tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post3140817832173997664..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: "All the world's a stage . . .Elizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-62361546900237781242008-07-09T23:07:00.000-04:002008-07-09T23:07:00.000-04:00Actually, it's the attempt by some to capitalize o...Actually, it's the attempt by some to capitalize on the "ick" factor that really turns me off. I'm thinking in particular of those who went into graphic detail about anal sex in objecting to +Robinson's consecration. Such speculation about what couples may do behind closed doors is unseemly.Paul Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833212693999583069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-8454871848904545672008-07-07T22:40:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:40:00.000-04:00Dear Elizabeth, Thank you so much for recommending...Dear Elizabeth, <BR/>Thank you so much for recommending Suzanne Pharr's excellent and important book, and for making the connection between homophobia (and heterosexism) and sexism. I was writing a friend privately about the connection between these two realities just a couple of days ago. I think it's vital for people to understand how deeply related they are. <BR/>Peace,<BR/>JaneJane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-2521556178735715242008-07-07T22:26:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:26:00.000-04:00David@Montreal -- it's not only you. It is just o...David@Montreal -- it's not only you. It is just one more concession that demeans the dignity of all.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287169546184325690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-29189049324170302952008-07-07T22:04:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:04:00.000-04:00From the late Shel Silverstien:Hey Nellie, Nellie ...From the late Shel Silverstien:<BR/><BR/>Hey Nellie, Nellie come to the window.<BR/>Hey Nellie, Nellie, lookie what I see.<BR/>I see a line of march it's a century wide, made of white folks and black folks walking side by side.<BR/>It's still a long hard and <B>damn</B> hard and bitter ride, bit it's 2008.<BR/><BR/>FWIW<BR/>jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-22902353147778510552008-07-07T19:21:00.000-04:002008-07-07T19:21:00.000-04:00ElizabethThanks for the link to Ms. Gledhill and T...Elizabeth<BR/>Thanks for the link to Ms. Gledhill and Thinking Anglicans, but following the motions and counter-motions, the ammendments and subtractions, with votes taken on each one takes more energy than these purity police deserve (and I'm thinking of FranIam's reference of Gene's sermon when I use this term.<BR/>And is it only me, or is anyone else bothered by the instult of this 'code of practice' the patriarchy is requiring to accomidate their theological sensibilities. (The Bishop of Oxford actually asked it be framed<BR/>with 'elegance') Nothing elegant about segregation or second-class citizenship.<BR/>David@MontrealDavid@Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447479118332347163noreply@blogger.com