can of worms: same-sex unions
"The majority of the world's Anglicans, particularly in Africa and Asia, believe gay relationships violate Scripture, while more liberal Anglicans support the acceptance of same-sex couples based on their interpretation of the Bible's teachings of equality and social justice."
From this article regarding the Anglican church's June 24th vote on blessing same-sex unions.
Based on their interpretation of the scripture.
A parable:
There was a young umpire who taught himself to call baseball from books that he borrowed from the library. There was an illustration in the book that showed a window just 'yea' big that he should superimpose over the pitcher's throw line in relation to the batter, lined up just so above the plate. There were also little guidelines for calling a runner safe at home, or out. Calling his first game, the young umpire, who repeatedly consulted his book, was repeatedly yelled at by the crowd. He got out his book and tried desperately to illustrate why he was correct, "See, sir? From where I am, the box is right about here..." But the irate crowd still yelled at him. "You must be blind! Are you stupid? I'm gonna kick your ass if you don't change your call on that one..." Defeated, the young umpire decided he didn't want to be an umpire anymore. It was too confusing, doing it by the book, only to be yelled at by people who saw it differently.
A few weeks later, he was walking past the diamond and stopped to watch an older umpire calling a game. The young man, walking back and forth, watched as the umpire called the game confidently, ignoring the enraged bullying of the crowd. The young man noted to himself that what the older umpire called often differed from what he would have called.
The young umpire approached the older umpire after the game and asked, "Please, sir - tell me - how do you know when it's a ball or a strike? Safe or out? Foul or in play?" The old umpire said, "Well, son - when I was your age, I did it by the book. I used to draw a little imaginary box in the air over the plate. I learned over time that the box wasn't the same for every batter and pitcher - some teams try have to try harder and some are just talented, sometimes I'm calling for the pros, and other times for handicapped kids... so now, it ain't nothin' till I call it."
(By the way, this is a parable because the umpires are both giraffes.)
From this article regarding the Anglican church's June 24th vote on blessing same-sex unions.
Based on their interpretation of the scripture.
A parable:
There was a young umpire who taught himself to call baseball from books that he borrowed from the library. There was an illustration in the book that showed a window just 'yea' big that he should superimpose over the pitcher's throw line in relation to the batter, lined up just so above the plate. There were also little guidelines for calling a runner safe at home, or out. Calling his first game, the young umpire, who repeatedly consulted his book, was repeatedly yelled at by the crowd. He got out his book and tried desperately to illustrate why he was correct, "See, sir? From where I am, the box is right about here..." But the irate crowd still yelled at him. "You must be blind! Are you stupid? I'm gonna kick your ass if you don't change your call on that one..." Defeated, the young umpire decided he didn't want to be an umpire anymore. It was too confusing, doing it by the book, only to be yelled at by people who saw it differently.
A few weeks later, he was walking past the diamond and stopped to watch an older umpire calling a game. The young man, walking back and forth, watched as the umpire called the game confidently, ignoring the enraged bullying of the crowd. The young man noted to himself that what the older umpire called often differed from what he would have called.
The young umpire approached the older umpire after the game and asked, "Please, sir - tell me - how do you know when it's a ball or a strike? Safe or out? Foul or in play?" The old umpire said, "Well, son - when I was your age, I did it by the book. I used to draw a little imaginary box in the air over the plate. I learned over time that the box wasn't the same for every batter and pitcher - some teams try have to try harder and some are just talented, sometimes I'm calling for the pros, and other times for handicapped kids... so now, it ain't nothin' till I call it."
(By the way, this is a parable because the umpires are both giraffes.)
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