Well, at least it's explicit now. @timkellernyc now says that the PCA sexuality report was intended to reject "side B Christianity." byfaithonline.com/whats-happenin…
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I don't know of a single Side B gay Christian who has ever used the phrase "Side B Christianity." 1/8
This makes me wonder if the use of the phrase "Side B Christianity" by straight Christian leaders is a form of "othering" of those of us who use LGBT terminology, to cast us as different (but more importantly, wrong) Christians. 2/8
As a gay man who believes in Jesus and is living by faith according to a biblical sexual ethic that prohibits all forms of sexual intimacy between members of the same sex, I reject the idea that my "Christianity" is fundamentally different from that of my straight siblings. 3/8
It's worth noting that neither this article by Keller nor the PCA report actually engages with anything written by someone who would claim to represent the Side B perspective. Side B is a fairly broad tent, but this lack of engagement is intellectually dishonest and lazy. 4/8
Keller's article also neglects to address the incipient homophobia and legalism that animates a significant portion of the PCA. While not receiving the necessary 2/3 majority to amend the BCO, Overtures 23 and 37 did pass by a clear majority of the denominational leadership. 5/8
The tolerance of homophobia and legalism towards gay people in the PCA is pastoral malpractice and enables the systematic spiritual abuse of sexual minorities. With this article, Keller joins the ranks of moderates whose efforts at "peace-keeping" are doing spiritual harm. 6/8
As a thought experiment, imagine that the far right wing of the PCA is the drunk (GRN) dad, inebriated on legalism, while the PCA moderates are the mom who keeps hiding the liquor bottles and pleading with the (gay) kids to not make daddy mad. 7/8
My advice to the PCA moderates: for the sake of your own safety and the safety of your (gay) children, either confront your spouse and demand change, or leave. 8/8
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