12 Propositions on Same Sex Relations

Kim Fabricius offers twelve pertinent propositions on Same Sex Relationships on the Faith and Theology Blog of Ben Meyers.

I think you'll find them compelling and succinct.

I think proposition 11 says it best, the inclusive list is getting broader:

11. My own view is that, following the biblical trajectory (cf. the “underlying principle” in the second condition of the hermeneutical axiom stated in Proposition 3) of an ever-expanding inclusiveness of once-marginalized people (Gentiles, women, blacks), it is only a question of time before the list expands to embrace homosexuals. Theologically, the issue before us is not that of “rights”, or even justice or emancipation (the discourse of liberalism), it is a matter of divine grace and human and ecclesial ontology. The issues we have to tease out together include biblical hermeneutics (particularly as it relates to the prescriptive use of scripture in Christian ethics and to Augustine’s regula caritatis), empirical evidence, and personal experience. With my own eyes I have seen the certainties, caricatures, and phobias of Christians melt away through the warmth of contact and fellowship with lesbian and gay people, and, indeed – crucially – through the visibility of their holiness and charisms. The biblical paradigm is the story of the conversion of Cornelius in Acts 10 – which, of course, is actually the story of the conversion of Peter himself, an “Aha!”
moment before “Truth’s superb surprise” (Emily Dickinson), an event which sent the early church back to torah and tradition trusting that the Spirit would guide it into new heuristic strategies of reading and interpretation.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Whoa--I consider myself fairly literate, and I had a lot of trouble wading through this. I suspect that most people would have given up long before you got to your point. Maybe a followup translation into English might be a good idea? And, as always, I agree with you.

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