Can people change their sexual orientations? Should the church require gay and lesbian Christians to try to change their orientations in order to be ordained?

Brian Ellison 11/24/09 Brian Ellison 11/24/09

Can people change their sexual orientations? Should the church require gay and lesbian Christians to try to change their orientations in order to be ordained?

Brian Ellison 11/24/09 Brian Ellison 11/24/09

Can God use sex for our sanctification?

Brian Ellison 11/24/09 Brian Ellison 11/24/09

If the church accepts homosexuality, what is to keep us from accepting sins like adultery, incest, bestiality, and sex with children? Don't we have to draw the line somewhere?

Brian Ellison 11/24/09 Brian Ellison 11/24/09

How might we respond in debates among Christians on homosexuality when told to “love the sinner but hate the sin”?

Brian Ellison 11/24/09 Brian Ellison 11/24/09

Is there room in the PC(USA) for those of differing orientations?

Brian Ellison 11/24/09 Brian Ellison 11/24/09

How does the struggle for full inclusion of gay and lesbian Christians relate to the civil rights movement and other struggles for freedom and equality?

Brian Ellison 11/24/09 Brian Ellison 11/24/09

The Whole Bible for the Whole Human Family

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

What does Romans 1 teach about homosexuality, and how should we live in response?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

On matters of sex, what kind of “textual orientation" does the wisdom literature provide?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

Since the Bible seems only to condemn same-sex relations, how can some Christians affirm same-sex marriage or the ordination of openly gay and lesbian Christians? Where is there any support for this approach in the Bible?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

What are the questions? And what is this booklet?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

What does Leviticus teach about sexuality, and how should we live in response?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

For what sin did God destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

What do Presbyterians believe about the authority of Scripture?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

What do the Gospels say about sex and sexuality?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

What does 1 Corinthians 6:9 teach about sexuality, and how should we live in response?

Brian Ellison 11/22/09 Brian Ellison 11/22/09

What does Genesis 1-3 teach us about sexuality, and how should we live in response?

CovNet Board Responds to the Marriage Draft

Brian Ellison 11/20/09 Brian Ellison 11/20/09

CovNet Board Responds to the Marriage Draft

Brian Ellison 11/15/09 Brian Ellison 11/15/09

Three-quarters of Presbyterian Clergy Support Recognition of Same-Sex Couples’ Relationships

More than three-quarters of PCUSA clergy support some legal recognition of gay couples’ relationships. Thirty-eight percent support same-sex marriage, and 38% support civil unions for gay couples. Only about 1-in-4 (24%) say there should be no legal recognition of a gay couple’s relationship.

Brian Ellison 11/11/09 Brian Ellison 11/11/09

San Francisco Presbytery Votes to Ordain Lisa Larges as Minister of Word and Sacrament

The Presbytery of San Francisco voted on November 10 to ordain Lisa Larges as Minister of Word and Sacrament, validate her call as Minister Coordinator of That All May Freely Serve, and enroll her as a member of the Presbytery.