http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1371 A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:48:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1371#comment-649 Jerry Nora Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1374#comment-649 How quaint, that we are supposed to imitate the Man who sat with tax collectors and prostitutes, yet who still spoke out for the straight and narrow.<br /><br />I recalled hearing about a Mass specifically for homosexuals that happens weekly somewhere in Pittsburgh; some people thought it was a bad idea, but I remember thinking that it could be a powerful ministry. Of course, it could also just be a way for a PC priest to confirm people in their lifestyles in defiance of the Church, but I'm glad that more people are talking about how we are to LOVINGLY minister to homosexuals, however uncomfortable and messy it may be.
I recalled hearing about a Mass specifically for homosexuals that happens weekly somewhere in Pittsburgh; some people thought it was a bad idea, but I remember thinking that it could be a powerful ministry. Of course, it could also just be a way for a PC priest to confirm people in their lifestyles in defiance of the Church, but I'm glad that more people are talking about how we are to LOVINGLY minister to homosexuals, however uncomfortable and messy it may be.]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1371#comment-650 steve Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1374#comment-650 Interestingly, the Sed Contra page is blocked (due to "adult content") from within the Lucent Technologies firewall. Makes me all the more interested to see what's happening over there! ;-)<br /><br />In other news, only about 4 days til National Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day.<br /><br />cheers

In other news, only about 4 days til National Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day.

cheers]]> http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1371#comment-651 Jerry Nora Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1374#comment-651 Thank you for this post. I'll have to study it some more. http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1371#comment-652 steve Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1374#comment-652 Went over to Sed Contra (on my unrestricted machine @ home). I guess the idea that a gay guy would see same sex attraction as a disorder, and promote chastity and obedience to Scripture and his faith, is simply too "adult" for Lucent's (ticker: LU) site blocker. Please note this is not content filtering, but purely based on sites disallowed. Let's call this a case of Political Correctness Bigotry.<br /><br />But to the topic at hand, this gent over at Sed Contra makes a great point: I.e., that all Christians (and all people) live with various disorders (i.e., "besetting sins") and that same sex attraction is just another one of them. The fact that many Christians single this particular temptation out as deserving special (i.e., un-Christ-like) treatment is an embarrassment to me as a Christian.<br /><br />Thanks, Funky, for the good link... and for being just a little bit less "anti-gay." ;-)<br /><br />Cheers
But to the topic at hand, this gent over at Sed Contra makes a great point: I.e., that all Christians (and all people) live with various disorders (i.e., "besetting sins") and that same sex attraction is just another one of them. The fact that many Christians single this particular temptation out as deserving special (i.e., un-Christ-like) treatment is an embarrassment to me as a Christian.

Thanks, Funky, for the good link… and for being just a little bit less "anti-gay."

Cheers]]>