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The Rev. Patrick S. Cheng, Ph.D., is a theologian, seminary professor, attorney, and ordained minister. He is the Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA, and he has served as an ordained minister with the Metropolitan Community Churches for over a decade. As a blogger with The Huffington Post and…
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Many Christians today speak about the traditional biblical marriage, but if truth be known, “traditional” marriage is not a biblical concept. In fact, it would be hard to find a modern-day Christian who would actually abide by a truly biblical marriage in practice, as the biblical understanding of marriage meant male ownership of women who…
Read MoreAs we usher in the Lenten season, I’ve been reflecting on how traditional Catholic theology has slammed into some painful walls of the modern world. First, the letter of resignation from Pope Benedict XVI earlier this week, where he acknowledged his lack of strength of mind and body to lead in a rapidly changing…
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Thank God for Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, for laying down the gauntlet and clearly articulating the evangelical view of “homosexuality.” He focuses his lastest “On Faith” guest column for The Washington Post on how conservative Christians should respond to the fearsome idea that “the full normalization of homosexual relationships seems…
Read MoreGood Tuesday Morning. Welcome to Believe Out Loud’s Week In Review, a weekly digest of the latest headlines at the intersection of Christian faith and LGBT equality. Could one of these men be the next Pope? Four pro-LGBT Christian organizations have reacted to Pope Benedict XIV impending resignation. While the Pope suggests traditional Catholic theology…
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When I was four years old I came home from Sunday School with a paper crown I had made in arts & crafts time. I wore that crown around the house with haughty piety demanding my stuffed animals to remain loyal subjects and bow at my feet. My mom, being the amazing Christian lady that she…
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In an unexpected announcement today, Pope Benedict XVI released his letter of resignation, citing both his own “advanced age” and the challenges of “today’s world” as factors in his decision: However, in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern…
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President Obama’s recently unveiled comprehensive immigration proposal could be an answered prayer for the Catholic Church, which has long pushed for immigration reform. However, the U.S.’s Roman Catholic bishops have responded to the proposal by sending an unpublished letter of protest to the President. In Obama’s proposal, the President treats “same-sex families as families;” a…
Read MoreToday, the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America chose to postpone until May a vote that could have lifted their exclusionary policy toward having gays and lesbians in the organization. While I am disappointed that the Boy Scouts of America have yet to end their national membership ban with regard to participation of boys, men…
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My family is a family formed by scouting. I can very vividly remember the time I was genuinely lost. It was at Mt. Rogers in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. I was a young scout who was taking my time looking at all the sights and sounds when I looked up and noticed my group was…
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