Chronicle of the Damned, part 2

“I’m neither the devil one side would make me out to be, nor the angel the other side would make me out to be,” Robinson noted in an interview with the BBC.

At least Gene Robinson, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, does not suffer from delusions of immortality. He is, by his own account, a mortal.

But this mortal needs a large dose of Biblical instruction. A malady that bodes ill for one in a position of moral and spiritual leadership.

Robinson is splintering the already fractured Episcopal church by insisting on the legitimacy of sexual deviation and perversion as all part of God’s magnificent creation.

Robinson, a father of two grown children, divorced his wife and has lived as a practicing homosexual with his partner for over fifteen years.

He derives comfort from his belief that the Bible not be taken literally. As such, he does not counsel heterosexual (before marriage) or homosexual couples to pursue celibacy. He favours “responsibility in relationships.” Perhaps this seems at odds with Scripture to some, but to Robinson, who has suggested Jesus was gay, views Exodus as “the greatest coming-out story in the history of the world,” and believes “we’re all going to heaven,” these positions are all part of a grand reconciliation of faith and sexuality that allow him to feel “God’s light and God’s love ooze over me like warm butter.”

This strident defender of abortion is the cofounder of Concord Outright, an organization to “create safe, positive, and affirming environments for young gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, and questioning people ages 22 and under.” He credits young people (the great repositories of the wisdom of the ages) with helping him come out. “More than anybody else, young people will not put up with B.S. for long. Maybe it was learning that from them that helped me to come out.” If the Scriptures are “B.S.” perhaps Robinson might consider another profession that does not by its very nature rely on that pesky relic known as the Bible, and affirm its truth and validity.

To lgbtq peoples he says, “We want you to lead us.” This is interesting. The great solemn duty of leaders, including the higher standards to which the Bible notes they must be held, is lost on Robinson. But if he is unwilling to bind himself to clear Scriptural principles, why should it be an impediment to anyone who desires a pulpit to excuse and promote their sin?

Robinson seems to be moving smoothly downward. Circle Seven (Violence against Nature) has led to Circle Eight (Hypocrite, Evil Counselor and Deceiver,Sower of Discord, Scandal, and Schism, and a Falsifier). Some might even suggest the awful descent in the last circle, reserved for betrayers, arguing that Robinson betrays his vows, the Church, tradition, and even God.