Well the “queer” question has generated lots of responses. In short, it is reported that this is used by the younger folks (thus showing my age) for people who self-identify as “questioning” the categories of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered etc. Some say it is an effort to reclaim a hateful term. For a longer list [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Blog 10 Last Day! May 2, 2008
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Day 9, May 1, 2008
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Started out to be a pretty mundane day following all of the excitement from yesterday. The morning worship and early session went on with business as usual.
Then at 10 am—as negotiated between the bishops and the protestors—the protest began. A large group of maybe 150-200 persons protested the exclusive votes against homosexuals. They came in [...]
Day 8, April 30, 2008
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An historic, painful day. The morning was pretty ho-hum, but right before lunch the first petitions about human sexuality began to arrive on the calendar. The first substantial one was a petition that originated in the Kansas East Conference, which says we must condemn homophobia. The highlight of this debate was someone saying homosexuality was [...]
