The Rowan County Clerk in Kentucky is sitting in jail as I type because of her refusal to do her job. She appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court because she claimed her Christian faith prohibits her from having her name on the marriage licenses of marriages she doesn’t personally support. The very…
I’m still thinking about Indiana. I’m glad they came up with a patch to the RFRA law they passed. I recognize gays and lesbians in Indiana (and other states) are still subject to discrimination if they don’t live in communities that have added gender identity or sexual orientation to their human rights codes. (Idaho–Add the…
I’m far from home tonight. Sitting on my hotel balcony, overlooking the Ohio River in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. I’m far from home when startling news has been announced. In a 57 page decision, US Magistrate Judge Candy Dale determined Idaho’s Constitutional ban against same gender marriage is unconstitutional. “… Idaho’s Marriage Laws withhold from them…
My Facebook and Twitter news feed the past few days has been full of news of Frank Schaefer. He is a United Methodist Pastor who was brought up on Ecclesiastical charges for presiding at the same gender marriage of his son. He’s been suspended for 30 days, which seems a legitimate response to violating his…
My friend Robert asked the question, “how does the demise of DOMA affect my relationship with God?” And then he answered it with, “it doesn’t.” And I think more people need to consider why that is true. Because there is nothing in the overturning of the Defense of Marriage Act that could possibly interfere with…
This past week, I had the distinct privilege of being a part of a Holy moment. There is a young couple in our church who wanted to get married. I had baptized both of them, when they came to faith and joined the church. Andy proposed to Chris on the labyrinth, in front of the…
Here is my newsletter article for October. It is likely controversial, and so I wanted to publish it here so that we may begin the conversation that needs to take place. I don’t presume that everyone will agree with me about this topic, and so, especially if you do not, please help me understand your…
Glass Overflowing 