Love is love

I just finished reading "Sex and the Single Savior" by Dale B. Martin. The book talks about gender and sexuality in Biblical interpretation. The author covers different interpretations, including sometimes his own, about some of the most famous passages in the Bible which address sex and specifically homosexuality. There are many important passages but one of my favorite is the following: "...Any interpretation of Scripture that hurts people, oppresses people, or destroy people, cannot be the right interpretation, no matter how traditional, historical, or exegetically respectable. There can be no debate about the fact that the Church's stand on homosexuality has caused oppression, loneliness, self-hatred, violence, sickness, and suicide for millions of people. If the Church wishes to continue with its traditional interpretation it must demonstrate, not just claim, that it is more loving to condemn homosexuality than to affirm homosexuals. Can the Church show that same-sex loving relationships damage those involved in them? Can the Church give compelling reasons to believe that it really would be better for all lesbian and gay Christians to live alone, without the joy of intimate touch, without hearing a lover's voice when they go to sleep or awake? Is it really better for lesbian and gay teenagers to despise themselves and endlessly pray that their very personalities be reconstructed so that they may experience romance like their straight friends? ...All appeal to "what the Bible says" are ideological and problematic...The texts don't speak...Texts do not interpret themselves; they must be interpreted by human beings...Even using the same methods of historical research, biblical scholars are able to offer widely divergent, even mutually contradictory, readings of the same text.
(So) rather than expecting the answer to come from a particular method of reading the Bible...we (need to) ask the question that must be asked: What is the loving thing to do?"

Vacations part 2-Vacances 2eme partie

Family Cruise 08-Aug 9 / Croisiere en Famille 08-9 Aout
Quick tour of Basseterre. Florian turns 8. Visite de Basseterre. Florian a 8 ans.


Family Cruise 08-Aug 8 / Croisiere en Famille 08-8 Aout
Tour of Antigua. Beautiful views and beaches. Visite d'Antigue. Tres beaux paysages et plages.


Family Cruise 08-Aug 7 / Croisiere en Famille 08-7 Aout
Saint-Lucia. Short excursion in town. Afternoon on the ship Saint-Lucie. Courte excursion en ville. Apres-midi sur le navire.


Family Cruise 08-Aug 6 / Croisiere en Famille 08-6 Aout
Short excursion in Barbados. Beautiful beaches with clear waters. Courte excursion a la Barbade. Belles plages avec des eaux transparentes.

New space

Our TV had been acting up for a while now, and finally 2 days ago I had enough and went and bought a plasma screen. (I swear the broken TV was not an excuse to get a plasma, although the timing was perfect!). As I brought the new TV home, I had to reconfigure the whole space because the new screen is bigger than the old TV. Matthew and I had been talking for a while anyway about changing our living space and again, that was the perfect occasion to do so. For the past couple of days, I have been turning the living room upside down, moving the furniture around and doing a thorough cleaning at the same time. The result is quite satisfying. The change is not dramatic since we still have the same pieces just in different spots but the room definitely looks bigger and roomier. We still have 3 couches!!! I would like to get rid of at least one and replace it with 1 or 2 nice chairs for a more polished look. Today I took a break from cleaning as my friend Daniela drove down from Los Angeles for the weekend with her daughter and I spent the afternoon and evening with them. Tomorrow we are going to Sea World and on Saturday to Legoland.
I also need to finish posting the pictures from my vacations. I need an assistant!!!

Family Cruise 08-Aug 4 and 5 / Croisiere en Famille 08-4 et 5 Aout

First stops; Saint Thomas on the 4 and Dominica on the 5th. Click here to access the photos albums.










Premieres escales; Saint Thomas le 4 et La Dominique le 5. Appuyez ici pour avoir acces aux albums photos.

Family Cruise 08-Aug 3 / Croisiere en Famille 08-3 Aout

What an awesome trip. Of course being with my family was the purpose of our get together but we also got to see some great places. We spent a few hours in San Juan before the ship departure. Click here to access the photos albums.


Quel voyage magnifique. Bien sur etre tous ensembles en famille etait le plus special mais nous avons aussi visite de tres beaux endroits. Nous avons passe quelques heures a San Juan avant le depart du navire. Appuyez ici pour avoir acces aux albums photos.