Last time took eight to see “Turandot” by Puccini. Fairly full theater. People came up to us with tears in their eyes (I am not making that up) to express how much they appreciate young people coming to see the opera.
This time we had eleven. Theater was packed. And quite a few young people – [...]
Posts under ‘Sexuality’
Metropolitan Opera’s performance of “Carmen” by Bizet (or) What *is* Carmen?
Irony – thy name is “Episcopal”
Frankly I have not paid much attention to this because I do not care an whole lot.
The Rev. Alberto Cutié, the celebrity priest removed from his Miami Beach church after photos of him kissing and embracing a woman appeared in the pages of a Spanish-language magazine earlier this month, has left the Roman Catholic Archdiocese [...]
Cracks in the Plating – Isaiah 56
There has been an exchange of unusual quality over at TitusOneNine concerning the issue of same-sex relations and the classic “shellfish” argument. By this I mean those who take the more “liberal” view (same-sex relations are not inherently sinful and those who engage in such – especially in “committed” relationships – should not be disqualified [...]
Good propaganda and sex in science-fiction
Monday is “Star Trek: Enterprise” night.
One of the episodes last night was “Stigma“. From Trek Nation:
While Enterprise visits a planet where an Interspecies Medical Exchange conference is taking place, Dr. Phlox tries to obtain research on a terminal disease from the Vulcan contingency there. But he must not reveal that T’Pol has contracted this disease, [...]
Sab- (or) Holy Snugglebunnies, part III
Sab- (or) Holy Snugglebunnies, part III
Richard M. Wright
(Warning: This article contains mature content.)
(Note: This article was first written for the church newsletter. Because it was going to a broad audience I used the euphemism “snugglebunnies”. Some parents with young children might feel that “look, I’m not afraid to talk about sex, but I was hoping [...]
