"Greg Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the end of the day, I don't think the matter will be determined by > agreeing on the *role* of the Bible, but rather by a judgement of how, > on balance, the principals of hermeneutics should be applied concerning > this particular case.
I think we (as a church) don't agree on how a person moves from the literal biblical text to an understanding of God's will. I also think there are different approaches to how "central" the bible is. Is the bible the definitive guide that just needs to be interpreted correctly in order to find the answer? Or is the bible but one resource of many used in a process of discerning the will of God? >For example, I have parishioners who are quite willing to accept that >homosexuality is biologically determined, but that since MoWs should lead >exemplary moral lives, they are unsuitable for such a position. I don't see the connection between sexual orientation and leading an exemplary moral life? To me, the two are independent... Cheers, Jonathan __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
