Robert A. J. Gagnon

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• Mar 19, 2014

  A Truncated Last Supper in the Movie 'Son of God'

  Without reviewing "Son of God" as a whole, I would like to comment on issues that I have with the portrayal of the Last Supper. Even allowing for "artistic license," there are two particularly disappointing elements in this reenactment of the Last Supper.

• Feb 12, 2014

  Flaws in the Well-Meaning but Misguided 'Imago Dei' Campaign Concerning 'Gays'

  I appreciate the fact that the "Imago Dei Campaign" apparently continues to view homosexual practice as sin (though in extremely muted tones) and that it wants to promote love for those who engage in it. However, its half-orbed message that "the image of God exists in all human beings: black and white; rich and poor; straight and gay; conservative and liberal; victim and perpetrator; citizen and undocumented; believer and unbeliever" is flawed.

• Jul 8, 2011

  The Bible and the 'Gay Marriage' Question (Part 3)

  Every text in Scripture treating sexual matters, whether narrative, law, proverb, poetry, moral exhortation, or metaphor, presupposes a male-female prerequisite for all sexual activity.

• Jul 8, 2011

  The Bible and the 'Gay Marriage' Question (Part 2)

  Another flawed argument that Jefferson makes is that “the Bible does not clearly endorse one form of marriage over another.”

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  Jul 8, 2011

  The Bible and the 'Gay Marriage' Question (Part 1)

  What does the Bible actually say about “gay marriage”? That question is the title of a a recent op-ed piece in the Huffington Post written by Lee Jefferson, a visiting assistant professor of religion at Centre College. According to Jefferson the answer is: “Nothing,” or at least “Nothing negative.”