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
joy
What a joy it is to have you here,
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,
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.
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.