Steve Gushee of The Palm Beach Post reminds us that Saturday was the Feast Day of St. Cornelius.
So in honor of Cornelius the Centurion, here's a golden oldie from the Slacktivist archives:
"The Abominable Shellfish: Why some Christians hate gays but love bacon"
Gushee tiptoes a bit, but he understands the point of the story of Cornelius:
The story reminds us that the God's will is often contrary to our conventional wisdom and traditional values.
More often than not, God's will contradicts our most closely held convictions.
Peter was still free to eat kosher if he preferred, but God was commanding him to accept and embrace — as equals — those others he rejected as "unclean."
Update: Fixed the link and the title. (Two goofs in such a short post.)
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