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		<title>lunes linkage &#8211; 1/19/2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A Modest Proposal&#8221; at Christianity Today. A couple of thoughts from the article&#8230; egalitarians and complementarians can work together to oppose abortion on demand, an issue on which egalitarians stand together with complementarians against mainstream feminism I don&#8217;t know what &#8230; <a href="http://mzellen.com/2009/01/19/lunes-linkage-1192009/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!--Amazon_CLS_IM_START--><p>&#8220;<a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/november/25.52.html?start=1">A Modest Proposal</a>&#8221; at Christianity Today.</p>
<p>A couple of thoughts from the article&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>egalitarians and complementarians can work together to oppose abortion on demand, an issue on which egalitarians stand together with complementarians against mainstream feminism</p></blockquote>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what rock he&#8217;s been under&#8230;It took me about a minute to find the &#8220;<a href="http://www.rcrc.org/index.cfm">Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice</a>&#8220;.</p>
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<li>United Methodist Church (UMC website officially lists RCRC as an <a href="http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.2250665/k.B3EA/Abortion_Resources.htm">abortion resource</a>.)</li>
<li>The Episcopal Church (&#8220;<span class="textNormal">General Convention resolutions have expressed unequivocal opposition to any legislation abridging a woman’s right to make an informed decision about the termination of pregnancy)</span></li>
<li>Presbyterian Church (USA) (also lists RCRC as a <a href="http://www.pcusa.org/womensministries/aboutus/links.htm">ministry resource</a>)</li>
<li>United Church of Christ (A founding member of RCRC)</li>
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<p>What do these churches also have in common?  They are also egalitarian.</p>
<p>There are no complementarian denominations that show up on the members list of the RCRC.</p>
<p>So the author of the article should have said &#8220;complementarians and <strong><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">some</span> some/many</strong> egalitarians&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>And</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;egalitarians and complementarians can agree that homosexual activity is not a God-ordained lifestyle that should be approved within the Christian community&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>Again, the word &#8220;<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">some</span>&#8221; (some/many) should appear before &#8220;egalitarian&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>which brings me to the next link:</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>&#8220;<a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/faith_and_politics/gene_robinsons_prayer_for_pres.html">O god of our many understandings&#8230;</a>&#8221;</p>
<p>Opening inaugural prayer by (gay)(egalitarian)(bishop of the Episcopal Church) Gene Robinson.</p>
<p>Somehow I doubt that Robinson would like to unite with complementarians in defense of life and traditional marriage</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>Underwater:  <a href="http://michpics.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/underwater-images-of-a-lake-michigan-stonehenge/">possible &#8220;stonehenge&#8221;</a> in Michigan?</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>From Huffington Post: Was &#8220;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/15/was-jack-the-ripper-a-wom_n_158143.html">Jack the Ripper a Woman?</a>&#8221;</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>The desecration of the American Flag</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" title="desecration" src="http://michellemalkin.cachefly.net/michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/oflag.jpg" alt="" width="317" height="315" /></p>
<p>(HT:  <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2009/01/17/the-official-flag-of-the-obama-states-of-america/">Michele Malkin</a>)</p>
<p>~~~</p>
<p>~~~</p>
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		<title>(Blinders: ON) But There&#8217;s No Slippery Slope&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) overturned a long-standing ban on the ordination of gays and lesbians Friday, providing yet the latest example of a religious denomination struggling with how, and whether, to incorporate homosexuality into church life.(&#8230;) I feel &#8230; <a href="http://mzellen.com/2008/07/01/blinders-on-but-theres-no-slippery-slope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!--Amazon_CLS_IM_START--><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-ordain28-2008jun28,0,1919128.story">Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA)</a> overturned a long-standing ban on the ordination of gays and lesbians Friday, providing yet the latest example of a religious denomination struggling with how, and whether, to incorporate homosexuality into church life.(&#8230;)</p>
<p>I feel proud of my church today,&#8221; said Lisa Larges, national coordinator for <a href="http://www.tamfs.org/">That All May Freely Serve</a>, an organization that advocates for gay equality in the Presbyterian church.</p>
<p>Larges, who lives in San Francisco and attended seminary there, has fought unsuccessfully for more than two decades to become a Presbyterian minister.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think a generational shift is what we are witnessing,&#8221; she said Friday. &#8220;There is a whole generation coming of age for whom acceptance is a given. The church is beginning to experience that sea change.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>No&#8230;no slippery slope at all&#8230;</p>
<p>And no generational shift, either.</p>
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