The Progressive Voice
The Voice of Progress Since 1968
___________________________________ June 27, 2015 ______________________________________
"I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the Church...One reason I am changing my position on this issue is that, through [my wife], I have come to know so many gay Christian couples whose relationships work in much the same way as our own. Our friendships with these couples have helped me understand how important it is for the exclusion and disapproval
of their unions by the Christian community to end. We in the Church should actively support
such families."
The Progressive Voice
The Voice of Progress Since 1968
___________________________ June 27, 2035 ______________________________
"I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian prostitutes into the Church. One reason I am changing my position on this issue is that I have come to know many women who work diligently in the comfort and accompaniment industry. My friendships with these ladies have helped me understand how important it is for the exclusion and disapproval of their type of employment to end. Many women in this industry work long hours, often in difficult conditions, to support their families. We in the Church should actively support anyone who gives of themselves for the betterment of their loved ones. It is deeply hypocritical for Christians to arbitrarily label one line of work as superior to another, and it is a sad day in the life of the Church when the laws of the nation and the views of the popular culture are more sensitive and inclusive than we are.”
The Progressive Voice
The Voice of Progress Since 1968
___________________________ June 27, 2060 ______________________________
Though the issue of marriage equality has divided many evangelical Christians, one prominent evangelical speaker and author has come out in support of equality. The following was posted on his website yesterday:
“I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of trans-generational couples into the Church. One reason I am changing my position on this issue is that I have come to know so many trans-generational Christian couples whose relationships work in much the same way as our own. Christian love is a boundless love, and so should not be restrained by artificial boundaries—not only boundaries of gender, but boundaries of age as well. We in the Church should actively support such families.”
The Progressive Voice
The Voice of Progress Since 1968
___________________________ June 27, 2080 ______________________________
However, in response to the ruling, the ACLU has filed suit against the state of Oregon for violating the Federal Species Protection Act, claiming the $15,000 difference in compensation caused Lefty mental anguish and was a brazen expression of speciesism and a violation of Lefty’s civil rights.