POPULARITY
7 episodes with Gene Robinson
20 episodes with Gene Robinson
4 episodes with Gene Robinson
2 episodes with Gene Robinson
3 episodes with Gene Robinson
2 episodes with Gene Robinson
2 episodes with Gene Robinson
2 episodes with Gene Robinson
2 episodes with Gene Robinson
The Episcopal Church is a branch of Anglicanism. Over time, theological differences have created a divide, but what sets them apart? In this episode, Pastor Jeff sits down with Reverend Greg Kronz to explore the history, doctrinal shifts, and denominational splits that have shaped these two traditions. Here's What We Discussed:01:10 - Reverend Greg's Journey to MinistryRaised in a Roman Catholic family, Reverend Greg had a deep respect for tradition and faith. He later found a personal relationship with Christ through Young Life. Seeking a church that blended historical liturgy with evangelical beliefs, he was drawn to the Episcopal Church.07:19 - Anglicanism vs. EpiscopalianismAnglicanism began when the Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534. As the British Empire expanded, Anglicanism spread worldwide. In the U.S., Anglican churches were once part of the Episcopal Church. However, as theological differences grew, the Anglican Church of North America was formed, creating two distinct traditions.09:35 - Why Did Many Churches Leave the Episcopal Church?In 2003, the Episcopal Church consecrated Gene Robinson, its first openly gay bishop. This event deepened a growing divide. The issue was not just about social change but a larger departure from biblical authority. Reverend Greg explains how many Episcopalians felt the church was moving away from Scripture.14:22 - Key Differences Between Episcopalian and Anglican BeliefsThe Episcopal Church takes a progressive approach, emphasizing inclusivity and modern interpretations of Scripture. The Anglican Church of North America remains committed to traditional biblical teachings, especially on marriage, salvation, and scriptural authority.21:20 - The Role of Bishops and Church StructureBoth are led by bishops and organized into dioceses (groups of churches overseen by a bishop). The ACNA was formed as a response to theological shifts in the Episcopal Church. Reverend Greg shares how his church navigated this transition and how entire dioceses chose Anglicanism to maintain traditional beliefs.We love your feedback! If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a review. If you have any questions or comments on today's episode, email me at pastorjeff@lowcountrycc.orgVisit my website https://www.jeffcranston.com and subscribe to my newsletter. Join me on Sunday mornings at LowCountry Community Church. Check-in with us on Facebook or Instagram @pastorjeffcranstonRemember, the real power of theology is not only knowing it but applying it. Thanks for listening!
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
Gene Robinson, the first openly gay priest to be consecrated a bishop in a major Christian denomination, once declared, “I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion.” Many Millennials and many LGBTQ folks identify as Spiritual But Not Religious (SBNR). During Pride Month, Rev. Scott asks, “How do we transform the perception of Religion to work for those who have been turned off – and turned away?
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
Honey bees are one of the most fascinating and complex social organisms on our planet. Scientists like Gene Robinson research how their genomics play a central role in this behavior and how their environment in turn affects their genes. Listen and learn How the honey bee colony is surprisingly flexible and adaptive to changes in numbers and situations, How the genomics discipline altered scientists' one-directional arrow from gene to behavior to a two-directional model, and What developmental milestones a honey bee passes to make it through to full-forager status. Gene Robinson is the director of the Carl R.Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, an institute that practices team science within a multi-disciplinary scheme. He's been studying entomology and different species of bees for over 45 years. In this conversation, he shares some fascinating notes about honey bee behavior with listeners. His group in the institute in particular looks at their social behavior mechanisms and evolution from a genomics perspective. Interestingly, he says that studies indicate layers of individuality and adaptability in bee society—not only are they not all "marching to the same orders," they can change behavior depending on what is happening with the colony. In one study, his lab monitored the entry and exit of the hive and found that a minority of the hive worked as foragers. In addition, a small group within the foragers took on a significant 50% of the work. However, when they removed those power-house foragers, the colony did not collapse. Rather, the other bees "upped their foraging game" and made up for the loss. "So while labor is apportioned, it's not fixed and there's flexibility," adds Robinson. He describes other remarkable modes of flexibility, from pheromone releasing and withholding to determine maturity rates to how a hive survives a queen loss. Along the way he explains how the history of genomics has rearranged how biologists look at bee behavior and development from transcriptomic studies. In fact, dramatic changes are evident in bee brain gene activity depending on their rearing conditions. Based on these studies, their genome is very sensitive to the environment. For more, see the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and Gene Robinson's lab website. Take advantage of a 5% discount on Ekster accessories by using the code FINDINGGENIUS. Enhance your style and functionality with premium accessories. Visit bit.ly/3uiVX9R to explore latest collection. Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
Recorded during Tuesday's Holy Eucharist with Vow Renewal & Chrism Blessing service at Washington National Cathedral.
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT | Sermon by The Right Rev. Gene Robinson, retired Bishop of New Hampshire | The full service is available for several weeks here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7939140 The post Sunday, February 18, 2024 first appeared on Christ Church - An Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill. The post Sunday, February 18, 2024 appeared first on Christ Church - An Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill.
The U.S. Episcopal Church and by extension the worldwide Anglican Communion was rocked by the selection of the first out gay bishop twenty years ago this week. We'll take you back to the victorious consecration ceremony for the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center in Durham, November 2, 2003. And in NewsWrap: Jamaica's Supreme Court leaves the nation stuck with its British colonial-era anti-queer sex laws, Hungary's far-right government bars youth from the World Press Photo Exhibition because of five pictures of elderly queers, Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te joins an estimated 180,000 celebrants at the Taipei Pride March, Johannesburg Pride dedicates their parade to LGBTQ+ Ugandans and all Africans who “cannot march for themselves,” the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts Idaho's school bathroom bill on hold again, new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson is a far right white Christian nationalist with a wealth of anti-queer skeletons in his closet, gay U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg dares House Speaker Johnson to come home with him for dinner, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Melanie Keller (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this on the November 6, 2023 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/
St. Columba's Episcopal Church is a welcoming Christian community of all ages that encourages spiritual curiosity, celebrates children and youth, and embraces the world in the spirit of God's justice and love. L EA R N M O R E AT COLUMBA.ORG
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
"What fence needs moving in your life? How does God's love for you, God's unfailing love for you, make you want to open up for others?" The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson reflects on the two central commandments that God gave us to follow - to love God with all our hearts and minds and to love our neighbors as ourselves. "It opens us up to see one another as the children of God we are. And to strive every day to treat them like the children of God they are. Jesus was raising the bar and doing us all a favor."
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
"It's important to note that the role of faith here is not in stopping the storm. Faith rarely stops a storm. But what faith promises is to enable Peter to walk just on the water without falling, without drowning, to literally walk on troubled waters." In his Sunday sermon, the Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson considered the potential impact of faith.
Heute vor 20 Jahren wurde Gene Robinson zum Bischof der Episkopalkirche der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gewählt, der sich offen zu seiner Homosexualität bekannte.
Local Community, Deion, Jackson St., Dolphins, Germantown---Aubrey Miller/Dolphins LB, Gene Robinson w/Gabe Kuhn
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
"So maybe our New Year's resolutions this New Year's day should be less about losing weight and getting more exercise and joining a new book club and more about what kinds of risks do I need to take right now in my life for my own good, for that of my family or my neighbors and friends. Perhaps the nation itself, perhaps for human kind. How can I be more Christlike and vulnerably opening myself to some new and daunting and risky challenge?” The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson encourages us to be vulnerable and to have courage as we go into the New Year, and celebrate Holy Name Day. Looking to God as our guide, to make this not only a good year, but a “new kind of year.”
Podcast Ep-07 - The American Honey Bee These show notes provide a background in the genetic study of honey bees. Called by some, the third industrial revolution in agriculture, it features the development of genetically modified organisms and how that topic relates to honey bees. Determining what makes up the honey bee genome was pioneered by Dr. Gene Robinson, who wrote an article on the subject in the December 2000 Bee Culture Magazine dedicated to the memory of his advisor, Dr. Roger A. Morse. This is summarized in Dr. Sanford's website. The identification of the races of honey bees has always been somewhat of a mystery. Historically it was best determined by measuring physical characteristics of various subspecies. Called morphometrics, this was pioneered by Fredrich Ruttner. It has been replaced via determining the genetic haplotype of honey bees, as described in Dr. Alburaki's publication referenced above, concentrating on lack of genetic diversity in the genome of New World U.S. honey bees, almost all exclusively imported from the Old World. Thank you for listening to our podcast. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!
Sermon by Bishop Gene Robinson from worship at 10:00 a.m. on the Sunday, April 16, 2023 at All Saints Church, Pasadena, which included Confirmation, Blessing, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, and Eucharist. Readings: Acts 1:3-5, 12-14, I John 5:1-6 and John 20:19-31. Watch the sermon on YouTube. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/videos. Subscribe, like, get notifications every time we post! Enjoy our extensive archive of stimulating and inspiring content! Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.
In this edition of the podcast, Anthony and Zack discuss the recent commitments of Aidan Banfield and Jani Norwood to the Tar Heels 2024 class, talk to Gene Robinson III about his time in Chapel Hill and Tar Heel commit Daniel Anderson and try to figure out where the team goes now at QB in the class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gene Robinson is the Director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and Entomology professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research uses bees to understand the mechanisms governing social behavior. In this episode, we dive into the exciting world of genomics and discuss the Earth BioGenome Project, which aims to sequence and catalog every genome on the planet. We also talk about the potential privacy implications of personal genome sequencing. We explore how efficiently bee colonies are organized and the insights Dr. Robinson's research group has gained over the years with regard to the division of labor and intrinsic motives. Along the way, we explore why humans see a duality in everything and touch upon the nature vs. nurture debate. Watch this buzzing episode to learn more about social behavior, bees, and the future of biology. EPISODE LINKS: Gene Robinson's UIUC Website: https://mcb.illinois.edu/directory/profile/generobi Gene Robinson's Lab: https://lab.igb.illinois.edu/robinson/ OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:34 - Aligning incentives to change the world 8:52 - Division of Labor in Civilizations 15:12 - Can chemicals affect human behavior? 17:01 - Steady State in Evolution 20:08 - Is there a Golden Number for Dysfunctional Colonies? 21:40 - Earth BioGenome Project - The Ultimate Genome Library 29:33 - Climate Change and an accelerated adaptation 31:58 - Sequencing genomes: The answer to all problems? 36:43 - The Duality of Man 40:14 - Machine Learning to understand Biology 42:19 - Personal Genome and Privacy 44:51 - "Gene" and his childhood 47:22 - Nature or Nurture? Both 52:43 - Creating a Deterministic society using Sociogenomics 58:52 - Singularity of Knowledge 1:00:54 - Advice for Young People
The Crossing: Sermons and Services from the National Cathedral
“Christians must do justice work. Pick one of those rivers of injustice, one that matters to you, maybe one that you know something about already, and walk back upstream.” The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson encourages us to embrace our identity as Christians by loving and doing justice.
On January 27th, 1996, a body of an unidentified woman was found near some trash in a hilly area next to Gilman Springs Road and Highway 60 near the city of Beaumont. A forensic pathologist found the woman had a surgical cesarean scar indicating she had given birth. The woman was wearing jewelry, was well kept, and had undergone expensive dental work. All these years later, detectives have no idea who she is and who wanted her dead. We also speak with Gene Robinson, an Aerial Forensics Drone Pilot who helps agencies around the world find missing people, mass graves and crimes in progress. He was part of the team who searched for Amber Dubois and Chelsea King, the 2 girls raped and murdered by serial killer John Gardner near San Diego.
OBBM CEO Susan Hamilton talks with Host Lynn Daveport about the connection between public education and our businesses. Lynn is running for Dallas College Board District 1, and plans to bring fiscal responsibility and contract transparency to the constituents over a large portion of Dallas County. Listen to learn how this line item on your property tax bill is calculated and what that means for you. Early voting starts April 25th and voting day is May 7th, so get informed and get involved! Go to DallasCountyVotes.org to get a better understanding of your ballot. Community College isn't just a financial discussion, though that's a large portion. Academic excellence has suffered, and our businesses feel it. The current faculty and long-term employees are concerned with the current direction, should we be listening? Taxpayers own and financially support the Dallas College institution, and the board works for them, though they appear to have forgotten. Hear from a former faculty member as he speaks to the board. What is the real story and the real impact of early college high school? Is maturity level a concern? Parents love the idea of college credit, but often it comes with a great deal of remedial courses that can cause significant burn out for the student before they ever get to follow their degree plan. Lynn points out that reading comprehension and the ability to organize thoughts are critical components to a successful college pathway. Partnerships between college and local ISDs are blurring the lines, and as an education advocate and researcher, she's got legitimate questions and concerns about this arrangement. District 1 covers portions of Lake Highlands, Richardson, Addison, and Preston Hollow - a large area. Lynn brings a unique understanding of the K-12 space and unemployed people. She knows the difference between workforce training and education. 1.1 billion dollars allocated in 2018 needs scrutiny and oversight, and Lynn is ready to challenge the system to ensure constituents and students get the benefit of transparency and stewardship of those funds. This is a word-of-mouth campaign, and Lynn Davenport is determined to cause awareness of the issues that concern our neighborhoods to our detriment. The combination of Gene Robinson running for District 2 and Lynn Davenport in District 1 will be a powerful team with the heart, knowledge and ability to dig deep and solve problems. Social Impact Podcast is on Spotify! Call 214-673-4018 to support the show, have Lynn speak to your group, support her campaign, or get exposure for your business.Subscribe to the OBBM Network Podcast on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, iHeart, Google Podcasts and more. OffBeat Business TV can be found on Youtube, Vimeo , Rumble , BitChute and wherever you enjoy great on-demand podcasts and TV.Support the show (https://obbmdfw.locals.com)
Arthur Kanegis, David Gallup, Melanie Bennett discuss Ukraine, world governance, & much more: Arthur Kanegis & Melanie Bennett, director & producer respectively of “The World is My Country” along with David Gallup, President and General Counsel of the World Service Authority discuss Ukraine, war, world governance, and much more. The disregard of Ketanji Brown Jackson's qualifications brought back these memories as an engineer: As I listened to the Senators hypocritically question Ketanji Brown Jackson, I could not help but recall my experiences as a black engineer both in the US and China. The SCOTUS hearings were depressing to many. How can a very qualified woman who happens to be black get treated with a level of disrespect and dishonesty in 2022? Many black women told me that is what they expected. I expected it but hoped it wouldn't. But this week proved that the hate that Donald Trump made vogue was just the removal of a scab. WOW! Morning Joe & Gene Robinson destroys Bob Woodward's Left/Right false equivalence in epic form: Bob Woodward attempted to create a false equivalence between the GOP and the Left. Gene Robinson & Joe Scarborough nailed him for the silly statement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support
Gene Robinson and myself will discuss the Texas Robotics Summit, and other current events including consumer electronics used in conflicts.
FUNNY: Scarborough & Robinson say Republicans bring Tridents & Democrats, briefing books to war: This is a funny exchange between Joe Scarborough and Gene Robinson on how Democrats & Republicans fight. One uses Tridents and the other briefing books? Fox News to GOP senator with tax hike plan: It's not a democratic talking point It's in the plan: Fox News host John Roberts laid into Sen. Rick Scott who tried to claim his tax hike was a Democratic talking point. Scott's word salad in response failed. Biden Tax Plan Would Force Top 10 Billionaires Alone to Pay $215 Billion Over Next Decade: "This is big," said one economist on the reported tax plan that another called a "landmark proposal" to force the nation's wealthiest individuals to pay their fair share. Economic experts and progressives opposed to the outrageous levels of inequality in the United States celebrated Saturday evening and into Sunday after reporting revealed that President Joe Biden plans to unveil "a 20 percent minimum tax rate on all American households worth more than $100 million"—a so-called "Billionaire's Tax" that will specifically target approximately 700 of the nation's wealthiest people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support
Arthur Kenegis is President of Future WAVE, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to shifting our culture of violence to a culture of peace. He is the Director/Producer of “The World Is My Country” about the amazing adventures of World Citizen # 1 Garry Davis. David Gallup specializes in human rights, world citizenship, and world law education. He is President and General Counsel of the World Service Authority®, Washington, DC, a global public service human rights organization founded in 1954. He is also a Board Member of Citizens for Global Solutions, CGS Team Leader of the Peace and Youth Outreach Program, and Convenor of the World Court of Human Rights Coalition. Melanie Bennett is the producer of the world is my country and the podcast people-powered planet podcast. WOW! Joe Scarborough & Gene Robinson destroys Bob Woodward's Left – Right equivalence in epic form. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support
Gene Robinson and I speak candidly about the FAA's BVLOS ARC Final Report, and other drone related current events including use in the Ukrain.
Gene Robinson, distinguished professor and director at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and recipient of the Wolf Prize in Agriculture, discusses the complexity of society, networks, information exchanges, and social evolution. Including some lessons we can all take away from honeybees.
This episode features the Rt. Rev. Robert Moody, the 4th Diocesan Bishop of Oklahoma serving from 1989-2007. Most notably, during his Episcopate, Bishop Moody dealt with the aftermath of the Oklahoma City Murrah building bombing, supporting the consecration of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay man to become bishop, and increased ministry to the prisons, Native American communities, college campuses and Anglican schools and health clinics in the West Ankole Diocese of Uganda. In this first episode of the mini-series on women's ordination in Oklahoma, we chat about his perspective on the gifts women bring to ordained ministry and what the national and local landscape of the church looked like during his episcopate. Bishop Moody also gives his insights on how the Church can stay faithful to tradition while responding to the ever changing needs of a society and community in our modern times.
Gene Robinson is a native Dallasite and Dallas ISD graduate. He worked as a full-time instructor and lab coordinator for Brookhaven and Richland Colleges, now subsumed under the generic "Dallas College," formerly Dallas Community College District (DCCCD), for 23 years until 2014 when he was wrongfully terminated for exercising his First Amendment rights.The College cited “budget cuts” as the reason for his termination, but he knew it was due his political activism and efforts to expose corruption and make changes to the DCCCD Board. He filed a federal lawsuit against the District that was unsuccessful not for lack of merit, and later ran for a seat on the DCCCD Board against Phil Ritter. Get the entire article write up here.I began researching the Early College High School (ECHS) model when the Lake Highlands Freshman Center in my community was being considered for an ECHS. The model is pitched as a program that blends college and high school coursework, enabling students to earn up to two years of college credit (60 hours), tuition-free, while enrolled in high school. The model comes from the Gates Foundation's New Tech Network created to disrupt the traditional high school model and undermine neighborhood schools. In recent news, disgruntled Dallas College faculty distributed a survey to colleagues revealing their strong opposition to Chancellor Joe May's corporate-style leadership and fear-based work environment. May is a change agent for the data-mining nonprofit Commit and has been instrumental in carrying out the agenda to put all students on GreenLight Credentials' blockchain “life transcripts” which is a precursor to mandatory vaccine passports. Gene now runs a grass fed beef business from his family's Bar-M Ranch and can be reached here:Gene Robinson, Bar-M Ranch Executive Team, 214-351-5298. www.grassfedtexas.com, info@grassfedtexas.com, sales@grassfedtexas.com, 8111 LBJ Freeway, Ste 795, Dallas, TX 75251Social Impact Podcast is on Spotify! Call 214-673-4018 to support the show or get exposure for your business.Subscribe to the OBBM Network Podcast on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, iHeart, Google Podcasts and more. OffBeat Business TV can be found on Youtube, Vimeo , Rumble , BitChute and wherever you enjoy great on-demand podcasts and TV.Support the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/sign-up/#join)
Our guest will be Joel Ifill, Founder, and CEO of Dash Systems. We'll talk about putting the "pay" load on the ground. Gene Robinson, and I will talk about what he is up to, Remote ID, and other current events.
Peter and Anthony talk with CA's Khari Thompson about supporting the WNBA, girls basketball prospects coming to Memphis, Gene Robinson and Germantown, updates on Tevin Clark and more. Also, they talk about NFL Wildcard change, Ryder Cup updates and more.
Our guest is Chris Starnes. Chris is getting into SAR and apprenticing under Gene Robinson on the Texas Equusearch effort. We will analyze some of the current news and coalesce the vapors into a viable and meaningful comprehension.
In this episode of Christian Mythbusters, Father Jared tries to break the myth that PRIDE month and the church cannot go together. You can hear Christian Mythbusters in the Grand Haven area on 92.1 WGHN, on Wednesdays at 10:30am and Sundays at 8:50am. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple here. The transcript of the episode is below, or you can listen to the audio at the bottom of the post. This is Father Jared Cramer from St. John's Episcopal Church in Grand Haven, Michigan, here with today's edition of Christian Mythbusters, a regular segment I offer to counter some common misconceptions about the Christian faith. Happy Pride Month! I'm enjoying seeing all the rainbows and messages of support all over social media as we celebrate PRIDE and raise up our LGBTQ siblings and their ongoing fight for equality and justice in the world and the church. I know in our area there probably aren't many churches that are planning on celebrating PRIDE and so I thought this might be a good week to break the myth that PRIDE month and the church cannot go together. First, a little background on the onth. In the 1960s, homosexual acts were illegal in nearly every state of our country with the exception of Illinois. If you were a restaurant and had openly gay employees or served openly gay customers, you ran the risk of being shut down. Because of this, most gay bars were operated by organized crime, which (on one side) paid police to look the other way and (on the other side) blackmailed wealthy customers. It was even a crime in New York City to dress as a member of the opposite sex. When it came to the Stonewall Inn, the payouts had stopped, most people think, triggering the police to decide to shut down the bar for good. On a hot summer night in late June of 1969, eight undercover police officers entered the bar and began arresting the bar employees along with any drag queens or cross dressing patrons. More police arrived and, according to witness reports, the crowd was enraged when the police roughed up a woman dressed in masculine clothes. The Stonewall Riots began and lasted for three nights, launching the start of the Gay Rights movement. A year later, on the first anniversary of the police raid at the Stonewall Inn, New York gay activities organized the first Gay Pride Parade. It began with just a few hundred people but by the time it reached Central Park it had thousands of people joining in. So, why should the church celebrate PRIDE month? Well, let's be honest, the church has for far too long been on the side of oppression, dehumanization, and the rejection of our LGBTQ siblings in Christ. Christian leaders have lauded therapies to convert gay people, to make them straight, with deadly consequences and a markedly high increase in the risk of suicide for those who underwent such therapy. Many Christians in our country have fought (and continue to fight) the gay rights movement every step of the way. But not all of us. The Episcopal Church began reconsidering our stance on LGBTQ persons and the church in the 1970s, culminating in the 2003 election of Gene Robinson, an openly gay and partnered priest, as the Bishop of New Hampshire. After marriage equality came to our country, our church also changed our own canons and authorized a liturgy bringing sacramental marriage equality to the church as well. We do this because Jesus tells us that the law and...
In this episode of Christian Mythbusters, Father Jared tries to break the myth that PRIDE month and the church cannot go together. You can hear Christian Mythbusters in the Grand Haven area on 92.1 WGHN, on Wednesdays at 10:30am and Sundays at 8:50am. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple here. The transcript of the episode is below, or you can listen to the audio at the bottom of the post. This is Father Jared Cramer from St. John's Episcopal Church in Grand Haven, Michigan, here with today's edition of Christian Mythbusters, a regular segment I offer to counter some common misconceptions about the Christian faith. Happy Pride Month! I'm enjoying seeing all the rainbows and messages of support all over social media as we celebrate PRIDE and raise up our LGBTQ siblings and their ongoing fight for equality and justice in the world and the church. I know in our area there probably aren't many churches that are planning on celebrating PRIDE and so I thought this might be a good week to break the myth that PRIDE month and the church cannot go together. First, a little background on the onth. In the 1960s, homosexual acts were illegal in nearly every state of our country with the exception of Illinois. If you were a restaurant and had openly gay employees or served openly gay customers, you ran the risk of being shut down. Because of this, most gay bars were operated by organized crime, which (on one side) paid police to look the other way and (on the other side) blackmailed wealthy customers. It was even a crime in New York City to dress as a member of the opposite sex. When it came to the Stonewall Inn, the payouts had stopped, most people think, triggering the police to decide to shut down the bar for good. On a hot summer night in late June of 1969, eight undercover police officers entered the bar and began arresting the bar employees along with any drag queens or cross dressing patrons. More police arrived and, according to witness reports, the crowd was enraged when the police roughed up a woman dressed in masculine clothes. The Stonewall Riots began and lasted for three nights, launching the start of the Gay Rights movement. A year later, on the first anniversary of the police raid at the Stonewall Inn, New York gay activities organized the first Gay Pride Parade. It began with just a few hundred people but by the time it reached Central Park it had thousands of people joining in. So, why should the church celebrate PRIDE month? Well, let's be honest, the church has for far too long been on the side of oppression, dehumanization, and the rejection of our LGBTQ siblings in Christ. Christian leaders have lauded therapies to convert gay people, to make them straight, with deadly consequences and a markedly high increase in the risk of suicide for those who underwent such therapy. Many Christians in our country have fought (and continue to fight) the gay rights movement every step of the way. But not all of us. The Episcopal Church began reconsidering our stance on LGBTQ persons and the church in the 1970s, culminating in the 2003 election of Gene Robinson, an openly gay and partnered priest, as the Bishop of New Hampshire. After marriage equality came to our country, our church also changed our own canons and authorized a liturgy bringing sacramental marriage equality to the church as well. We do this because Jesus tells us that the law and...
Co-host Gene Robinson gives us the Texas Drone Summit after action report.
Honey bees are one of the most fascinating and complex social organisms on our planet. Scientists like Gene Robinson research how their genomics play a central role in this behavior and how their environment in turn affects their genes. Listen and learn How the honey bee colony is surprisingly flexible and adaptive to changes in numbers and situations, How the genomics discipline altered scientists' one-directional arrow from gene to behavior to a two-directional model, and What developmental milestones a honey bee passes to make it through to full-forager status. Gene Robinson is the director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, an institute that practices team science within a multi-disciplinary scheme. He's been studying entomology and different species of bees for over 45 years. In this conversation, he shares some fascinating notes about honey bee behavior with listeners. His group in the institute in particular looks at their social behavior mechanisms and evolution from a genomics perspective. Interestingly, he says that studies indicate layers of individuality and adaptability in bee society—not only are they not all "marching to the same orders," they can change behavior depending on what is happening with the colony. In one study, his lab monitored the entry and exit of the hive and found that a minority of the hive worked as foragers. In addition, a small group within the foragers took on a significant 50% of the work. However, when they removed those power-house foragers, the colony did not collapse. Rather, the other bees "upped their foraging game" and made up for the loss. "So while labor is apportioned, it's not fixed and there's flexibility," adds Robinson. He describes other remarkable modes of flexibility, from pheromone releasing and withholding to determine maturity rates to how a hive survives a queen loss. Along the way he explains how the history of genomics has rearranged how biologists look at bee behavior and development from transcriptomic studies. In fact, dramatic changes are evident in bee brain gene activity depending on their rearing conditions. Based on these studies, their genome is very sensitive to the environment. For more, see the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and Gene Robinson's lab website. Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK
Hi listeners, this is a content warning. Today we're talking about homophobia in the church. If you find this topic triggering, please find and talk to a licensed therapist in your area or online. This may not be the episode for you. This week Amanda and Christina share their own personal experiences with homophobia (both external and internal), heteronormativity and coming out. This episode is equal parts joyful celebration that all God's children are made in God's image, and are beautifully, perfectly, and wonderfully made and cringey, sad, despicable stories about the homophobia found in church and church-adjacent spaces. We hope you find this episode to be encouraging, and if you're a member of the LGBTQ+ community, please know we see you, we hear you, we love you, and we hold a place for you at our table. If you enjoy our podcast, take a moment to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts. If you really like us, write a review! You can also follow us on Instagram or Twitter at @deargodwth. For further reading and watching, Amanda recommends God Believes in Love: Straight Talk about Gay Marriage by Gene Robinson, and Christina recommends Queer Eye Season S5E1: Preaching Out Loud // Queer Eye S3E1: God Bless Gay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deargodwth/message
Dr. Gene Robinson, Director of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, explains the Earth Bio Genome Project, an attempt to sequence the DNA of all life on earth in the next ten years.For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at ppenn@ilfb.org or 309-557-3286.
Daren and Jalen hit the road for the first "Away Game" and visit with former UNC defensive back and current Head Football Coach of Germantown High School in Memphis Coach Gene Robinson III as they discuss his impressive, young coaching career. Jalen speaks on playing for Les Miles and Daren exposes some behind-the-scenes bombshells about Gene Chizik and his defensive staff at Auburn in 2012, and Daren asks Jalen why DBs always celebrate even after doing nothing #Auburn #WarEagle #LSU #Geauxtigers #GeneChizik #LesMiles #Texans
AC Primetime w/ Mel Taylor. Atlantic City News, Info, Events.
Dude is bad news. Need to win an election in AC and/or South Jersey? Better call Craig Callaway. Make sure to place your order early, and stroke a big check for Craig. He's the man that magically delivers thousand of votes... that all lean the same way. No matter how good or bad of a candidate you are. Craig Callaway: ex-con who legally exploits current election law in Atlantic City and South Jersey. He's really good at it, too. Puts big bucks into his pockets....and shitty politicians into office. Listen to clips from WPG Radio, Harry Hurley & Craig Callaway: Click to listen. Craig Callaway: the man who brought you AC Mayor Frank Gilliam. Yup. The same Frank Gilliam recently forced from office and facing jail time for stealing money from a youth sports league. Callaway on Gilliam: “I regret that I didn’t do more homework on Frank Gilliam.” Craig Callaway is a poor judge of character. HASSAN CALLAWAY was good choice for Pleasantville school board? He missed half the meetings. Craig Callaway is uncle of Hassan Callaway and P-ville school board president, Carla Thomas. Read more in Press of AC Callaway is a political mercenary, primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics. Got the cash? Craig delivers the votes. No matter how unqualified or dangerous you are. They ask us, who’s looking out for our best interest? Two years go, Callaway recommended Frank Gilliam. Recently, Callaway brought thousands of additional ballots, propelling incumbents Vince Mazzeo & John Armato past controversial Republican challenger Phil 'Greenhead' Guenther, along with his running mate, John Risley. Hurley & Callaway The Callaway Machine. Callaway often referred to as power broker, political genius, or some kind of respectable pontificator of politics. Callaway is none of that. Callaway is eerily equipped to deliver votes that all lean the same way. Callaway's GET OUT THE VOTE efforts. A ride to the polls and $30 bucks gets almost anyone elected. NO matter how poor a candidate. Yup, Callaway can be legally bought. By extension, so can Atlantic City voters, it seems. Craig Callaway. Mercenary extraordinaire. Running a sweet, legal scam on Atlantic City taxpayers. CALLAWAY FUN FACTS. (from FBI and an Ordinary Guy) Craig Callaway, a former Atlantic City Council president. Served 3 ½ years behind bars. Bribery and blackmail. From: FBI and an Ordinary Guy In 2007, Atlantic City Council President Craig Callaway, Ronald Callaway a. k. a. Jihad Abdullah and David Callaway were charged in a political blackmail scheme. They were accused of orchestrating a blackmail scenario and then conducting secret electronic surveillance and filming of Eugene Robinson, an Atlantic City councilman and local minister, as Robinson supposedly engaged and paid a prostitute for a sex act. Ron Calloway was sentenced to prison for voter fraud in 2002. Convicted for blackmail attempt. Floyd Tally was among fifteen other people, including David Callaway and Atlantic City Councilman Marty Small, who were indicted for allegedly conspiring to disenfranchise voters and assisting Small to defeat Lorenzo Langford at the polls in Atlantic City’s mayoral primary. The scheme apparently consisted of arranging to have absentee ballots cast without absentee voters signing the ballots. The ballots were later steamed open during an “autograph party” where campaign workers signed and resealed them to be counted. Marty Small was once indicted on voter fraud charges, but not convicted. AC Mayor Marty Small; Emotionally Unstable. Former Atlantic City Council president Craig Callaway spent almost 3 years in Southwoods State Prison. Callaway admitted taking $36,000 in bribes in August 2006. In 2008, Callaway admitted to organizing a blackmail scheme against a fellow, AC councilman, Gene Robinson. Robinson videotaped with prostitute at a hotel. Callaway's brothers,
Entomologist and IU Patten Lecturer Gene Robinson speaks with host Aaron Cain about genomics, nature vs. nurture, and improving the social lives of humans by taking a very close look at honey bees.
Entomologist and IU Patten Lecturer Gene Robinson speaks with host Aaron Cain about genomics, nature vs. nurture, and improving the social lives of humans by taking a very close look at honey bees.
J Hill pulled up on Axehead team captain and well known flag footballer Gene "tommy" Robinson to finally get him on wax and he did not disappoint. We talk life, football and even got a call in from a special guest haha Don't get ready, Stay Ready!
Gene Robinson and myself will reminisce about guests and stories from the past seven years on a myriad of unmanned systems toppics.
This is a tricky one, especially for those who have a genuine desire to take the Bible seriously. The argument for inclusion that J. R. Daniel Kirk presents, however, is one that I find convincing, and it is the best one of the many that I have read or heard (including by Matthew Vines, Gene Robinson, and others). Richard Hay's compassionate argument against affirmation is also presented. Many podcasts on this topic tend to focus on the emotional aspect of the issue, on the increased risk of suicide among queer teens, etc. I think those have their place, but for many Christians, we simply NEED a good argument about what to do with this stubborn text -- the Bible -- that really does seem to stand against homosexual activity. Daniel presents such an argument. Find an open & affirming church: gaychurch.org Margaret Farley 60 Minutes clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sASG5kii-rI James Brownson’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Gender-Sexuality-Reframing-Relationships/dp/0802868630 https://twitter.com/jrdkirk Seth Roberts playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/dankoch/playlist/43QDpk1CQ098K2PpFcFVUy?si=BDa2luwVTC-GwdJpnXg85Q Join the Patreon for bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/dankoch YHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: youhavepermissionpod.com Join Dan's email list: dankochwords.com Email Dan: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com Artwork by http://sprungle.co/
Bishop Gene Robinson joins us to reflect on his first season as Chautauqua's vice president of religion and senior pastor, and particularly the Interfaith Fridays initiative launched in 2018, which will continue in 2019. A full DVD set of the nine 2018 Interfaith Fridays is available for purchase at the Chautauqua Bookstore.
Nothing has caused more controversy among Christians in recent years than the advancement of LGBT rights and its implications for religious liberty. Is there a way forward that respects both sides? Gene Robinson, who was elected the first openly gay Episcopal bishop in 2003, and Skye discuss where they find common ground. Also this week, Phil responds to a California university’s “whiteness forum” that declared VeggieTales to be racist. And remember the 69-year-old Dutch man trying to legally reduce his age by 20 years? We have an update.
In our latest instalment, we speak about FLIR products and remote sensing from sUAS. Everyone on the episode has experience using FLIR products in the field. Our guests are Randall Warnas, Global sUAS Segment Leader FLIR, and Garret Bryl UAS Pilot for the Joshua Fire and Public Safety UAS Response Team (PSURT). Our co-host Gene Robinson will relate to us some of his experiences with using FLIR products for over a decade on drones for SAR, research, Firefighting and Law Enforcement applications.
This week, LGBTQ icon Matthew Shepard was finally laid to rest. He was interred at Washington, DC's National Cathedral, as Bishop (retired) Gene Robinson, an LGBTQ icon himself officiated. Bishop Gene was a firebrand issue when he became the first openly gay Episcopal bishop years ago. “There are three things I'd say to Matt: ‘Gently rest in this place. You are safe now. And Matt, welcome home.' Amen.” he stated. Tonight, we have Bishop Gene as our guest. We will talk to him about love, spirit, historic events and his apology to those hurt by religious communities. With co-host Brody Levesque.
This week, LGBTQ icon Matthew Shepard was finally laid to rest. He was interred at Washington, DC’s National Cathedral, as Bishop (retired) Gene Robinson, an LGBTQ icon himself officiated. Bishop Gene was a firebrand issue when he became the first openly gay Episcopal bishop years ago. “There are three things I’d say to Matt: ‘Gently rest in this place. You are safe now. And Matt, welcome home.’ Amen.” he stated. Tonight, we have Bishop Gene as our guest. We will talk to him about love, spirit, historic events and his apology to those hurt by religious communities. With co-host Brody Levesque.
The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, vice president of religion and senior pastor at Chautauqua Institution, joins the podcast this episode to share his remarkable faith journey — including his path to being the first openly gay man to be elected bishop in the high church traditions of Christendom — and a preview of the Department of Religion's 2018 programs and initiatives in interfaith engagement. Robinson is the former Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire, and currently serves as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and Auburn Seminary. He is known as an activist in the area of full civil/human rights for the LGBT community, in the U.S. and abroad. Follow him on Twitter at @BishopGRobinson. For more on Chautauqua's 2018 season, visit chq.org/2018.
sUAS News Podcast has the privilege of hosting an all-star roundtable discussion about the following issues Year of the Drone Drone deliveries ChiComms Bi-polar Political advocacy Private “Public” rulemaking Drones are not birds after all
Gene Robinson and Patrick Egan bring over twenty five years of combined experence to today's discussion on considerations for public safety agencies wanting to use drones, the private rule-making process, the drone pilot program, pay to play, the leadership vacuum and the overall state if the drone business.
A Super-panel discussion about C-UAS, the safety of the NAS, vulnerabilities, the role of the UAS OEM's, technological deficiencies, current trends and future developments. With hosts Patrick Egan, Gene Robinson, DronePilotIO and guests Robi Sen, Department 13, Robert Thompson, C-UAS Coalition, Michael Blades, Frost and Sullivan and David Kovar, Kovar and Associates.
"The Anglican Communion had been struggling over our identity for some time as the British Empire collapsed but the churches birthed by the Church of England remained. The consecration of Gene Robinson was a flashpoint for the Church. The crisis led to a conversation about what held us together as a worldwide body - our history? The Archbishop of Canterbury? Our shared liturgy?" The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille preaches on the Feast of Corpus Christi (June 18, 2017). Readings: Deut. 8:2-3; Ps. 116:10-17; 1 Cor. 10:1-4, 16-17; Jn. 6:47-58. Image: Karin Hamilton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/episcopalct/_, distributed under a CC BY-NC license.
Genetics Sports President, Gene Robinson took some time from working his camp to shed some light on what the Make The Right Call Football Camp is what football did to for his life. The former UNC Tar Heel & Whitehaven High School alum exuded energy and passion for his camp and when he wasn't helping in a drill, he was assisting with everything from sign-ups to passing out water to the campers. Salut to Gene and the entire Genetics Sports family! Follow me on IG & Twitter @BTSE_365
Gene Robinson is a retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. In 2003, he received national attention as the first priest in an openly gay relationship to be consecrated a bishop in a major Christian denomination. Since his retirement in 2013, he has served as a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, speaking and writing on the issues of race, poverty, immigration reform, LGBT rights, and the full inclusion of transgender people in the life of the Church and in American society. Recently, he has been speaking on behalf of the nonprofit organization Compassion & Choices, which advocates state-of-the-art care and a full range of options for people who are dying to ensure their comfort, dignity, and control at the end of life.
"All Saints is called to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable; and Mike Kinman is exactly the person to help you to both!" Sermon by Gene Robinson, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Readings: Isaiah 1:10-18 and Luke 19:1-10. You can watch this sermon on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E6JQyRptOQ&feature=youtu.be. For more about the mission and ministry of All Saints Church visit http://www.allsaints-pas.org and follow us on Twitter @ASCpas. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at http://www.allsaints-pas.org/support/donate/.
Gene Robinson and I will recall what we have spoken about, the interesting people we've interviewed and what we've learned since our first broadcast on 5/9/2012. The sUAS News Podcast has had over 300,000 downloads! Thank you for listening!
The Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson
"In my old age I've come to think that what we believe is way less important than what we do. I actually says that in Scripture, but somehow we just sort of glide over that part, and argue about what we believe or how we articulate that belief. But what God actually wants is for us to live as if heaven is already here. As if we are that sure that God loves us." Sermon by the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Readings: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and Luke 4:14-21. You can watch this sermon on YouTube at https://youtu.be/0ttMLXcTuiA. For more about the mission and ministry of All Saints Church visit http://www.allsaints-pas.org and follow us on Twitter @ASCpas. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at http://www.allsaints-pas.org/support/donate/.
Gene Robinson is an author and the owner of Positive Concepts Publishing Company. After growing up being told he would never amount to anything and struggling with obesity for the better part of his life, he took control. changed his thoughts, and wrote a book to help others do the same.
Gene Robinson will tell us about his recent experiences first doing SAR and then taking on the role of Air boss during the floods. He will discuss his takeaway for using small UAS (legally) and in concert with manned aircraft assets.
A priest and a rabbi come onto a podcast… This week Dan welcomes the retired gay Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson, as well as a Rabbi Jeremy Gerber to tackle some thorny religion/sex issues. How should straight men act at gay pride parades? Are facials inherently misogynist? A woman has just discovered that her husband had an affair. But when they finished fighting about it, the sex was hotter than ever! A married man notices that when he and his wife fight, she tends to withhold sex. Is this a strategy, and how can he make it stop? And a ton more. 206-201-2720 The Savage Lovecast is sponsored by SmartMouth Activated Mouthwash. SmartMouth blocks bad breath for 12 hours. Get SmartMouth at your local drugstore and keep your breath fresh. This episode is also brought to you by Audible. Download a free audiobook of your choice today at This episode is also brought to you by AdamandEve.com. Get 10 free gifts, plus free shipping when you enter offer code "Savage".
A priest and a rabbi come onto a podcast… This week Dan welcomes the retired gay Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson, as well as a Rabbi Jeremy Gerber to tackle some thorny religion/sex issues. How should straight men act at gay pride parades? Are facials inherently misogynist? A woman has just discovered that her husband had an affair. But when they finished fighting about it, the sex was hotter than ever! A married man notices that when he and his wife fight, she tends to withhold sex. Is this a strategy, and how can he make it stop? And a ton more. 206-201-2720 The Savage Lovecast is sponsored by SmartMouth Activated Mouthwash. SmartMouth blocks bad breath for 12 hours. Get SmartMouth at your local drugstore and keep your breath fresh. This episode is also brought to you by Audible. Download a free audiobook of your choice today at This episode is also brought to you by AdamandEve.com. Get 10 free gifts, plus free shipping when you enter offer code "Savage".
Gene Robinson and I go over the current events and topics. We talk about the RCAPA NPRM submitted comments. NASA UTM ICAO sARP meeting this week, and the upcoming Super Symposium Small Unmanned Systems Business Exposition. The topics are timely, and the conversation is sure to be lively.
Gene Robinson and Mike Hennig from RP Search Services will tell us about the Big Plano Texas Search using the Nist owned MLB Super Bat UAS. Patrick Egan will discuss his recent trip to D.C. for the FAA BVLOS meeting and his attempts at some impromptu UAS SAR. There will also be some time for discussion about other drone related current events including the sUAS News Conservation RPAS 2014.
Gene Robinson and I talk about the FAA and Texas Equusearch UAS Court Decision. Also up for discussion, is the FAA's Interpretation of the “Special” rule for model aircraft, public response and the 2014 Farnborough air show.
Dr. Gene Robinson is the Swanlund Chair of Entomology, Director of the Institute for Genomic Biology, and Director of the Bee Research Facility at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his PhD in Entomology from Cornell University and joined the faculty of the University in 1989. Gene has received many awards and honors over the course of his career, including the Burroughs Wellcome Innovation Award in Functional Genomics, the Founders Memorial Award from the Entomological Society of America, a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an NIH Pioneer Award. He is also a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society, a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Gene is here with us today to tell us about his journey through life and science.
We talk Brendan Schulman and Gene Robinson about the Texas EquuSearch pettition agaisnt the FAA. Please feel free to call in and ask questions about their use of UAS for Search and Rescue. 323-375-3237
Gene and I chat about some of the events and news of late. Up for discussion are, the Prescribed Burn episode of Drone TV, the NASA UTM meeting, contributed to articles in the news and other timely and relevant stories.
Gene Robinson - God Believes in Love - 06/27/13 by westminsterforum
Sermon by the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson at All Saints Church, Pasadena, Sunday, September 22, 2013. Readings: Amos 8:4-7 and Luke 16:1-13. For more about All Saints Church visit http://www.allsaints-pas.org. Watch the sermon at YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmv5eRR5eX4&feature=youtu.be
During the episode, we will broadcast live from a SAR training event being instructed by our co host Gene Robinson. Our guest is Chris Onions. He works full time for Rescue 3 (UK) providing training to the emergency services in water and rope rescue in North Wales. This event represents another historic first coming to you from the sUAS News.
"I imagine having a conversation with one of them."
God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage
Interview with Gene Robinson, the first openly gay man elected as an Episcopal Bishop. His consecration was followed by a split in the church over homosexuality. OutCaster David talks with Bishop Robinson about how he was elected, the split in the church, marriage equality, the increasing visibility and acceptance of transgender people in the church, and Mr. Robinson's new book on marriage equality.
The application of unmanned aerial systems for SAR. Interview with Gene Robinson from RP Search Service. We will discuss his vast experience of employing this technology to find missing persons and other things. We will also delve into Gene's upcoming book, First to Deploy : Unmanned Aircraft Use for Search & Rescue/Law Enforcement. As well as his insights and views about the possibilities this technology has to offer.
Ken and Todd discuss the theology of gays in the Christian church, the social justice of gays in America, and the differences (if any) between the two as they review a documentary about the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Profile, persuasion, or historical account? 7:00 - Talking past each other and retrofitting theology 13:33 - Theological argument or social justice argument? 19:13 - How heterosexuals are portrayed; leadership vs. laity 24:12 - The lack of a theological argument 31:30 - Social justice vs. the integrity of the church, part 2 35:19 - North Carolina Amendment #1 and Unintended Consequences 40:24 - The film as film; humanizing gays AND Christians DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
It can be difficult to discern the impact of genes on behaviour from the effect of behaviour on genes. On this program Dr. Gene Robinson talks about using the honeybee and other eusocial insects to tease apart this web.
As the first openly gay bishop in a mainline Christian denomination, the Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson assured other gays and lesbians that they are not “abominations,” despite the persecution they may have experienced.
As the first openly gay bishop in a mainline Christian denomination, the Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson assured other gays and lesbians that they are not “abominations,” despite the persecution they may have experienced.
We are going to be talking this morning about the nature of truth. Jesus made the boldest outrageous, powerful significant truth claim that man ever made-that was ever made by somebody on this earth. The most important, the most profound truth claim ever uttered on this earth if it is true was said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth and the life. Jesus chose those words very carefully. He did not say, I have some truth to share with you, or, I am going to lead you in the truth, or, I am going to teach you some truth. He said, I am truth. The essence of truth emanates from Me. I am truth. Wow! I mean that is one whopper of a lie or it is one God-sized truth. Either He was who He said He was or He was not; and we have to weigh those words. We have to look at His life, look at the testimony of His life and decide whether or not He was who He claimed to be. But if He is in fact the way, the truth and the life, then there has never been a more profound, significant statement uttered in regards to truth. We're going to talk about that statement. We're going to unpack a little bit, and we're going to talk about each of those I am statements. Of course we're going to take them in order-the first one [being], I am the way. What is the significance of saying, I am the way? I shared with you that my son and I [went to the Inauguration]. My son really wanted to attend the Inauguration. The first event that we were going to go to was the concert-the We are One concert. It was designed to be a non-political event, celebrating what we all have in common as Americans-no political speeches, just celebrating liberty and freedom. Some of the most famous artists in the world were there, like Bruce Springsteen, U2, Sheryl Crow, John Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder, John Mellencamp, Usher and on and on the list goes, James Taylor-all generations of singers. There were readers like Denzel Washington and Martin Luther King III, Tiger Woods, Tom Hanks-just a number of respected individuals [were there]. The one who kicked it off was a Bishop by the name of Gene Robinson. I couldn't hear what he was saying because the speaker in our area was temporarily out, but he opened with a prayer; and I wanted to know what that prayer was. When I got home I googled his prayer. What did he say? He began the prayer by saying this, Oh God, of our many understandings… Now, I thought that was interesting; and I really wanted to know what he meant when he said, Oh, God of our many understandings. It said what he was trying to say was God you revealed Yourself in many different ways. You've all heard that before-that there are many paths to one God. There is one God; this religion has this truth; and this religion has that truth, but they're all pointing in the same direction and they're all paths to the same God who has revealed Himself-as that man said-in many ways. There are many understandings, Oh God of our many understandings... That is a truth claim; that is saying that there are many truths; there are many ways to one God. All religions coming together, we recognize that when you get to the core of the faith, they're all teaching the brotherhood of man and the Fatherhood of God. I'm going to talk about that a little bit. We want to take those faiths-and this is not a series on world religion-but we're going to present to you and put them in a juxtaposition quickly-and tell you what they believe about God. We're not going to try to do this with every world religion of course and even all the major religions, we're not going to hit all of those either. There will just be a sampling, a cross section, of some of these world views and some of these world religions to see what they say at that core about who God is and about our destiny as people. Well, we know what Christian theism teaches, and we don't have to spend a lot of time on that. We know that we believe that God created us in His image, that we are separate and distinct from our Creator. There is the Creator, and there is His creation. We are creature; He is creator. We are made in His image. We have personality as He has personality. We know that He has a plan and a destiny; the earth is going somewhere. We are following His divine providence; that He's sovereign; that He is everywhere, but not in everything. It's not pantheism we believe in. God is separate and distinct from His creation, but He's very much involved in His creation. He's eminent; He's here for us. He wants us to worship Him, and He wants us to know Him. He wants us to understand His truth. Now there is another belief system called deism, and many people practice deism. They believe that God created the world. Thomas Jefferson was such a person. He created the world, but He's not involved in the world. It's like a clock maker who made the clock and set the clock ticking. The world's spinning, and He started the spinning, but He's not involved in the everyday affairs of man. He's really not a personal, loving God; but there is a God who created the world-just not a God that we can know. Then there is Eastern pantheistic monism. There are a lot of religions that encompass this world view. Pantheism means God is everywhere; God is in everything. Monism has to do with oneness, oneness of the universe. I want you to think of the Force in Star Wars. That might help you. We can��"t see the Force, but we see the effects of the Force. The Force is in the entire universe; the Force sustains; the Force unites. You have to tap into the Force. If you can become like a priest, like a Jedi, who really knows how to use the Force that's all around us and in us… I think of the scene where Luke's trying to get his ship out of the muddy swamp. He lifts it a little bit, and it drops down. He says to Yoda, I can't do it. Yoda says, And that is why you fail. Then he lifts it up out of the swamp because he had the Force. He understood how to channel the Force. So in Eastern pantheistic monism, you want to tap into this oneness. You really want to come to a realization of this oneism. With Buddhism-life is suffering. Life is suffering because we desire. We have to break free from desire, and then we will cease suffering. We do this by working through karma. You can have bad karma from previous lives, and you have to work through it; so through a series of life, death and rebirth, you work through this karma and can escape desire. Eventually, you can reach nirvana where you are basically absorbed into God like a drop of water in the ocean. You are absorbed into this oneness. God is impersonal; there isn't a personal God you can point to and say, Well, that's God. Hinduism is a little different. Again, we're just giving brief synopsis. We could elaborate more if we had time-if we were doing a series on each of these religions. Since we're not, we're kind of skipping through this. In Hinduism, there are actually hundreds of thousands of gods-manifestation of the Brahman. When we think about God, He's not to be understood as theism-that God is the man upstairs kind of thing. God is in every one of us. God is in all of us, and we need to really tap into the fact that we are divine. Everything that we see is divine. It's pantheism; it's all divine. There are different levels of divineness. There are certain things that are more divine than other things. Matter is the least divine. Vegetables would be next on the chain. Then animals next on the chain-that's why you don't eat the cows. It's not so much that it's Uncle Henry there; it's just that the cow is divine. All of the Brahman is in that cow; then [there are] humans, then the Brahman-you go into the priests and so forth. There are various cast systems within Hinduism. So through this process of life and death, you want to work through this karma until you reach this oneness. Then you can escape this cycle of life, death and rebirth. Again, God is impersonal. It's really even hard to define God in Hinduism, but we are God. The one is the whole; and the whole is in the one, and we need to tap into that and reach enlightenment. We could talk a little bit about a new age philosophy. In the new age philosophy, we come to the realization that we are God. In this religion, we are God. We are divine. It's an amalgamation. It takes a little bit of everything. There's animism, like even a tree can have a soul. There's a little bit of theism in that the individual really matters but a little bit of naturalism [is in there] too because there is no divine being. Then there's Eastern pantheistic monism because we're reincarnated. You have to come to this realization that you are God. Now, there are other religions we could talk about, but we're not going to take the time to do that. Suffice it to say, those are some very different views of reality, aren't they? So, I would say to the person who says there are many ways to God, many different paths- I would say, How can God be a loving creator; separate and distinct from His creation; and at the same time be a God who created the world but doesn't care anything about the world; to an impersonal force that's really not a person at all, but this force that permeates the world-this oneness that permeates the world; to the fact that we as individual human beings are divine. Throw in numerous other world views and religions-how in the world can things that are so diametrically opposed to one another all be true at the same time? Common sense tells us that either one is true and the rest are false or they're all false and something else is true; but things that are that opposite cannot be true at the same time. Friends, those world views are going in opposite directions. It's like saying, Listen, we're going to go start a church in Florida. We're tired of the cold, and one of you gets a map that goes north; one gets a map that goes east; one gets one that goes west; and one gets one that goes south; and we all expect to end up in the same place. How can you end up in the same place if we're going in completely different directions? So I challenge that statement that says that we all just believe the same thing because those religions-at their very core-teach very different things about human beings and who we are. In Hinduism, you have a soul that is you reincarnated in different lives. In Buddhism, you are a non-soul. You really are a mixture of people, and it's really not you that is reincarnated in the next life. You are this mixture of people. Christianity says we have a soul. In deism, there is no afterlife. These things can't all be true because they're saying some very different things, so individuals have to decide. Either one is true and the rest are false; or they're all false and there's another way; but it is not logical to say that they're all true. But in post-modernism, truth is relative and you can kind of come to your own truth deductions and conclusions. Jesus says, I am the truth. Truth is exclusive by its very definition and nature. He didn't say, I am a truth. He said, I am the truth. Imagine if we took this same mindset and applied it to other facets of our life. What if we did that in our educational system? That whole mindset? Everybody has to come up with your truth, and your truth is as valid as the next person's truth. So you said, Okay, Johnny, what's two plus two? Five. That's correct because that's your truth, Johnny, and I would have accepted actually any number that you could have thought of and said that was two plus two because I don't want to offend your truth, your belief system. If we were in history class, Susie, who was the first President of the United States? Benjamin Franklin. Correct. I would have accepted any answer because that's what you believe; and that is what must be true because you believe it. Try that if you were on your way home today, and you ran a red light. I don't mean a pink one; I mean a red one. The officer pulls you over and says, What were you doing? You just ran a red light. You go, Oh, in my truth system, see, red is the new green. I really feel like I've got my own set of laws. I could show you. I have my own speed limits. I have my own rules of what the different colors mean to me. Red actually means speed up in my rule book. How does that go over with the officer? Does the officer go, Oh, in that case…? I didn't know that was your truth. Well, that's fine then. Or does he say, We have a different truth? He says, The State of Wisconsin has a rule book called the Rules of the Road. You are not abiding by those rules, so I'm going to issue a citation because regardless of what you think reality is, my friend, this is reality-what the state has established for you. You will abide by that or you will experience the consequences. Imagine if we did that in sports or in games, like if you're playing chess. In fact, I'm going to ask our team, Could you guys just whip up something really quick that involves, say like, a chess game with no rules? Could you do that real quickly? Thanks. They're working on that. Let's see if they come up with something. (Two media clips are played here: 1) Some things aren't meant to be stretched, and 2) A Few Good Men.) It makes a good point, doesn't it? There is objective truth. There is objective reality. The next time somebody says to you, Well, I don't understand you Christians thinking you're the only way to God, your truth is the only truth, friends, every religion teaches that their way is the correct way. Talk to somebody who is a Muslim, and they will tell you Allah is the only God. Now, it's true with Hinduism, they might say Jesus was a Prophet and accept that, but they really believe their version of reality is reality regardless of what other religions do, teach or say, this is the way it is. Every religion believes its truth. Even atheism-when you talk about atheism-it says there is no God. That is a truth claim. When an atheist makes a proclamation and says, There is no God. There is no afterlife. There is no soul, that is a truth claim. It is. You��"re saying that my way is right; everybody else is wrong. So, when you make a stand and make a truth claim, all of us are saying that this is how reality is. You don't have to agree with everybody to be tolerant of other faiths. It's very important we be tolerant of other faiths, but just because I might disagree with something you said, it does not make me intolerant-not at all. We can't apply that logic in life either. There are people that we love and respect. You don't agree with your spouse about everything. You don't agree with your best friend about everything. So we come to those conclusions, and we respect one another's opinions. Remember we talked about that last week? If somebody asks you to give a defense or an apologia-an apologetic, a reason why you believe, you do so with gentleness and respect. We have to respect the point of view of one another; but having a belief system, a conviction that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life does not mean that you are an intolerant person. It simply means that you believe what Jesus said; you believe who He was. He says, I am the way. He says, I am the truth. The truth is exclusive by its very definition, and He says, I am the life. What did He mean when He said, I am the life? Does Jesus mean He just came to give us a certain quality? I came to give you a good life. You listen to some preachers or evangelists, and they might get up here and say, Jesus came to give you a great life so that you will be happy, rich and health all the time. Jesus came to give you an enhanced quality of life. They might further surmise that how we live our life is more important than what we believe. That's teaching that really how you live your life-what you do-is more important than what you believe; and I would challenge that statement because I would say that what you do, how you live, is based upon at the core of what you believe. What I believe determines the kind of person I am and how I live my life. It's at the very core, so it's even more fundamental than what I do. It is the reason I do what I do or say what I say. I'll give you an illustration from world religion and Hinduism. We talked about the different cast system. You start at the top with the priests and scholars and teachers. Then you go to those who work in artisans and agriculture and commerce all the way down to the lowly Untouchables. The Untouchables look like anybody else. You could not distinguish an Untouchable simply by looking at them because they look like any other Hindu. It is a social reality, however, that the Untouchable is an outcast. In your Untouchable, you're born into poverty. You don't have access to the health care that others have. You might be confined to almost slave labor. You don't receive the education that others would. You are often times a victim of violence. Your existence is very painful if you are an Untouchable. The reason you live as an Untouchable and the reason your life is so miserable is because of bad karma. You are working through the result of bad karma from a previous life, so you are suffering so that you can work through that and continue to progress upwards toward being a Brahman. Now if I try to help an Untouchable, I am actually usurping the process. I am hurting that person because I am stopping them or preventing them from moving on in the next life. They're going to have to do this whole thing all over again and suffer all over again because you interfered. I could use the analogy of parents where they have different parenting philosophies, and their child does something that deserves punishment. One parent punishes the child and says, Because you did this, you're going to be punished. You're going to be grounded. We're going to take away your privileges and all of that. The other parent comes on the scene and says, Oh, he/she won't do it again. It wasn't so bad. They either cut the discipline short, or they remove it all together. That can create friction in the home, can't it? The parent who administered the discipline will say, What are you doing? Our son or daughter is never going to learn until they experience the consequence of their behavior. They're going to repeat this behavior now. Until we teach them a lesson, it's just going to keep repeating in their life. So don't do that. Let them experience the full consequence of their decision. The same thing is true here. If you try to help an Untouchable, you are usurping the process. You're going to make them come back in the next life, so it's hands off. You let them suffer; you let them be poor; you let them be homeless; you let them go through these negative things so they can work through this bad karma and be reincarnated as an individual that is higher or closer to reaching nirvana-absorbed into God and to end this cycle of life, death and rebirth. So Christianity comes on the scene with people like Mother Teresa, and they help the Untouchables. They begin to minister to the lepers, minister to the poor; feed the sick; and treat the diseases. Why are they doing what they are doing? Because of what they believe-because of what they believe about reality, what God has called them to do; so it is the belief that determines the way they live. That's why in the Untouchable realm, Christianity is very effective because those who are ministered by people like Mother Teresa want to know more about the God who motivated them to show compassion, love and concern. Really, when Jesus is talking about I'm the way, the truth and the life, remember what He's saying. He says, I am the life. One of my favorite teachers-I don't know if you know who Ravi Zacharias is. He's a fellow trinity person like myself. Ravi for decades has traveled the world and taught on a number of things. Ravi Zacharias said this: Jesus did not come to make bad people good. Jesus came to make dead people alive again. That's profound. That's a whole different ball game. If someone is dead, they cannot resuscitate themselves. The Bible says we are spiritually dead or separated from God because of sin. Sin means to miss the mark, to fall short. One who is dead cannot resuscitate him or herself. It is the work of God. Jesus came to make those who are dead in trespasses and sins alive again spiritually to God, to make it so that one day we can inhabit the very presence of God. So as you examine these truth claims, you put them side to side, you realize that we have to make a decision, friends. We have to weigh the evidence. We have to make a conclusion. God has given us minds to think, to reason; so that's what we're going to do in this series. We're going to talk about ultimate reality; we're going to talk about objective truth. We're going to talk about reasons why we believe what we believe-not just the what but the why and the how; not just looking at an engine under the hood and knowing that when I turn the key it goes, but I want to be more like a mechanic so I can understand how it all fits together and why it works. We're going to talk in this series to those of our friends who are skeptical, who have questions. Their questions are valid. Those questions are important. We hope in the weeks ahead to address those questions and concerns, so I hope that you'll invite somebody to join you next week. Next week we're going to talk about God, are you there? We're going to talk for a couple weeks about why we believe and why we have faith in the Lord, so that's going to be our subject matter. Again, the series is called, Under the Hood: Examining Christianity, kicking the tires, giving it a test drive, finding out the why and the how-not just the what. We're going to focus on the existence of God together. Would you join me in prayer? Father, I want to thank You that You've revealed Yourself to us; that we're not on this planet spinning through space with no one in charge; that You're sovereign-that You're in control even when life seems chaotic, sometimes without meaning or purpose. There is purpose and meaning. Because we've been made in Your image and because we have Your Word, we know we have responsibilities as individuals that determine how we live our lives, what we do; but our faith is core to who we are. Lord, I pray that You would help us to live out our faith in a way that is powerful, that impacts our world with the love that You have for people. Lord, that those who believe differently than us-though we may not agree with them-we will love them, and we will seek to understand them. With gentleness and reverence, we will share our thoughts and how we see the world. We pray that we can influence them for Christ; but Lord only You can bring what is dead back to life, so ultimately You receive all the glory and praise for anything we're able to accomplish in this regard. But I pray for conversations to develop, conversations with friends and coworkers, family members, that we can in a loving way share Your truth with people who desperately need to know that there is a Savior; that You came to make the way of salvation known; that we can know You personally even as You know us. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *Family Values, Biblical Style* for Sunday, 13 July 2008; book review: *In the Eye of the Storm; Swept to the Center By God* by Gene Robinson (2008); film review: *The Diving Bell and the Butterfly* (French, 2007); poem review: *For Whom the Bell Tolls* by John Donne.
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church has sharpened our culture’s intensifying focus on homosexuality. In a year of political and religious milestones for gays and lesbians, Gene Robinson became the first openly gay man to be elected an Episcopal Bishop. There were 11th-hour allegations of impropriety. But in the end, the laity, clergy, and House of Bishops of the Church confirmed his election. This week, we set aside the ins and outs of the Robinson controversy. The public furor over this event flows, in part, from our culture’s confusion over what it might mean to morally condone homosexual relationships. And Gene Robinson aside, this issue remains an ongoing source of bitter debate among Anglicans and in most of the mainline churches in this country. How can people of faith reach radically different conclusions while living in the same tradition? Host Krista Tippett engages two Episcopal bishops on either side of the matter in a thoughtful conversation that aims to clarify our understanding of the religious issues at stake.
© 2020-2025 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
