Tag Archives: City Church San Francisco

How Affirming Same Sex Marriage Is Part of the Modern Secular State telling Christianity as a Religion to Learn its New Place

Posted on March 26, 2015 by PaulVK

The Growing Target of Affirming I mentioned in a previous post that church open and affirming statements are vague and I suspect will increasingly be outdated. The affirmation that I suspected is being asked or demanded is this, that the … Continue reading →

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Why I Sometimes Feel the Church’s Traditional Position on Same Sex Marriage Sucks and my Hunger for the Age to Come

Posted on March 24, 2015 by PaulVK

My Turtle Feelings are Inconsistent As I blog on the subject of the church’s position on sexual minorities I must confess that my feelings are inconsistent even if over the years my position on the subject hasn’t changed much. A … Continue reading →

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Has “Open and Affirming” as a Church Response to Gender Plurality Already Peaked?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by PaulVK

The Language of Open and Affirming When I started this I knew enough that “Affirming” was a label. Yesterday I thought I’d try to figure out how the label is used. Apparently it isn’t use with precision. The “open and … Continue reading →

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Teaching Turtles to Talk, Participating in the Same Sex Marriage Debate with City Church San Francisco

Posted on March 21, 2015 by PaulVK

“If We Don’t Talk About It Maybe It Will Go Away” (we say in denial) Of the hundreds of people who have read the posts in this series very few have commented directly. The most vocal comment has been “this … Continue reading →

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My Prolegomena on the Same sex Marriage Debate Occasioned by City Church San Francisco

Posted on March 20, 2015 by PaulVK

The Bible As Victim One of the first victims in this culture war is the Bible and it is abused by both sides. The left sees the Bible as a troublesome obstacle that keeps normally sane, well-meaning people mired in … Continue reading →

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The Work of the Church in Light of City Church SF’s Letter on Same Sex Couples

Posted on March 18, 2015 by PaulVK

News from City Church San Francisco Last week Thursday the news about the decision by the Elder Board at City Church San Francisco began to break. I use my blog to track links on stories I want to follow so … Continue reading →

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City Church SF Changes Stance on Same Sex Couples

Posted on March 15, 2015 by PaulVK

Week 1 Letter from the City Church San Francisco Elder Board The Way Forward Blog Kevin De Young tweet Al Mohler Tweet Rachel Held Evans Tweet Denny Burk Christian Post and a Guest Contributor Spot Jes Kast-Keat Tweet Religion News Service … Continue reading →

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