For those following the new hate crimes legislation signed by President Obama that expands past federal hate crime laws to make it an offense to attack people because of their sexual orientation, here is an opinion piece in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Rev. Dr. Daniel O'Connell that gives a great summary of a liberal or progressive view of this new law and the values of equality and liberty that underpin it.
Some regard the recent law as a success for supporting and affirming the freedom and equality of every person in America, while others see it as having the potential of inhibiting religious speech (even though the law explicitly states that no one can be prosecuted for their belief-system or speech, only actions of violence and hate towards people due to their sexual orientation). As a Christian, my value system is one that rigorously affirms and seeks to enact in relationships and society the inherent dignity and worth of every human being. Most Americans (though, sadly, not all) don't put up with hate crimes against people because of their race, ethnicity, gender, or religion, so why should we also put up with hate crimes against those due to their sexual orientation?
Read Rev. Dr. O'Connell's op ed piece in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Faith in Public Life.
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New Book About Spirituality of Sex
A new book is out by J. Harold Ellens entitled The Spirituality of Sex (Praeger, 2009). It is about the interplay of sexuality and spirituality through the use of anecdotes, observation, and reflective analysis. Ellens describes the psycho-spiritual facts of life about the ubiquity of sexuality in all facets of human life.
This book seems not to be an instructional manual of any kind so much as an informed description of the deep meaning that can be found in the experience of sex. It is structured to give insight about the human individual and his/her sexuality as it concerns the spiritual side of human nature. It is an interesting inquiry into the possible spiritual character of sexual play and sexual union.
Read a brief review of the book at the RNS.
This book seems not to be an instructional manual of any kind so much as an informed description of the deep meaning that can be found in the experience of sex. It is structured to give insight about the human individual and his/her sexuality as it concerns the spiritual side of human nature. It is an interesting inquiry into the possible spiritual character of sexual play and sexual union.
Read a brief review of the book at the RNS.
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