Category Archives: Sexuality

Recent poor attempt to address(?) same-sex relations and Christian tradition

An old friend/classmate from Great Britain posted a link to a recent article by Jonathan Dudley entitled “My Take: Bible condemns a lot, so why focus on homosexuality?”. I thought “ho hum another article/piece/post on the subject” and made the … Continue reading

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Holy Snugglebunnies (or) Sab-, part III

Originally published in The Window, October 30 2006. Sab- (or) Holy Snugglebunnies, part III Richard M. Wright (Warning: This article contains mature content.) (The Sab- is going somewhere. Trust me.) There is a theological theme that has been… Play. Many … Continue reading

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A few rejoinders to recent On Faith articles on sex and marriage in the Bible

Jennifer Wright Knust is a professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Boston University. She has attracted some attention lately for her series of articles on sexuality and marriage in the Bible. These have appeared in the “On Faith” … Continue reading

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Metropolitan Opera's performance of "Carmen" by Bizet (or) What *is* Carmen?

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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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