Tag: gay

• Thank You, Mr. President

  Earlier today I promised that I would make some comments on President Obama’s recent statements regarding his support of gay marriage. But I think I’m going to keep my comments brief and to the point on this. You’ve heard it discussed and it’s really all pretty straightforward. You and I both know that his fiercest opponents are…

  David J. Bauman

  May 12, 2012

• Time to Say it Straight

  The religious radicals are not listening. They never have, so why are we pretending to carry on a dialog with them. Haven’t we noticed their fingers in their ears? This is the best and most honest blog post I’ve read in a long time, and I hope you’ll read it. I’m tired of playing nice,…

  David J. Bauman

  December 16, 2010

• a god that small

  I promised to write about this topic in the journal today, but I am pressed hard on a first draft deadline for a paper on Tennyson, so, here is a link for you to look at as a reminder that not every Christian has abandoned the intellect God gave him.  And here are my words…

  David J. Bauman

  October 10, 2010

• From the Friendly Atheist: When you have to go through life being told you don’t deserve the same rights everyone else has, that you’re somehow broken, that the only thing that will “save” you is a life devoid of physical intimacy and a dose of Jesus, that the feelings you’ve always had for certain people…

  David J. Bauman

  October 10, 2010

• Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal Blocked

  Thanks for nothing, Mr. McCain. I once admired you. I am afraid that the loss of your maverick ways has made it virtually impossible to do so any longer.

  David J. Bauman

  September 21, 2010

• A Few Thoughts About Interpretation

  Context, Inspiration, Culture and Science This is the next installment of my discussion regarding homosexuality and the Bible. The introduction can be found several posts back or by clicking here. Leading up to this series are these two posts and videos: 1. And 2. Be careful about interpreting the Bible too literally, otherwise you will…

  David J. Bauman

  March 8, 2010