Disestablishment?

[tinyjo]

I wonder what will happen to the Church of England after this debate over gay bishops. The future doesn't look rosy what ever way the debate comes out, really. It was nice to hear an actual bishop endorsing my view of the bible, saying that it consists of people describing their experiences of God and what they believed about it. It's a valuable document, particularly for learning about Jesus but it does need to be read in the context of it's time and shouldn't be taken literally.

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[sparkymark.livejournal.com]

Jesus himself rarely gives specific ethical instruction and never on says anything at all about homosexuality.

Interesting point on Thought for the Day: neither does the Bible say anything about family values: most references to "family" mean household (e.g. slaves too). The only time Jesus comments on the family is to say to a man that his family must be abandoned if the man wants to follow him.