Word: faithfulness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...really criticize these religious groups for being true to their faith? Perhaps the most common objection to equal rights for gays and lesbians is the religious one: "God disapproves of homosexuality," or "my religion won't allow me to support gay rights." What it comes down to is this: because the Bible says homosexuality is wrong, many people feel incapable of supporting or even allowing for gay rights. For example, when asked about his stance on the issue, House Majority Leader Dick Armey replied simply: "The Bible is very clear on this...
...Speaker tried to inspire the troops with a "movement planning proposal," in which the definer defined his mission (take a deep breath) like so: "We are the positive, values-oriented, problem-solving movement committed to a stronger better America with a better government that uses modern management, relies on faith-based and other charities, pursues modern science and technology, encourages wealth creation through the private sector, and helps people move from poverty to prosperity so we can have better services through a smaller..." and so on, for another 30 words, before the sentence came to a merciful close. Gingrich...
...host of new superstitions have cropped up,and this is our way of criticizing them byassociation," Araujo said. "In particular,widespread conspiracy theories, belief in alienabductions and faith in alternative medicineprovide evidence that superstition is still apowerful force in America, and even Harvard...
Liebert writes that "the most common condemnation of homosexuality stems from religious faith"--but what of the millions of people of faith of all sexual orientations who support gays and lesbians? Members of the more than 300 parishes of the Metropolitan Community Church, a predominantly gay Protestant denomination, might be surprised to hear that religious leaders are hostile to gay civil rights. So might Episcopalians, Unitarians, Lutherans and Reform Jews, many of whose American leaders have embraced the gay members of their congregations. Even the Roman Catholic bishops of America issued a pastoral letter last year calling for parents...
...here at Harvard, groups like BAGELS and Cornerstone are devoted to discussing how homosexuality and religious faith intersect. The gay community does not oppose religion itself--indeed, many gays and lesbians are as faithful as their neighbors. What we do object to are hostile words, actions and policies cloaked in the guise of religious expression...