Towards a Theoleogy of Gay Marriage?
March 6, 2011
The following article from Accepting Evangelicals was published in The Church of England Newspaper last Friday, to open up some measured discussion on same-sex marriage. Let us know your reactions….
It begins:
As the Government begins to explore the possibility of new policies on marriage for same-sex couples, do we need to revisit our theology of marriage and ask “Is it really as Biblical as we think?”
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Towards a Theology of Gay Marriage
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Biblical marriage changed with the times. It began with polygamy and concubines/maids of the wife bearing the family’s children; later levirate marriage was instituted when a woman was given to her dead husband’s brother(s) to raise an heir for the dead man. A woman was more righteous playing the prostitute to conceive if a brother would not do his duty eg Tamar who solicited father-in-law Judah to conceive because he had not directed a son to give an heir to his dead brother.
Until the 18th century here only property owners who needed an heir made a legal arrangement we call marriage. It was in 18th century our law changed. Until that time a man need only take a woman to his home to become recognised his wife. -
I loved Benny Hazlehurst’s article on Gay Marriage. Surely it will give even the most consertive of Christians pause for thought. Brilliant.
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Great news!
This is a great move towards a “theology of Gay Marriage”. The way you describe the mindset and activities of the Pharisees seems to me to really strike at the core of the issue.
The only thing I would comment is that do you run the risk of putting too much emphasis on the pre-eminent importance of that marriage relationship and does it, exclude a theology of singleness?