Comments for Accepting Evangelicals http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org working for the acceptance of same-sex realtionships in the church Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:37:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on The limitations of scientific research by Christopher Shell http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2011/12/the-limitations-of-scientific-research/#comment-448 Christopher Shell Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:37:14 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=944#comment-448 How would you distinguish between science being used (from a subjective point of view) as 'a weapon', and people simply wishing to be truthful and scientifically accurate? After all, the alternative is to be untruthful and inaccurate - or indeed (Erika's stated preference) selective with the science. Obviously many people's conscience would not allow that. How would you distinguish between science being used (from a subjective point of view) as ‘a weapon’, and people simply wishing to be truthful and scientifically accurate? After all, the alternative is to be untruthful and inaccurate – or indeed (Erika’s stated preference) selective with the science. Obviously many people’s conscience would not allow that.

]]> Comment on September/October Newsletter 2011 by Benny http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2011/09/septemberoctober-newsletter-2011/#comment-438 Benny Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=823#comment-438 Hi Mandy - I have just picked up your email as well, so I will respond via email. Thank you for being in touch! Hi Mandy – I have just picked up your email as well, so I will respond via email. Thank you for being in touch!

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]]> Comment on September/October Newsletter 2011 by Mandy http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2011/09/septemberoctober-newsletter-2011/#comment-436 Mandy Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:26:57 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=823#comment-436 Hi guys, really loving what you are doing here to help LGB &T people who are Christian. Do you know of any evangelical churches in Belfast who are welcoming of LGBT people? I live here and I can't think of any, but I would love to get involved in one if the opportunity arose. Hi guys, really loving what you are doing here to help LGB &T people who are Christian.

Do you know of any evangelical churches in Belfast who are welcoming of LGBT people?

I live here and I can’t think of any, but I would love to get involved in one if the opportunity arose.

]]> Comment on London Act of Witness – 9th February by Benny http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2012/01/london-act-of-witness-9th-february/#comment-423 Benny Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=954#comment-423 Thanks Laura! I think that bobbing people on the nose may not quite be in the spirit of what we have agreed with the Abbey! I hope you improve soon. God Bless Benny Thanks Laura! I think that bobbing people on the nose may not quite be in the spirit of what we have agreed with the Abbey!
I hope you improve soon.
God Bless Benny

]]> Comment on London Act of Witness – 9th February by Laura Sykes http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2012/01/london-act-of-witness-9th-february/#comment-420 Laura Sykes Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:07:26 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=954#comment-420 Benny, I wish I could be there, but I am too immobile at the moment to manage it. I have put a notice about it on my facebook page urging people to come. Also, I'm bound to say I would have found it almost impossible to be a silent witness - there are too many people at GS I would like to punch on the nose! (only joking!) Benny, I wish I could be there, but I am too immobile at the moment to manage it. I have put a notice about it on my facebook page urging people to come.
Also, I’m bound to say I would have found it almost impossible to be a silent witness – there are too many people at GS I would like to punch on the nose! (only joking!)

]]> Comment on The limitations of scientific research by Erika Baker http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2011/12/the-limitations-of-scientific-research/#comment-355 Erika Baker Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:30:45 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=944#comment-355 Savi, to which my own answer is increasingly: even if we could, why should we want to? Why should we want to turn away from true love when there isn't a single moral reason to do so? I agree that biological science has its place and will be decisive for some people. But it also leaves you with the ones who will tell you that paedophilia is a scientific fact. Ultimately, the only criterion can be: is it immoral or immoral. And that would have to be shown objectively, that’s where science truly comes into it. Does it do any actual, physical or mental harm to those involved in same sex relationships or to anyone else in society, or is it possibly mentally beneficial to gay people and completely neutral to anyone else. That’s really the only science I’m still willing to discuss with people. Savi,
to which my own answer is increasingly: even if we could, why should we want to?
Why should we want to turn away from true love when there isn’t a single moral reason to do so?

I agree that biological science has its place and will be decisive for some people. But it also leaves you with the ones who will tell you that paedophilia is a scientific fact.

Ultimately, the only criterion can be: is it immoral or immoral. And that would have to be shown objectively, that’s where science truly comes into it. Does it do any actual, physical or mental harm to those involved in same sex relationships or to anyone else in society, or is it possibly mentally beneficial to gay people and completely neutral to anyone else. That’s really the only science I’m still willing to discuss with people.

]]> Comment on The limitations of scientific research by Erika Baker http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2011/12/the-limitations-of-scientific-research/#comment-354 Erika Baker Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:05:19 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=944#comment-354 Benny, that's a lovely article, thank you for pointing me to it. I have to say, most people in society don't have any problems with bisexuals and they appear to understand the concept quite easily. It's usually church people who seem to have such an inner reluctance to engage with this topic that they remain forever stuck in a world of their own making, full of prejudice that is not supported by facts. For their own sake - almost more than for ours - they ought to be helped out of this mental and emotional prison. Benny, that’s a lovely article, thank you for pointing me to it.
I have to say, most people in society don’t have any problems with bisexuals and they appear to understand the concept quite easily.
It’s usually church people who seem to have such an inner reluctance to engage with this topic that they remain forever stuck in a world of their own making, full of prejudice that is not supported by facts.
For their own sake – almost more than for ours – they ought to be helped out of this mental and emotional prison.

]]> Comment on The limitations of scientific research by Benny http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2011/12/the-limitations-of-scientific-research/#comment-353 Benny Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:46:00 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=944#comment-353 Hi Erika. You might be interested to read my personal blog post on bisexuality from earlier this year. http://benny2010.blogspot.com/2011/06/bisexual-or-just-greedy.html Hi Erika.

You might be interested to read my personal blog post on bisexuality from earlier this year.
http://benny2010.blogspot.com/2011/06/bisexual-or-just-greedy.html

]]> Comment on The limitations of scientific research by Benny http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/2011/12/the-limitations-of-scientific-research/#comment-352 Benny Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:41:53 +0000 http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/?p=944#comment-352 Thanks Savi - of course I agree with you. What concerns me is when the science is used as a weapon, and scientific research is used as a kind of 'arms race'. Thanks Savi – of course I agree with you.

What concerns me is when the science is used as a weapon, and scientific research is used as a kind of ‘arms race’.

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