[Cross-posted from SDA Gender Justice] This is my attempt to consider various elements of conversations taking place around the question of sex/gender. A recent post questioning homosexuality inspired me to write.
On Sunday, I attended a beautiful wedding uniting two great Adventists with different ethnic backgrounds. Someone there mentioned that Adventism functions like a culture that helps us transcend some of the differences augmented by various symbols of meaning. While there are exceptions, most notability our history from regional conferences to Rwanda, there is some truth to that. Look at the way that it has spread around the world and the many more cases of inter-ethnic cooperation that it has fostered. Any questions? Wander around the GC headquarters.
To my way of thinking the true significance of the ruling of the California Supreme Court on Thursday, May 15, in re Marriage Cases is not that it legitimates homosexual relationships that are akin to heterosexual marriages. It is that in our laws we Californians must use the same term(s) for both because our legal requirements already guarantee them substantially the same thing.
On November 27 a panel of PUC professors tackled questions concerning sexuality and spirituality. Entitled Sex...Marriage...Homosexuality...God, the discussion, moderated by Jackson Boren, and including Dr. Victoria Mukerji, Dr. Leo Ranzolin, Dr. Aubyn Fulton, and Pastor Roy Ice has been released on MP3.
Listen here. (Note: links directly to the MP3, meaning you might have to download it.)