Cardinal Keith O’Brien had a long-term physical relationship with one of the priests whose complaints against him led to his removal as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, according to Church sources cited by the Herald Scotland. Cardinal O’Brien went into retirement after admitting “there have been times that my sexual conduct has fallen below Read more
It is ironic that the proponents of homosexuality so often point to ancient Greece as their paradigm because of its high state of culture and its partial acceptance of homosexuality or, more accurately, pederasty. Though some ancient Greeks did write paeans to homosexual love, it did not occur to any of them to propose homosexual Read more
In an effort to eliminate all references to homosexual activity as sinful from Scripture, a new homosexual-friendly “Bible” has been produced. The gay Bible, called the Queen James Version, with a rainbow cross on its cover, changes eight passages that its publishers claim have been wrongly construed to refer to homosexual behaviour. Continue reading
My first encounter with gay conversion or gay reparative therapy (GRT) was the day I finally summoned the courage to ask a friend about the cluster of scars on his wrists. ‘Gary’ explained that when he was 15, his parents took him to a place called Exodus International where a group leader would try to Read more
Same sex marriages are to be discussed by the Anglican Church, after a motion was passed at its synod in Fiji on Wednesday. About 160 church members are attending the meeting, where the Reverend Glynn Cardy put forward a motion asking the church to have a conversation about the nature of marriage, and how it Read more
A father is concerned his son attended alternative sexuality education classes at school that explored ideas like transsexuality without his knowledge or permission. However the Rainbow Youth organisation’s education co- ordinator stands by the presentations, saying its education package has been evaluated and is backed up by research. Earlier this year Rainbow Youth presented two Read more
On Eureka Street TV a few weeks ago Judge Michael Kirby introduced and launched Five Uneasy Pieces (FUP), a book about Scripture and sexuality. Australasian Anglican scholars responded to FUP with a collection of writings called Sexegesis: An Evangelical Response to Five Uneasy Pieces on Homosexuality, Gordon Preece being one of the co-editors. He writes that “Sexegesis is Read more
A visiting United States psychiatrist says in sexuality – “and I’m not talking about morality, I’m a physician” – the ideal was one sexual partnership for life, delayed until adulthood. “People that are able to achieve that – not that this is so easy – never have to worry about these myriad health issues.” “Health issues Read more
If the the law is changed to allow same sex adoption will the new law treat female couples and male couples equally? Under existing law it is illegal for a single male to adopt a female. If the law is changed to allow same sex couples to adopt, will a male couple be allowed to Read more
The Salvation Army has apologised to members of gay, lesbian and bisexual communities for the hardline official position the church took during the 1986 homosexual law reform campaign. It made its apology in a joint release distributed by Rainbow Wellington and the Salvation Army. Both organisations say they want a better cooperative future. Tony Simpson, Read more