Monday, March 2, 2009
3 H's - Homosexuality: part 2
I recently watched a movie called 'Milk', in which Sean Penn won the best actor oscar this year. It is the story of the first publically elected openly gay man in America. Harvey Milk, the main character, is killed for being who he is. What struck me in this movie was the lack of equal rights that homosexuals had in the USA only 20 years ago. People could be fired from their jobs if it could be proved that they were gay, they were open to constant vilification and abuse and many of their rights were ignored or absent. I was watching this as the most privilaged type of human: white, western, male and heterosexual, trying to fathom what it would be like to not be able to work or marry because of whom I loved. It is hard to understand, and my prayer is that all those who follow Christ will embrace our brothers and sisters who are gay and fight alongside them against bigotry and oppression, so that they may have the same rights as everyone else.
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Good Day Captain Brother Troy. It is a wonderful vision you speak of. I look forward to one day officiating at a gay wedding or seeing a gay officer being commisssioned. How silent and closed can the Salvation Army be on such issues as your three H's? Well we need people like yourself and Captain Brother Andrew and others to speak out. It s only the Salvation Army for goodness sake, what have we got to loose. I look forward to hearing more on the other two H's. I am not a blgoger but will endeavour to check when I can.
ReplyDeleteHell will be interesting, if it's true, at least I will be with heaps of friends. Peta included.
Bless You (I actually mean that)
Captain Dr C Farrell
I have been very patient. Christ-like, in a way.
ReplyDeleteAnd what I now consider to be an unreasonable amount of time has passed, and still no part 3 on the H's.
Where are you?
It better be some thesis on Hell!!!
Fully referenced, balanced yet 'saying something', and very lonnnngggggg. I have high expectations - do not disappoint me!
And do it soon! NOW!!!
Or when you get a chance. I'm not fussed.
As to the army and it's attitude to homosexuals I refer again to new wine and old wineskins and people who've been drinking the old wine NEVER want the new wine.
ReplyDeleteIf that is an important value and issue for you, it will never find free expression in the army.