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Book: Gifted by Otherness

Jun 05, 2011 16:57

Gifted by Otherness: Gay and Lesbian Christians in the Church, by William Countryman and M.R. Ritley. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 2001 ( Read more... )

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minervas_eule June 5 2011, 21:16:12 UTC

Thank you so much for your "research report" on this question; it is something I am going to dig into myself... I am curious what I will find in Germany, if it is different or the same as in the States... and I am even more curious if I will ever come across or dare to press for an open discussion somewhere in my catholic diocese...

eccentricweft June 5 2011, 22:35:41 UTC

I'm glad you found it useful! Good luck with your exploration, and especially with trying to open dialog.

There's an organization in the U.S. for GLBTQ Catholics - you may know about it already? Dignity USA. I tried to search for a similar organization in Germany, but I don't know German so I was only using English search terms.

minervas_eule June 6 2011, 06:42:02 UTC

Thank you for the link to 'Dignity USA'; the article about the recent survey they linked on the site just totally made my day :-)) ... though I am afraid the numbers in Germany would be different still ... but usually we do follow the 'US-lead' after a while;

eccentricweft June 6 2011, 16:20:41 UTC

You are welcome!

kellychambliss June 6 2011, 00:15:18 UTC

Thanks for the rec and for the excerpt from the introduction. That second paragraph in particular resonates with me: it's a concise, cogent description of an attitude I've found in quite a few ostensibly "tolerant" institutions and people.

eccentricweft June 6 2011, 01:06:16 UTC

Me too. I sometimes think tolerance is just prejudice on the part of people who think they have good manners.

magnetic_pole June 6 2011, 16:08:43 UTC

tolerance is just prejudice on the part of people who think they have good manners

I really love this line! M.

magnetic_pole June 6 2011, 16:08:08 UTC

Thanks for the lovely rec! I'm not religious myself, but several close friends are, and they really struggle with this issue. I'll pass along the title. M.

eccentricweft June 6 2011, 16:22:13 UTC

You're welcome! Hope they find it as valuable as I did.

liseuse June 6 2011, 17:00:56 UTC

Oh, thank you for this rec. It sounds like something I will have to get my hands on. Every now and then I think I have a handle on negotiating being queer and Catholic, and then something throws me for a loop.

eccentricweft June 6 2011, 19:30:08 UTC

You're very welcome!