There has been a great furrough over Eugene Peterson’s “support” and then “retraction” of his support or otherwise for same-sex marriage. I do not wish to add any comments on this, but the first interview did highlight a feature of much of the LGBT debates within the church. In the first interview Mr Peterson said:
“now I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.”
Or consider this from a retired Church of England bishop (similar statements have been made many times)
Church of England 'not listening to gay Christians', say retired bishops
Now let me change both these statements:
“now I know a lot of people who are adulterers and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.”
Church of England 'not listening to adulterous Christians', say retired bishops
How do you react? Maybe you think what I have done is offensive, if so why do you think that? Maybe you just think, what a couple of absurd statements, but think the the first two are quite reasonable. Again, why do you think that?
Now, of course, any hatred against people, LGBT or otherwise, is wrong, and any incitement of violence is utterly wrong, but behind the first two statements is the implicit assumption that homosexual acts are not sinful, are not forbidden by the Bible.
We need to be aware of presuppositions behind arguments, especially when the presuppositions are false.
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