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Gene Robinson THE FENUXE INTERVIEW
The issues of religion and homosexuality have never been as closely intertwined and
as fiercely debated as they have in the last 10 years. The man rooted firmly in the center of that debate from the beginning is The Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson—the first openly gay bishop in a major Christian denomination. He hasn’t slowed down since his 2003 consecration into the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, whether it’s advocating for LGBT rights or giving the invocation at President Obama’s inauguration. We spoke to Bishop Robinson while he was in San Francisco working on his book about gay marriage. He discusses growing up poor and gay in the religious South, the LGBT community’s fear of religion, wearing a bulletproof vest to his consecration, and how being gay is a spiritual journey.
Fenuxe: You were raised in a very religious
household, in a poor area in the South in the 40s and 50s. The chances of a little gay boy making it out of that situation were slim enough, much less that boy becoming the first openly gay bishop. So why you?
BISHOP GENE Robinson: It’s a question
I ask myself all the time. I think the reason this has been so big in addition to just coming at the right time is that LGBT people have, like everyone else, spiritual issues. We’ve been told forever that we can’t put together our spirituality and our sexuality. Because I grew up in quite a fundamentalist, narrow-minded congregation, I know what that’s about because I experienced it. I eventually went into the Episcopal Church, which is obviously much more open and accepting, particularly of LGBT people. So I think those parts of me sort of intersected in a way that at least made me want to question how we can put our sexuality and spirituality together.
Fenuxe: There seems to be a widespread fear
among LGBT people when it comes to religion, considering it’s been used against us for so long. There’s even a fear of talking about it among other gay people.
Robinson: Well you know I always say to gay groups, I think it’s easier to come out as gay to your straight friends than it is to come out 12
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as religious to your gay friends. It’s not unlike an abused spouse, you know? To be told to go back to church is like being told to go back to that husband who beats you. The experience of LGBT people in most religious groups has been supremely negative. So it seems almost like a self-loathing thing to do. But the fact of the matter is, you should actually step out to the church now because it might not be the same church that you left. Because the world changes and you may find a really unique spirit there. Almost by definition, [LGBT people have] been on a spiritual journey and we have a lot to offer churches and religious organizations because we know what a spiritual journey is about. Fenuxe: As a holy man and a gay man, what
is your reaction when people use God against you? Is it anger? Does it motivate you?
Robinson: Sure it makes me angry, but I always remind myself that people only believe what they’ve been told. We’re trying to change several thousand years of prejudice against us all in the name of God, so it’s going to take some time. I also remember that I grew up believing the same things too, so it’s sort of the way I stay sympathetic and stay in conversation with people who disagree about this so that I’m not turning myself off from them.
“Some of my most bitter, fierce critics have come from the church community. The way I survive that is, the one thing that is rock solid inside me is I am certain of God’s unimaginable love for me. So in the sense of feeling that, I don’t care what comes at me.” Fenuxe: Tell us about your
consecration as bishop. You were wearing a bulletproof vest underneath your vestments during the service.
Robinson: Yes.
I had multiple death threats at that time. I had full time security. We had this rather elaborate plan. If you look at the footage of it you’ll see a big tall guy dressed as a deacon right beside me during the whole service who was like a fully-armed tank. His job was if shots were fired or a bomb went off he would jump on top of me and get me out. If I was still alive after that happened, I was to be taken to a particular location. It takes three bishops laying hands on you to make you a bishop, so we had three bishops that would be taken to that location and a photographer so that if I was still alive, they would lay hands on me, they would have a photograph to prove it and the consecration itself would not be spoiled even if the several thousand people there were not able to see it.
On the other side of it, I felt really just amazingly calm. So calm in fact that I took an hour nap right before the consecration. And then got up and put on my bulletproof vest and went to the service. Our two grown daughters were obviously very nervous. It gave me the opportunity to say to them, “Look, if something bad happens today, you will know that I was doing what I feel God has called me to do.” Some people live their whole lives never getting to do the thing that they most want to do. For me, one of the joys of being a Christian is you know that death isn’t the worst thing—not living your life, that’s the worst thing. There’s now a second openly gay bishop. Is there a “next first” as far as openly gay people in the ministry?
Fenuxe:
Robinson: I think that certainly for the Episcopal Church, this is now a done deal. If you do this once, it can be an aberration or a mistake or whatever, but when you do it a second time it means that the Church has decided once and for all to move forward with this. I think while there’s still people clearly who oppose it or are uncomfortable with it and so on, I think the Episcopal Church has clearly said that the Church has and will continue to recruit LGBT people in all levels of the Church and its leadership. I think there are other denominations clearly that are not quite there yet—the Methodists and Presbyterians are really struggling with it, the Lutherans have come along really wonderfully, and then of course there’s the Catholic Church and all the fundamentalists. There’s much work to be done but I’d like to think that the Episcopal Church is somewhat in the forefront of declaring God’s love for all of God’s children.
Fenuxe: What would you
want to see addressed in a gay magazine that’s devoting an entire issue to religion?
Robinson: I would like for the gay community to hear that real progress is being made. I would love to remind them that while it may come as a surprise, there are tremendous people working for our community within religious bodies.
Here’s how I would describe this moment in history: for countless centuries, scripture was used to justify slavery and then we began to entertain the notion that we had gotten that wrong and indeed it was religious people who led the fight for abolition. Much more recently, we decided that we had gotten it wrong about women and that we had used selective passages of scripture to justify the subjugation of women. So we set about to fully include women in the life and leadership of the Church. I think this is a similar moment for the Church and we are in various stages of deciding that the way we have understood the very few—only seven— passages that are used against [LGBT people], that we may have been wrong about that. The actual history of the Church is one of better discerning the will of God over time, and part of that discernment is coming to understand that we’ve gotten it wrong. God hasn’t gotten it wrong, and God never gets it wrong. But the Church, in discerning God’s will, often does get it wrong. Bishop Gene Robinson’s book, tentatively titled “God Believes in Love, Straight Talk About Gay Marriage” and a documentary featuring him titled “The Truth Will Set You Free” will be out in early 2011.
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is FaiTh the new BLaCK? Unitarians have led the gay-friendly faith march for years, but not far behind is the United Church of Christ. “They were quick to say 'Gay marriage? Why not.' while other denominations were fighting it out,” says Rev. Peter Laarman, the openly gay Executive Director of Progressive Christians Uniting. Virginia-Highland Church and Central Congregational UCC are two local houses of worship preaching the UCC gospel of inclusion.
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The Metropolitan Community Church is another denomination that's not only gay-friendly, but makes outreach to the LGBT faithful a major platform. Witness their teachings at First MCC of Atlanta, headed by the openly gay Rev. Paul FENUXEMAGAZINE
FOr ManY PeOPLe, fashion is a religion.
Look to the number of fashion publications and shows, or the hallowed ground we put “Sex and the City” and “Devil Wears Prada” on. But what about the religions that are in fashion for the gay community?
Graetz. Episcopalians have grabbed the gay headlines for their ordination of the first openly gay bishop in 2003 [see The Fenuxe Interview: Bishop Gene Robinson page 12] and continuing the trend by ordaining a second gay bishop this year. Some branches of Judaism are proving Christians don't have the market cornered on gay-friendly faith. “You can forget about the Orthodox, and the Conservatives are in the middle, but the Reformed are very progay,” says Laarman. The openly gay Rabbi Joshua Lesser leads services at Congregation Bet Haverim under another branch of progressive Judaism— Reconstructionist.
Hindus have been hit-ormiss on gay issues in years past but are beginning to open up more doors. For those with an eye for architecture and faith, visit the gorgeous “Mandir” (Hindu place of worship) in Lilburn run by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. It's the second largest Hindu Mandir in the world. Gary Laderman, Chair of the Department of Religion at Emory University, says this is all part of a greater movement. “More of the marginalized people have been able to find ways to satisfy their interest in spiritually based connections,” he says. “It's part of a shifting landscape in American religion.”
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OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY! The secret's out as Nelson Hirsch tells his very Jewish parents he's gay and has a boyfriend (played by “Queer Eye's” Jai Rodriguez). The parents head just a little south of Crazytown in their reaction in this redeemingly funny family farce. Sun., Oct. 3rd at 2:10PM at Landmark
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ELENA UNDONE A popular lesbian writer crosses paths with a pastor's wife and a friendship is born. End of movie. Oh who are we kidding, of course they hook up! “Elena Undone” features the longest kiss in cinematic history so time your bathroom break— you don't want to miss this one.
CHILDREN OF GOD Homosexuality in Caribbean culture is examined as a conflicted struggling artist, a man hiding his sexuality from his close-knit family, and the conservative wife of a closeted firebrand pastor come together on a tranquil Bahamian island to find their paths to selfrespect.
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MISSISSIPPI QUEEN Paige Williams is happily married to her wife Amelia and a baby is on the way. It sounds ideal, until you find out Paige's parents run the only ex-gay ministry in Mississippi. Family, faith, and sexuality collide in this documentary set in the the Deep South. Sat., Oct. 2nd at 11AM at Landmark
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In tHE MIDNIGHT HOUR, I CAn FEEL YOUR POWER NIGHTFALL AND DARKNESS have sinister connotations in many religions. But is it warranted? Have some faith in these post-twilight tidbits.
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with Belle Chevre Goat Cheese and Thai Basil ½ lb. fresh strawberries, green tops removed ½ lb. frozen strawberries 1 fennel bulb, stems and fronds removed 2 tbsp. lemon juice 1 medium shallot, peeled 1 cup water 1 tbsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. white pepper 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper 8 oz. Belle Chevre goat cheese, plus additional for garnish 2 oz. Thai basil or chiffonade of Thai basil leaves, plus additional for garnish
Place fresh strawberries, frozen strawberries, fennel, lemon juice, shallot, water, salt, white pepper, cayenne pepper, goat cheese and basil leaves into a blender. Cover and puree on high until smooth. Pour mixture into an airtight container. Refrigerate for at least three hours.
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“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.” -Leviticus 20:13
"In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far beyond biblical literalism. It's time we did the same for homophobia.” -Rev. William Sloane Coffin
>If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.> -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, author of >Faust>
“The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.” -Comedian Lynn Lavner
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“If Michelangelo had been straight, the Sistine Chapel would have been wallpapered.” -LGBT activist Robin Tyler
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"If the world accepts homosexuality as its norm and if it moves the entire world in that regard, the whole world is then going to be sitting like Sodom and Gomorrah before a Holy God." -Televangelist Pat Robertson
THE Business AGENDA Thursday, 9/23 American Business Women’s Association-Regency Chapter, Piccadilly’s-Lindbergh, 6PM Atlanta Entrepreneurs Network Mixer, Copeland’s-Buckhead, 6PM
Friday, 9/24 Atlanta City Sales Club, Petite Auberge, 12PM AGLCC Fourth Friday Mixer, Margaret Mitchell House, 5:30PM
Sunday, 9/26 AGLCC Community Expo, Location TBA, 1PM
Tuesday, 9/28 Greater North Fulton Chamber Breakfast feat. Mayor Kasim Reed, Country Club of the South, 7:30AM Saint Mark UMC Job Network, Saint Mark UMC, 6:30PM
Saturday, 9/30 Buckhead Business Association, Anthony’s Restaurant, 7:30AM Leads to Business, Metro Atlanta Chamber, 12:30PM
Thursday, 10/5 AEN Networking Luncheon, Hudson Grille-Brookhaven, 11:55AM MBA Fair Atlanta, Intercontinental Buckhead, 5PM Decatur Seekers, Clairmont Presbyterian Church, 7PM
Friday, 10/6 New Member Orientation, Metro Atlanta Chamber, 10:15AM AGLCC Business Builder Luncheon, Carpe Diem-Decatur, 11:55AM
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THE CuLTuraL AGENDA Thursday, 9/23 “Julie & Julia” at Movies & The Market, Atlantic Station, 6PM Chocolate Market, Atlanta Botanical Garden, 6PM “Church Girl – The Musical,” The Fox Theatre, 8PM
Friday, 9/24 Atlanta Home Show, Cobb Galleria Centre, 10AM (ENDS 9/26) Martinis & IMAX, Fernbank Museum, 6:30PM “Alamar,” High Museum, 8PM “Pyler Terry’s The Dead Housewives of Atlanta,” Agatha’s, 8PM
“Shades of Autumn,” 14th Street Playhouse, 7:30PM “Waste Land,” The High Museum, 8PM “Fright Night,” The Plaza Atlanta, 10PM
Sunday, 9/26 Ecolife Expo, Atlantic Station, 10AM “Opera with an Edge,” The Atlanta Opera, 7:30PM “Sideshow,” Onstage Atlanta, 5PM
Monday, 9/27 Opera 101, The Atlanta Opera, 7PM
Tuesday, 9/28
Saturday, 9/25 Midtown Festival of the Arts, Midtown Mile, 10AM (ENDS 9/26) Dr. Allan Armitage walkabout, Habersham Gardens, 11AM The 2010 Atlanta Opera Ball, The Atlanta Opera, 6:30PM
“9 to 5 – The Musical,” The Fox Theatre, 8PM (ENDS 10/3) “Twist,” Alliance Theatre, 8PM “The Room,” The Plaza Atlanta, 9:30PM
Wednesday, 9/29 Artadia Dialogues, Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, 7PM “Gut Bucket Blues,” The Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 8PM (ENDS 11/7) “Pageant: The Musical,” 14th Street Playhouse, 8PM (ENDS 10/24)
Thursday, 9/30 “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial” at Movies & The Market, Atlantic Station, 6PM John Stauffer lecture, Atlanta History Center, 8PM “Rent,” Emory University Performing Arts Studio, 7PM
Friday, 10/1 Out on Film festival, Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, 7:30PM (ENDS 10/7) FLUX 2010, Castleberry Hill Arts District, 8PM
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2 Annual MEGA Family Conference, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, 9AM Indie Craft Market, Habersham Gardens, 10AM Water exhibit opening, Fernbank Museum, 10AM (ENDS 1/9) Atlanta BBQ Festival, Atlantic Station, 12PM Atlanta Hotoberfest 2010, Glenwood Park, 1PM Rory Golden exhibit opening reception, Avisca Fine Art Gallery, 6PM (ENDS 10/16) A Timeless Affair 2010, Fernbank Museum, 7PM “The Wind Journeys,” The High Museum, 8PM
Sunday, 10/3 San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, Georgia Dome, 1PM
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Turner Field, 1:35PM (REGULAR SEASON FINALE) Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative Fall Garden Party, Einstein’s, 4PM Out of the Closet Atlanta Fashion Show, The Biltmore, 6:30PM
“Sammy and Me,” Alliance Theatre, 8PM Wednesday Run with Front Runners Atlanta, John Howell Park, 6:30PM
Tuesday, 10/5
Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative Fall Garden Party Einstein’s, 4PM The ALHI’s 15th annual gala packs Einstein’s for a night of food, drinks, a silent auction, and raffle!
Jeff Koons Conversation, The High Museum, 7PM Atlanta Opera Presents: “La Boheme,” Cobb Energy Centre, 8PM “Night Blooms,” Horizon Theatre, 8PM
Wednesday, 10/6
SUNDAY, 10/3
“Chocolate: Seed to Sweet,” Atlanta Botanical Garden, 9AM (ENDS 1/2) “The Oath” film screening and commentary, Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, 7PM
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THE niGhTLiFe AGENDA Thursday, 9/23
Flashback Saturday, My Sister’s Room, 10PM Studio 54 Night, Jungle, 10PM Jealouse’s Daring Divas, Blake’s, 11PM Saturday Night Fever, LeBuzz, 11PM
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker & The Shawnna Factor, Blake’s, 7PM Ladies Night, LeBuzz, 8PM Karaoke Remixx Show, Mixx, 9:30PM Princess Charles’ Fashionistas, Burkhart’s, 11:30PM
Maria Gabriella Band, Bellissima, 8:30PM Boys Room, Mary’s, 9PM VJ Night with Mister Richard, Mixx, 9:30PM Fun Friday, Jungle, 10PM Primal Urges, The Heretic, 10PM Kitty LeClaw’s Meow Mix, Blake’s, 11PM
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Saturday, 9/25 Aimee Mann, Variety Playhouse, 8:30PM Hot Mess! party, Mary’s, 9PM TWIST Saturday, Bellissima, PRIDE_AD_FENUXEhalfpage.pdf 9PM
The Armorettes, Blake’s, 8PM Mary Edith Pitts Sunday Spectacular, Burkhart’s, 9PM
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, Mixx, 7PM My Big Fat Gay Bingo, Frogs, 7PM 2 For 1 Tuesdays, Nonna Mia, 7PM Family Poker Night and Dancing, 3-Legged Cowboy, 7:30PM Karaoke with Richard, Burkhart’s, 11PM
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Dear Mary,
I’ve started dating this guy who’s very religious and I’m not. He wants me to go to his church and I’m tired of making excuses about not going—for me, Sundays are for brunch. How can I make this work? Signed,
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