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Fleming Rutledge is a preacher and teacher known throughout the mainline Protestant denominations of the US, Canada and parts of the UK. She is the author of six books and has received a grant from the Louisville Foundation to complete a book about the meaning of the Crucifixion.
One of the first women to be ordained to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church, she served for fourteen years on the clergy staff at Grace Church on Lower Broadway at Tenth Street, New York City. A native of Franklin, Virginia, Mrs. Rutledge has been married for forty-five years and has two daughters and two grandchildren.
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Discerning God's Work In The World: Tips From The Times For Preachers: June 2007Saturday, June 23, 2007More about marriage and gaysThe ever-reliable Peter Steinfels gives us a rundown on a strong new (old) argument about the nature of marriage in his bi-weekly "Beliefs" column. For those of us who think the divorce rate, cohabitation, and children out of wedlock are much more alarming than gay marriage, this offers some good food for thought. Note especially the reference to Bonhoeffer's wedding sermon. Here's the link:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/23/us/23beliefs.html?pagewanted=1#
Permanent Link for this Post: http://www.generousorthodoxy.org/tips-from-the-times/2007/06/more-about-marriage-and-gays.htm Wednesday, June 20, 2007Moving the discussion forward on gaysThere is a very helpful article in The Los Angeles Times which should help the debate. The link ishttp://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/la-na-exgay18jun18,1,6308935.story?ctrack=2&cset=true The important thing here is that all talk of "curing" gays should be abandoned. Still at issue, however -- in the view of many who do not speak publicly on the subject -- is the likelihood of a psychodynamic (rather than biological or genetic) cause for homosexuality.
Permanent Link for this Post: http://www.generousorthodoxy.org/tips-from-the-times/2007/06/moving-discussion-forward-on-gays.htm Torture alertI just sent three emails to the Senate Intelligence Committee members asking them not to confirm Rizzo for the CIA. Rizzo's testimony yesterday was appalling. He was unwilling to say forthrightly that our treatment of detainees was humane. So far, only Senator Diane Feinstein is offering a significant challenge.
Permanent Link for this Post: http://www.generousorthodoxy.org/tips-from-the-times/2007/06/torture-alert.htm Friday, June 01, 2007Wanted: Grown-up men and fathersThe scarcity of male role models in American life is serious. Mothers alone cannot raise boys to be responsible, mature men without fathers or father substitutes. This fact is poorly understood and little acted-upon. Here is a sample comment from a review of the new movie, Knocked Up:Excerpt from a review by A. O . Scott, New York Times, June 1 At a moment of crisis Ben [who has impregnated his new girlfriend] calls his father, a nice, tolerant guy played by Harold Ramis, for advice. “Just tell me what to do,” he begs, but no help is forthcoming. (“I’ve been divorced three times [says the father]. Why are you asking me?”) The absence of a credible model of mature manhood is clearly one of the forces trapping Ben and his friends in their state of blithe immaturity. Mr. Apatow’s [the director] critique of contemporary mores is easy to miss — it is obscured as much by geniality as by profanity — but it is nonetheless severe and directed at the young men who make up the core of this film’s likely audience. The culture of sexual entitlement and compulsive consumption encourages men to remain boys, for whom women serve as bedmates and babysitters.
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