Faith is now quite uncertain. I'm no longer acting-as-if.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Gay Marriage? "No" Says The Rev. Dudley
The Rev. Martin Dudley, who performed the ceremony at St. Bartholmew the Great in London for the Reverends Cowell and Lord, says "no" in this interview on BBC4.
Fran, the interviewer was provocative. I suppose that he was trying to get Dudley off stride so that he would say something outrageous and controversial.
It's the hypocrisy. If these three priests are disciplined in some manner, does anyone think the issue will go away? Others will follow them.
I know Martin Dudley. He is a priest of great integrity and intelligence. Once again, and I said this elsewhere, the media are not interested in such things - merely in tripping up a vicar to get a good story!
I think the battle for nuance on the word wedding is lost --- popular culture has won - if there is priest or a judge and two people make vows and commitments to each other - it's a wedding. Re; the interviewer - we get BBC radio news on our NPR station and that is the usual style of BBC interviewers. It was actually pretty tame compared to some I have heard.
Ann, the battle is essentially about semantics, but for the very serious legal consequences for those in covenant relationships who are not permitted the same protections as those in male/female covenant relationships. I agree. The tide has turned, however, the story will take a while to play out. And people will be hurt along the way.
Bill Clinton could learn a thing or two from this guy about splitting hairs. But I agree with the assessment that in the popular mind, this might as well be a wedding.
I thought the interview was a very English affair in the way it was conducted. The Sunday programme on BBC Radio4 is a very good programme and worth bookmarking if you live outside the U.K.
Wow - hypocrisy.
ReplyDeleteHe says it well.
Was it me or did that interviewer get a bit antagonistic?
Fran, the interviewer was provocative. I suppose that he was trying to get Dudley off stride so that he would say something outrageous and controversial.
ReplyDeleteIt's the hypocrisy. If these three priests are disciplined in some manner, does anyone think the issue will go away? Others will follow them.
Having just visited Wittenberg, I am struck that his name is Martin. Thank God someone is making a stand.
ReplyDeleteI know Martin Dudley. He is a priest of great integrity and intelligence. Once again, and I said this elsewhere, the media are not interested in such things - merely in tripping up a vicar to get a good story!
ReplyDeleteI think the battle for nuance on the word wedding is lost --- popular culture has won - if there is priest or a judge and two people make vows and commitments to each other - it's a wedding. Re; the interviewer - we get BBC radio news on our NPR station and that is the usual style of BBC interviewers. It was actually pretty tame compared to some I have heard.
ReplyDeleteAnn, the battle is essentially about semantics, but for the very serious legal consequences for those in covenant relationships who are not permitted the same protections as those in male/female covenant relationships. I agree. The tide has turned, however, the story will take a while to play out. And people will be hurt along the way.
ReplyDeleteBill Clinton could learn a thing or two from this guy about splitting hairs. But I agree with the assessment that in the popular mind, this might as well be a wedding.
ReplyDeleteRuth, he skirts the edge, but perhaps does not cross the line. Or perhaps he does cross the line. It's a close call.
ReplyDeleteI thought the interview was a very English affair in the way it was conducted. The Sunday programme on BBC Radio4 is a very good programme and worth bookmarking if you live outside the U.K.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth a regular listen to.