This site is maintained by Chris
Paige / Ready Set Go! 
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The story of a lesbian United Methodist clergywoman in Philadelphia |
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The following web resources are recommended resources for studying the Bible.
The Bible and Homosexuality
The Bible and United Methodists
General Bible
Dialogue resources
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| Sex, Humility and Awe (article)
by Chris Paige in The Other Side (1997) |
http://www.theotherside.org/roots/roots_mj96.html |
| The Odd Christian Out (article)
by Ann Amideo in The Other Side (1999) |
http://www.theotherside.org/archive/sep-oct99/amideo.html |
| Are we asking the right questions about homosexuality? (article) | http://www.umph.org/pdfs/circuitrider/4814AWAt.pdf |
| Homosexuality and the Bible (article by Dr Walter Wink) | http://www.bridges-across.org/ba/wink.htm |
| Reconsidering Homosexuality and the Bible (article) | http://glsengreensboro.org/jonathan_walker.htm |
| The Bible, Christianity, and Homosexuality | http://www.truthsetsfree.net |
| And God Loves Each One | http://www.godloveseachone.org
see also: http://www.madeinimage.org |
| Homosexuality and the Bible (verse by verse analysis) | http://www.ambs.edu/LJohns/Homosexuality.htm |
| What about the Bible? Homosexuality and Scripture (article) | http://glsengreensboro.org/julie_peeples.htm |
| Homosexuality and Scripture (article) | http://www.apostolicrestorationmission.4t.com/id27.htm |
| The Bible is an Empty Closet: Rethinking the Clobber Passages (article) | http://www.ecinc.org/Scriptures/clbrpg.htm |
| Homosexuality and the Bible (article) | http://epistle.us/homobible.html |
| Whosoever on-line magazine (website) | http://www.whosoever.org/ |
| Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse (website)
The Bible and Homosexuality (highlights) |
http://www.truluck.com/
http://www.truluck.com/html/the_bible_and_homosexuality.html |
| The Bible, Christianity and Homosexuality (website) | http://members.aol.com/gunnyding/christ.htm |
| Evangelicals Concerned resource page (incl. links to more articles) | http://www.ecwr.org/resources/homosexuality.html |
| What the Bible says about Homosexuality (website) | http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_bibl.htm |
| More Light Presbyterian resource list on Biblical Interpretation (incl. links to more articles) | http://www.mlp.org/resources/bible.html |
| UFMCC resources on the Bible (incl. links to more articles) | http://www.mccchurch.org/bible.htm |
| Welcoming and Affirming Churches resource list for Bible Study (incl. links to more articles) | http://www.wabaptists.org/bible.htm |
| Other Sheep resources on Scripture (incl. links to several articles) | http://www.othersheep.org/texts.html |
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It is worth noting that not all Christians read the Bible in the same
way. This can sometime lead to difficult differences of opinion.
Excerpting here from the United Methodist Church website,
We properly read Scripture within the believing community, informed by the tradition of that community. We interpret individual texts in light of their place in the Bible as a whole... aided by scholarly inquiry and personal insight, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. ...we take into account what we have been able to learn about the original context and intention of that text.This excerpt was taken from a two part posting on the website of the United Methodist Church providing the official stance of the denomination: Scripture, Part 1 / Scripture, Part 2 It is part of a larger section on that website, describing "What we believe" as United Methodists -- which may also be of interest to you. In particular, the section on "Our Theological Task" (Section 4) highlights principles unique to United Methodism, such as the Wesleyan Quadrilateral (Scripture, Tradition, Experience, Reason). |
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| Biblical Resources Search | http://ntgateway.com/multibib/ |
| World Wide Study Bible | http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/ |
| Crosswalk | http://bible.crosswalk.com/ |
| Blue Letter Bible | http://www.blueletterbible.org/ |
| Bible Gateway | http://bible.gospelcom.net/ |
| A Synoptic Gospels Primer (a.k.a. comparing Matthew, Mark, and Luke) | http://religion.rutgers.edu/nt/primer/ |
| The Apocalypse of John (a.k.a. the Book of Revelation) | http://www.ambs.edu/LJohns/APJN.htm |
| Text Week (resources according to the lectionary) | http://www.textweek.com/ |
| Resource Pages for Biblical Studies | http://www.torreys.org/bible/ |
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| Bridges Across the Divide | http://www.bridges-across.org/ |
| Justice and Respect | http://www.justice-respect.org/ |
| Staying in Christian Conversation | http://www.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=3749 |
| Loving your way through conflict | http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=1746 |
| Just Peace | http://www.justpeaceumc.org/
http://www.justpeaceumc.org/ECWintro.htm http://www.justpeaceumc.org/downloads.htm |
| Leaders respond to difficult issues | http://www.gbod.org/fqnews/sept01/page2.html |
| Guidelines for Establishing and Maintaining Respect and "Fair Play" | http://www.bmclgbt.org/fairplay.html |
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This site is maintained by Chris
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