interviews me for RNS:<\/p>\n
A few\u00a0decades ago, there were basically two options for people who wanted to follow Jesus but were attracted to the same gender: They could either throw off religion and embrace their sexuality, or they could remain in the faith and hide their sexual orientations. Today, there are other options. Some\u2013like Matthew Vines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0David Gushee<\/a>\u2013are\u00a0attempting to make a biblical case for same-sex relationships. Others\u2013such as Julie Rodgers<\/a> and Wesley Hill<\/a>\u2013are leading a movement of celibate gay Christians.<\/p>\n
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Among\u00a0the second group, Eve Tushnet has risen to prominence. She has a popular blog hosted by the Patheos Catholic Channel<\/a>\u00a0and has created a stir with her book\u00a0\u201cGay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith<\/a>.\u201d Here we discuss why it is important to her to self-identify as a lesbian and whether she\u2019s missing something about the uniqueness\u00a0and importance of erotic\u00a0intimacy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
more<\/a> (and Merritt was one of the people whose questions inspired this post about Fra Angelico and sex and\u2026 stuff.<\/a> In case you were in the market for a LESS coherent answer to his question!)<\/p>\n
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A few\u00a0decades ago, there were basically two options for people who wanted to follow Jesus but were attracted to the same gender: They could either throw off religion and embrace their sexuality, or they could remain in the faith and hide their sexual orientations. Today, there are other options. Some\u2013like Matthew Vines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0David Gushee<\/a>\u2013are\u00a0attempting to make a biblical case for same-sex relationships. Others\u2013such as Julie Rodgers<\/a> and Wesley Hill<\/a>\u2013are leading a movement of celibate gay Christians. \u2013 See more at: http:\/\/jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com\/2015\/05\/06\/meet-the-gay-celibate-catholic-whos-shaking-up-the-sexuality-debates\/#sthash.y35zdaE4.dpuf<\/div>\n\nA few\u00a0decades ago, there were basically two options for people who wanted to follow Jesus but were attracted to the same gender: They could either throw off religion and embrace their sexuality, or they could remain in the faith and hide their sexual orientations. Today, there are other options. Some\u2013like Matthew Vines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0David Gushee<\/a>\u2013are\u00a0attempting to make a biblical case for same-sex relationships. Others\u2013such as Julie Rodgers<\/a> and Wesley Hill<\/a>\u2013are leading a movement of celibate gay Christians.<\/p>\n
Among\u00a0the second group, Eve Tushnet has risen to prominence. She has a popular blog hosted by the Patheos Catholic Channel<\/a>\u00a0and has created a stir with her book\u00a0\u201cGay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith<\/a>.\u201d Here we discuss why it is important to her to self-identify as a lesbian and whether she\u2019s missing something about the uniqueness\u00a0and importance of erotic\u00a0intimacy.<\/p>\n
\u2013 See more at: http:\/\/jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com\/2015\/05\/06\/meet-the-gay-celibate-catholic-whos-shaking-up-the-sexuality-debates\/#sthash.y35zdaE4.dpuf<\/p><\/div>\n
\nA few\u00a0decades ago, there were basically two options for people who wanted to follow Jesus but were attracted to the same gender: They could either throw off religion and embrace their sexuality, or they could remain in the faith and hide their sexual orientations. Today, there are other options. Some\u2013like Matthew Vines<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0David Gushee<\/a>\u2013are\u00a0attempting to make a biblical case for same-sex relationships. Others\u2013such as Julie Rodgers<\/a> and Wesley Hill<\/a>\u2013are leading a movement of celibate gay Christians.<\/p>\n
Among\u00a0the second group, Eve Tushnet has risen to prominence. She has a popular blog hosted by the Patheos Catholic Channel<\/a>\u00a0and has created a stir with her book\u00a0\u201cGay and Catholic: Accepting My Sexuality, Finding Community, Living My Faith<\/a>.\u201d Here we discuss why it is important to her to self-identify as a lesbian and whether she\u2019s missing something about the uniqueness\u00a0and importance of erotic\u00a0intimacy.<\/p>\n
\u2013 See more at: http:\/\/jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com\/2015\/05\/06\/meet-the-gay-celibate-catholic-whos-shaking-up-the-sexuality-debates\/#sthash.y35zdaE4.dpuf<\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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