First, he seems to think that the Gospel \u2013 the Good News of Jesus Christ \u2013 is not so much the fact that we are reconciled to the Father through Jesus\u2019 atoning sacrifice on the cross, but that Christianity, the Church, or indeed, God himself, places no restraint on our doing pretty much whatever we feel inclined to do \u2013 including marrying people of the same sex.<\/p>\n
Second, forget all that “one flesh” nonsense, sex is not at the heart of marriage at all,\u00a0 companionship<\/em> is. <\/em> That is why married couples are mainly celibate, a regrettable misunderstanding that lead to the extinction of the human race around 200,000 years ago.<\/p>\n Third, when we feel guilty, we needn\u2019t repentant of what we\u2019ve done that caused the guilt. All we have to do is attend an Anglican Church where the priest will infuse us with a gooey sensation of self-worth, assuring us that it\u2019s fine to keep on doing what is making us feel guilty \u2013 particularly if it\u2019s have gay sex; sorry, companionship.<\/em><\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n Bishop of Buckingham the Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson this week spoke at a debate on the issue at Kidlington\u2019s St John\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n A prominent supporter of gay marriage, he told worshippers at the Broadway church that the Christian tradition holds \u201cthe root of marriage is not sex but companionship\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThe idea that marriage is about friendship has become extremely powerful in England.\u201d<\/p>\n Christians must symbolise \u201cgood news\u201d, he said: \u201cOne of the really painful things I have had to learn is how the Church can be really bad news to people\u201d.<\/p>\n This can \u201cstir feelings of guilt and lack of self worth\u201d, but he said: \u201cGod has made us like that. If he wanted to make us another way he would but he didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First, he seems to think that the Gospel \u2013 the Good News of Jesus Christ \u2013 is not so much the fact that we are reconciled to the Father through Jesus\u2019 atoning sacrifice on the cross, but that Christianity, the … Continue reading