NorCalUrban

Blogger "The Conserative Christian" takes exception to my quoting Brian McLaren in an earlier post. However, I agree with him that I can be sometimes quite nutty. Although I'm flattered - if he would have read right he would have saw that I was quoting McLaren. Let's give credit when credit is due. In the end, I'm glad we're all talking about this issue. Right on, Mr. McLaren for stirring the pot.

There is an excellant series of posts that Mclaren did on the how the church should deal with homosexuals. Being from the San Francisco area - this is a pressing issue. Even in the traditional African American church there are many who are on the 'down low. It's an important topic that we must consider. I'm glad Mclaren is willing to ask these questions. Now, to be sure, sin is sin. But why do we classify some sins as more evil than others? Frankly, many of us don't know what we should think about homosexuality. We've heard all sides but no position has yet won our confidence so that we can say "it seems good to the Holy Spirit and us." That alienates us from both the liberals and conservatives who seem to know exactly what we should think. Even if we are convinced that all homosexual behavior is always sinful, we still want to treat gay and lesbian people with more dignity, gentleness, and respect than our colleagues do. If we think that there may actuall...