So if you missed it, a prominent conservative evangelical preacher from Colorado, Ted Haggard was forced to resign from his church and confess to at least some of a homosexual escort’s allegations that he was paying for meth-fuelled gay sex while campaigning against same sex marriage. I don’t really want to add to the […]

It appears that even in conservative circles, equality for gay people is the new black. Suddenly the notion of civil ceremonies or the formal recognition of gay and lesbian relationships has a broader support base than it once did. Comments in one of our threads have turned to this point. Don’t have […]

It appears that after washing around on the blogosphere for a couple of days, including a mention by frequent commenter Lance (I would link the thread, but can’t figure out what post it was on), the advertiser has caught on to the email to Family First supporters worrying that homosexual behaviour would be “normalised” as […]

When leaving a position you have held for a long period of time, it is appropriate to reflect on successes and regrets. And it may be that you are able to characterise one of them as your biggest regret - the absolute thumping mistake that stands out above all others. And, if the […]

Okay, the comments on this thread are out of control, and I think are contributing to our abnormally high traffic rate as everyone keeps reloading close to a thousand comments. So, if you please, those that wish to continue the conversation, please do so on this thread.
To get you started, a musing […]

Okay, the comments thread of one of our posts on the Australian Story show about Brian and Bobbie Houston has turned into (another) debate about homosexuality and sexual impurity. I quote some comments to help you resume the debate. Please keep your comments on this issue to this thread so as not to […]

One of my favorite Australian political blogs is roadtosurfdom. Today he tackles the issue of homosexuality and in particular the condemnation of the Church towards homosexuals and other related issues such as gay marriage. Go and check the whole post out.
Tim Dunlop quotes Senator Andrew Bartlett:
As a politician, I expect people to sometimes strongly disagree […]

Dr Muriel Porter writes in the age:
So moderate church leaders should speak out on their behalf. They should vehemently reject the Global South’s claim that adherence to the authority of the Bible is centred in one particular interpretation of its (limited) references to homosexuality. Since when has sexual practice been the supreme test of Christian […]

For those interested in the ongoing discussion of homosexuality on signposts, here is an interesting read. A article by Ellen T. Armour who is the R.A. Webb Professor of religious studies at Rhodes
College in Memphis, Tenn. Originally posted on www.sojo.net

The ooze tackles homosexuality. May the force be with them