Anglican Bishop Calls for 'Gay Christianity'
Purporting to use the "principle of contradiction" from Philosophical thought, Bishop Gene Robinson preaches another gospel.
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LONDON (LifeSiteNews) - The Anglican Church is the perfect vehicle for creating a new “gay” Christianity by virtue of the fact that it is the only church that accepts the logical contradiction of asserting both the sanctity of human life and the existence of a right to abortion.
Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson, whose ordination to the episcopate has precipitated the ongoing schism between traditionally Christian Anglicans and its ultra-liberal, secularized branches, is in London to talk about his vision for the homosexual future of the Anglican Church.
He was visiting and promoting his cause in preparation for the upcoming Lambeth Conference in July.
He told an admiring audience in Putney, in southwest London, that Anglicanism is uniquely suited to the establishment of the contradiction of homosexual Christianity.
“The Anglican tradition is uniquely capable of holding two seemingly contradictory ideas together. Its position on abortion, for example is that all human life is sacred. And, that no one has the right to tell a woman what to do with her body. Both are true,” he said.
The logical principle of non-contradiction, a basic philosophical concept identified by Aristotle, is defined as the idea that two opposed things cannot both be true. Aristotle put it that, “One cannot say of something that it is and that it is not in the same respect and at the same time.”
It is not possible, for example, for a person to both be in a room and not in a room at the same time. This principle is regarded by philosophers as one of the three first principles of rational thought, without which no assertion of any truth is possible.
Many Christian philosophers have noted that the moral chaos in western societies has stemmed from the 20th century’s abandonment of this principle as the guiding force of politics and religion.
Robinson is a long-time supporter of abortion. In 2005, he addressed Planned Parenthood's fifth annual prayer breakfast in Washington. He said then that the only way to defend the pro-abortion mindset is to reach out religiously, saying, “Our defense against religious people has to be a religious defense. ... We must use people of faith to counter the faith-based arguments against us.”
He told Planned Parenthood, “We have to take back those Scriptures.”
He spoke of “the need to teach people about nuance, about holding things in tension, that this can be true and that can be true, and somewhere between is the right answer. It's a very adult way of living, you know. What an unimaginative God it would be if God only put one meaning in any verse of Scripture."
In his talk in London and in a later interview with the Spectator’s Theo Hobson, Robinson laid out the precepts of gay Christianity in which homosexuals, as an oppressed minority, are more capable of Christian charity than heterosexuals.
To lend biblical credence to his assertions, Robinson cited a passage in John’s Gospel in which Jesus tells his disciples they were not ready for all of Christian teaching. Robinson asserts that the acceptance of homosexuality was part of the teaching that the Holy Spirit was to give the Church later.
He said that the growing acceptance of homosexuality in the churches “is all ultimately about is patriarchy — the beginning of the end of it. The strength of the resistance tells us we’re on to something.”
His book, "In the Eye of the Storm", reiterates the homosexual lobby movement’s doctrine that homosexuality is the equivalent of race or sex. He said it gives him a “little window into some of what it must be like to be a woman, or a person of colour, or a person in a wheelchair — and countless other categories the dominant culture has controlled, diminished and oppressed”. This naturally leads to a greater capacity for “Christian empathy”.
“Just as surely as Jesus called to his friend Lazarus to ‘Come out!’ of his tomb, Jesus called me to come out of my tomb of guilt and shame, to accept and love that part of me that he already accepted and loved.”
The Exodus story, he said, is “one of the greatest coming-out stories in the history of the world”.
He admitted that it is possible for heterosexuals to sympathize with the oppressed, saying, “It’s not impossible, but it’s harder.”
Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson, whose ordination to the episcopate has precipitated the ongoing schism between traditionally Christian Anglicans and its ultra-liberal, secularized branches, is in London to talk about his vision for the homosexual future of the Anglican Church.
He was visiting and promoting his cause in preparation for the upcoming Lambeth Conference in July.
He told an admiring audience in Putney, in southwest London, that Anglicanism is uniquely suited to the establishment of the contradiction of homosexual Christianity.
“The Anglican tradition is uniquely capable of holding two seemingly contradictory ideas together. Its position on abortion, for example is that all human life is sacred. And, that no one has the right to tell a woman what to do with her body. Both are true,” he said.
The logical principle of non-contradiction, a basic philosophical concept identified by Aristotle, is defined as the idea that two opposed things cannot both be true. Aristotle put it that, “One cannot say of something that it is and that it is not in the same respect and at the same time.”
It is not possible, for example, for a person to both be in a room and not in a room at the same time. This principle is regarded by philosophers as one of the three first principles of rational thought, without which no assertion of any truth is possible.
Many Christian philosophers have noted that the moral chaos in western societies has stemmed from the 20th century’s abandonment of this principle as the guiding force of politics and religion.
Robinson is a long-time supporter of abortion. In 2005, he addressed Planned Parenthood's fifth annual prayer breakfast in Washington. He said then that the only way to defend the pro-abortion mindset is to reach out religiously, saying, “Our defense against religious people has to be a religious defense. ... We must use people of faith to counter the faith-based arguments against us.”
He told Planned Parenthood, “We have to take back those Scriptures.”
He spoke of “the need to teach people about nuance, about holding things in tension, that this can be true and that can be true, and somewhere between is the right answer. It's a very adult way of living, you know. What an unimaginative God it would be if God only put one meaning in any verse of Scripture."
In his talk in London and in a later interview with the Spectator’s Theo Hobson, Robinson laid out the precepts of gay Christianity in which homosexuals, as an oppressed minority, are more capable of Christian charity than heterosexuals.
To lend biblical credence to his assertions, Robinson cited a passage in John’s Gospel in which Jesus tells his disciples they were not ready for all of Christian teaching. Robinson asserts that the acceptance of homosexuality was part of the teaching that the Holy Spirit was to give the Church later.
He said that the growing acceptance of homosexuality in the churches “is all ultimately about is patriarchy — the beginning of the end of it. The strength of the resistance tells us we’re on to something.”
His book, "In the Eye of the Storm", reiterates the homosexual lobby movement’s doctrine that homosexuality is the equivalent of race or sex. He said it gives him a “little window into some of what it must be like to be a woman, or a person of colour, or a person in a wheelchair — and countless other categories the dominant culture has controlled, diminished and oppressed”. This naturally leads to a greater capacity for “Christian empathy”.
“Just as surely as Jesus called to his friend Lazarus to ‘Come out!’ of his tomb, Jesus called me to come out of my tomb of guilt and shame, to accept and love that part of me that he already accepted and loved.”
The Exodus story, he said, is “one of the greatest coming-out stories in the history of the world”.
He admitted that it is possible for heterosexuals to sympathize with the oppressed, saying, “It’s not impossible, but it’s harder.”
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Scott K, He doesn't accept sin, and He will judge us. If you accept that Robinson is speaking the truth, you have already left the Catholic Church.
Gay Christianity, eh?
Well, I think.....kindly excuse me for a moment while I go to the restroom and puke!
Dear Scott:
I will pray for you. If you've decided to leave our Catholic Faith is your (wrong) decision. and your responsability.
You are right. God is Love and He taught us to love the person but not the sin. Orgerwise He would be contradicting Himself and that's impossible. Remember that He said to the woman in risk to be stoned and caught as adulter:
"Go away and DO NOT SIN ANYMORE".
Again, we must love the sinner, not the sin.
Your responses are the exact reason why I am thinking about leaving the Catholic church. Did not God teach us to LOVE all the same? This is ridiculous. God will NOT judge us. He will accept us for who we are. Don't be scared of differences. Accept them with an open heart!
I believe that Mr. Robinson is the least intelligent person I've ever met. Were he a layman I wouldn't be surprised regards his point of view about homosexuals but he says that he is an Anglican Bishop (?).
If God had wanted He could create 3, 4, 5 genders but He only created two (man and woman). Period.
Homosexuality is defined by sex. Heterosexuality is defined by God.
Tim I mean this respectfully have you gone over to Couragerc.net?
Last time I knew it wasnt about homophobia in the Catholic Church.
Maybe before you make this statement you should do a little research before judge its teachings?
Aslo if Im not mistaken the man who is in charge of Genome project said it isnt directly genetically ingrained if Im not mistaken.
No were not spreading hate we are aware of what the Bible means. I most certainly will pray for you and Bishop Robinson because he hasnt done his homework either.
We are trying to be very gentle and caring about this subject.
PEACE.
I believe Gene Robinson is a scholar of the devil. He refuses sound doctrine, and plays the hate card.
Gene Robinson obviously errs. It is abnormal and indeed perverted for a man to put his privy parts into the behind or mouth of another man. It is abnormal and indeed murderous for a doctor to forcibly remove a living fetus from the womb of an otherwise health mother. It is abnormal and indeed fornicating (or adulterous, depending on one's marital state) to engage in sexual intercourse outside the bounds of Holy Matrimony between man and woman.
Gene Robinson wants license without responsibility and accountability. If one doesn't want a baby, then one mustn't engage in sexual intercourse. God did not make us wild animals given to the passion of the moment (unless we're liberal democrats). God expects and requires us to behave like adults. Indeed, if Gene Robinson does not want to contract AIDS, then he must refrain from the sexual immorality he commits with his live-in male partner. People like this existed in NT times (see Romans chapter 1).
Let's modify a bit what St. Paul wrote in 1st Timothy 1:19 & 20: "...Some, by rejecting conscience, have made a shipwreck of their faith, among them [Gene Robinson], whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme."
Sadly, people like Gene Robinson have to be handed over to Satan. It is the only way that they will ever learn.
I love how Robinson equates homosexuality with "sex and race" as this is what it truly is--a part of one's unique genetic makeup--any belief to the contrary is simply a misinterpritation of the bible and hate. I'm happy to be an openly gay Christian and hope to spread Robinson's word to all. Gays and Lesbians will continue to gain power and movement and soon we will rid the Catholic church of this hateful, damaging homophobia.