Bible, Gender, Sexuality

It turns out that the “God hates fags” folk are wrong (and not simply unkind). So often, modern debates in churches on homosexuality assume that one either (I) believes the Bible and rejects same-sex relationships as sinful or (II) rejects the Bible to embrace the rainbow.

What I love about this carefully argued book from a NT scholar is that he throws a spanner in the works and makes us think again. (And, dude, a wee bit of thought could go a long way in these poisonous waters.) Brownson argues that the teachings of the Bible do not, contrary to… show more.

Stories are powerful. They open us up to asking questions we might not have known or felt we could ask before hearing them. When conservative Christians are open to rethinking their beliefs on sex and gender, they need Bible scholars to help them make sense of their Christian faith as they have received it.

New Testament scholar James Brownson offers them exactly that, especially in the sections where he writes about sex/gender complementarity. When many conservative Christians learn about intersex, they often jump to questions of same-sex relationships and transgender identities.

Fifty-two percent of intersex people also identify as LGBTQ+.… show more.