Thursday, August 31, 2017

What he said — Jesus + The Nashville Statement


Father James Martin — Jesuit priest, editor at large for America Magazine, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage and Building a Bridge,  consultor to the Vatican Secretariat for Communication​, and former chaplain to the Colbert Nation — responded to The Nashville Statement - so-called because it was ratified in the city

The Nashville Statement centers on 14 affirmations and denials; Martin repeated the pattern in a series of seven tweets, recreated here.

James Martin SJ @JamesMartinSJ  Aug 30 
Re #NashvilleStatement: 
I affirm: That God loves all LGBT people. 
I deny: That Jesus wants us to insult, judge or further marginalize them.
James Martin SJ @JamesMartinSJ  Aug 30 
I affirm: That all of us are in need of conversion. 
I deny: That LGBT people should be in any way singled out as the chief or only sinners
James Martin SJ @JamesMartinSJ  Aug 30 
I affirm: That when Jesus encountered people on the margins he led with welcome not condemnation. 
I deny: That Jesus wants any more judging.
James Martin SJ @JamesMartinSJ  Aug 30 
I affirm: That LGBT people are, by virtue of baptism, full members of the church. 
I deny: That God wants them to feel that they don't belong
James Martin SJ @JamesMartinSJ  Aug 30 
I affirm: That LGBT people have been made to feel like dirt by many churches. 
I deny: That Jesus wants us to add to their immense suffering.
James Martin SJ @JamesMartinSJ  Aug 30 
I affirm: That LGBT people are some of the holiest people I know. 
I deny: That Jesus wants us to judge others, when he clealrly forbade it.
James Martin SJ @JamesMartinSJ  Aug 30 
I affirm that the Father loves LGBT people, the Son calls them and the Holy Spirit guides them. 
I deny nothing about God's love for them.
What he said. 

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