[Uucf-bible] Marriage and the Bible

[Felicia Urbanski]

Kathleen,

I really appreciate your response -- and yes, I feel the same way too!
I just finished leading the complete series of sessions on John
Buehrens' book "Understanding the Bible" and it was awesome.  The
group is even going to do a Sunday service soon!  I couldn't be more
elated.  I have discovered such a richness through them over these
past few months, and hate having to deal with all that's out there on
a daily basis.  But it is moments like these that make this work all
worthwhile.

Your many websites are a valuable resource to people like me who don't
want to deal with hunting for them.  However, I know I need to have
some tangible tools, and this is ever so helpful.

Abundant Blessings to you too!!

Felicia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathleen Kopitsky" <sliksky at rcn.com>
To: <uucf-bible at lists.uua.org>
Sent: September 8, 2004 3:21 PM
Subject: [Uucf-bible] Marriage and the Bible


>   Sigh----Please excuse me if I am a bit cranky.  As a life long
lesbian, I
> get really sick with the use and misuse of scripture....any
scripture.
> Especially when they are used to deny me my human rights.   I have
heard all
> of the arguments all of my life.  Blah!
>
>   A basic problem:  The core foundation of interpretation of
scripture
> between liberal religious folks and non-religious liberal folks is
> fundamentally different.  It is nearly impossible for the two to
meet, let
> alone converse.  A verse by verse, tit for tat, is useless.
Non-liberal
> religious folks may consider the Bible the unalterable revelation of
God,
> now in ink, not to be changed and taken literally, forever and ever,
Amen.
> More liberal religious folks may look to the Bible for inspiration,
> considering the Spirit of the work; paying more attention to the
essence,
> not the particular individual words.  We could line up verses for
and
> against many issues.  What then do we have?  Individuals who can
recite many
> verses of the Christian Scripture, while they miss the fundamental
message
> of God's love.  Curious.
>
>   OK---that said, check out the following websites for a good
interpretation
> of numerous Bible verses related to gay issues:
>
>   www.remberttruluck.com
>
>   www.soulforce.org
>
>   www.whosoever.org
>
>
>   Apologies if I am sounding harsh.  I have sat for days listening
to
> arguments in the Massachusetts State House related to this issue.
And have
> been attacked numerous times by 'church people'.  I do not have
words to
> describe what it is like to have my beloved scriptures used against
me, and
> my family.  Sigh.
>
>   As a UU I am concerned that our current federal administration is
trying
> to turn our country into a theocracy, which I believe is not a good
thing,
> especially for liberal religious folks.  I may be more frightened
than I
> want to admit. I am not convinced that in the halls of our
government is an
> appropriate place for the Chrisitian Scriptures.  Why not the Koran?
Why
> not......any other scripture?
>
>   Is there no other way to argue the issue of gay marriage?
>
>   Abundant Blessings.
>
>   Kathleen Kopitsky
>   Ministerial Candidate, UUA
>
>   Married my sweetheart of 11 years on May 17, 2004 at 10:30am.
>   Thank you, God.
>
>
>   sliksky at rcn.com
>
>
>   May peace prevail on Earth.
>
>
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