issued) marriage licenses … Continue reading →

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The Fraud of “Biblical Marriage”

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Doug Bennett

August 1, 2013 Quick, name a happily married couple in the New Testament. Let’s make it easier: how about just naming any married couple in the New Testament? While you are compiling your list, let me say a few words … Continue reading →

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What Do Quakers Consider Sin? What Does God?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Doug Bennett

July 25, 2013 Note:  The new issue of Quaker Theology (#23) is now available for online reading. Contents include responses by the editors of QT and six Friends to a press statement on “Quakers and Homosexuality” by Friends Church Kenya.  … Continue reading →

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Now (As Always) It Is Up To Us

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Doug Bennett

June 26, 2013 In two dramatic decisions this week, the Supreme Court declared laws unconstitutional. By a 5-4 majority, the Court set aside section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. And by an identical margin, though with only one vote … Continue reading →

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Homosexuality as a Sin: The View from the U.S. Public

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Doug Bennett

June 7, 2013 The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has just released a large, detailed survey exploring public opinion about homosexuality and gay marriage. Included in the survey (Part 3) are a number of questions that … Continue reading →

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A New Hymn, “In the Midst of New Dimensions”

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Doug Bennett

May 12, 2013 On this Mother’s Day, I had the chance to sing a new hymn whose words (and music) I like a great deal. Hymn singing is one of the pleasures of attending a United Church of Christ (UCC) … Continue reading →

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Rights Vs. Righteousness In the Marriage Equality Debate

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Doug Bennett

April 3, 2103 “Supreme Court Debates Same-Sex Marriage – Should We?”   This was the title of a recent blog post by Micah Bales that has stayed on my mind.  In it, he says he strongly supports moves towards legalization of … Continue reading →

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Toward a Testimony of Intimacy

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Doug Bennett

February 28, 2013 Now up on the Friends Journal website, an article I’ve written for the March 2013 issue entitled Toward a Testimony of Intimacy. Here are the opening sentences: Let’s face it: we don’t like to talk about sex. … Continue reading →

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What Does God Mean By ‘Sin?’

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Doug Bennett

November 19, 2011 For the Indiana Yearly Meeting Facebook Page: My devotions over the past few weeks have been focused on trying to understand what God means by “sin:” what is the nature of sin, and how does it arise. … Continue reading →

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