Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Yesterday I proposed that you recognize the boundaries of the old-testament admonishment against homosexuality by letting lesbian couples get married. But the bible actually says men are superior: “But I would have you know, that the head of…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The people who are upset because I want to get married keep pointing to the Bible as justification for their intolerance. “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.” Leviticus 18:22 So why not…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Somebody asked me the other day who the gays want for President. Hillary Clinton has been the long-time favorite because of her support of New Yorkers at pride events and legislation to help stop AIDS. I think the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Bible Week continues with a clarification of Leviticus. The old-testament passage says “[a man] shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.” On the surface, this seems pretty damming, but…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Your public policy on gay marriage hinges on a condemnation of gay sex, which of course comes from the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah. The story goes that God destroyed the two cities because of the immoralities…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Your public policy on gay marriage seems to have all started with Adam and Eve. This original couple started out clinging together and was later told by God that they were married and to “go forth and multiply.”…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Since the public policy banning my marriage is based on the teachings of the Catholic Church, it would be prudent to take a moment to examine the credentials of the teacher. In 1633, The Vatican said that the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Since the Bible is the foundation everybody turns to when they try to justify the special ban on same-sex marriages, it would be a good idea for you to know what the Bible actually says about homosexuality, and…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today is World AIDS Day. It’s an awful disease. Government is not doing enough, and the religious are doing even less. The US branch of the Salvation Army ignores this day to ring bells in suburbia. They divert…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Like many Californians, I’m not profoundly religious, and the Bible is a big puzzle. So I rely on people of faith to help me interpret that book. The Most Reverend Jefferts Schori, a bishop of the Episcopal Church,…Read More »