Gene Robinson
Gene Robinson
Vicky Gene Robinsonis an American retired bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Robinson was elected bishop coadjutor in 2003 and succeeded as diocesan bishop in March 2004. Before becoming bishop, he served as Canon to the Ordinary to the VIII Bishop of New Hampshire...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth29 May 1947
CountryUnited States of America
cannot honor imagine
You cannot imagine what an honor it is for you to have called me,
admittedly allowed asking
We are only asking that we be allowed to do this in our own context, which is admittedly different to that of most of the world,
joy
What a joy it is to have you here,
yesterday church today
Only God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Church has always been changing.
movement abiding doe
The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds.
calls children conscience demand disagree god good hateful
God calls all of his children to the table. We can disagree and even say a lot of hateful things, but what we can't do in good conscience is leave the table. Or demand that someone else not be at the table.
discerning either god head impression partly tricky
Discerning the will of God is a very tricky thing, partly because, you know, the little voice in my head can either be God's voice or it can be my own ego doing a magnificent impression of God's voice.
best calls church crisis indeed itself risking work worry
If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing.
calls god life seems
It seems to me that if God calls us to anything it's to a life of integrity.
celibacy imposed supported
The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never supported that celibacy be mandated for someone not called to it. It's never imposed on someone.
understanding-god our-world body
Faith is a dynamic and ever-changing process, not some fixed body of truth that exists outside our world and our understanding. God's truth may be fixed and unchanging, but our comprehension of that truth will always be partial and flawed at best.
gay thinking church
I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of things. I'd like to think that my election signals my bringing of gay and lesbian folk into the center of the church.
gay church bishops
There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected.
jesus want sometimes
Sometimes there are things worth risking your life for. It was Jesus who said if you want to save your life, you have to lose it.