tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post2502046346553598967..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: And NOW a word from SojournersSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-17230132400300538112012-05-12T11:23:10.577-07:002012-05-12T11:23:10.577-07:00@JCF … to quote the brilliant, faithful and fabulo...@JCF … to quote the brilliant, faithful and fabulous Byron Rushing: In the body politic there are no permanent allies and no permanent enemies.SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-63713019146975212952012-05-12T11:21:42.731-07:002012-05-12T11:21:42.731-07:00@Carolyn … IMHO it’s because we’re dealing with ho...@Carolyn … IMHO it’s because we’re dealing with homophobia – and we know the definition of phobia is “irrational fear” so reason doesn’t work to overcome it. We’ll hear plenty of this in Indianapolis – clergy and bishops will be FORCED to marry same-sex couples against their conscience. And we’ll have to bend over again and again to say “no you won’t” – never mind how dehumanizing to LGBT people SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-21210356564824054022012-05-12T11:15:50.989-07:002012-05-12T11:15:50.989-07:00@John ... The difference is President Obama's ...@John ... The difference is President Obama's actions over the last three years have spoken louder than his words of the last three days. His administration has systematically supported and defended LGBT in equality across the board on everything from immigration to DADT … and the elephant in the living room was that he was on record saying “equality but not marriage.” Now he’s “said the SUSAN RUSSELLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-35210061607601489002012-05-12T10:34:19.351-07:002012-05-12T10:34:19.351-07:00Hi, Susan. It would make things a bit more clear ...Hi, Susan. It would make things a bit more clear if you had a description or link about this group in this blog. Just a thought. BillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918068997047600317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-45953376310836905392012-05-12T10:15:44.658-07:002012-05-12T10:15:44.658-07:00What's the difference between Obama's posi...What's the difference between Obama's position and Sojourners'?<br /><br />Isn't it just that Obama *personally* favors gay marriage? The president has not said that separate is not equal -- he has not said civil unions aren't functionally equivalent for legal purposes to civil marriage. It's not even clear he will do more than (his words) "use the bully pulpit" John B. Chiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208312356775869565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-19065747336720885072012-05-12T10:03:12.612-07:002012-05-12T10:03:12.612-07:00It has been my experience that even though the law...It has been my experience that even though the law as it exists already protects the right of religious communities to define marriage for their own purposes, it doesn't do a lot to quell paranoia. Just before the 2008 election I wrote a column in my local paper about Prop. 8. It turns out the the opposing view was written by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Stockton. <br /><br />He Carolyn Woodallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259028808734238631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-28775641180827790272012-05-12T00:43:26.371-07:002012-05-12T00:43:26.371-07:00I used to be a big fan of Sojourners back in the 8...I used to be a big fan of Sojourners back in the 80s and 90s, but I think they've really jumped the shark.<br /><br />"I spit you out, because you are neither cold nor hot."JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.com