John H writes:
A lurker writes:
Is the woman the lesbian is living with also a lesbian? That would make a big difference I would think, between companionship, and stupidly dangling temptation before your eyes.
Should an alcoholic have a non-drinking relationship with a beer?
This, of course, raises the question of the distinction between “right and wrong” versus “wise and unwise”.
Some thoughts from Ex-Gay Watch:
There will always be debate over the nature of Ruth and Naomi’s relationship, or whether David and Jonathan physically consummated their unusually intimate (and covenant-sealed) friendship. But what can never be doubted is that these are two scriptural examples of committed, loving, same-gender relationships. Chambers calls this “living outside God’s best.” He must either deny the love that existed between Ruth and Naomi, and David and Jonathan, or make such relationships the exclusive domain of heterosexuals.
I’m not sure I’d agree that “there will always be debate” on this – speculation without evidence != debate – but what do we think about Naomi and Ruth, or David and Jonathan, as examples of celibate “committed, loving, same-gender relationships”? Do they have any relevance to the example cited by Alan Chambers?
