tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post9206028870253459672..comments2023-07-19T18:07:56.603-04:00Comments on Progressive Christian Reflections by Chris Glaser: Jesus as Sexual ActorChris Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-44415137229930052392012-07-30T17:53:12.304-04:002012-07-30T17:53:12.304-04:00I've been reading your writing for years. I s...I've been reading your writing for years. I still occasionally revisit your devotional, "The Word is Out." I just want to take a moment to thank you for the work you do. You have opend the minds and hearts of so many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-24855344808822945192012-07-26T06:57:46.695-04:002012-07-26T06:57:46.695-04:00Chris, of course you know that I resonate strongly...Chris, of course you know that I resonate strongly with the idea that Jesus, if he was indeed a "true Man" as the Creed insist, had to have erotic feelings. I had to chuckle with your comments about the "kindly old Grandmother", though. I'm a grandmother (and a great grandmother as well now), and though I don't like to think of myself as "old", I've passed my "threescore and ten". I'm afraid I'm not usually kindly, however, and I don't own a rocking chair nor do I blush easily. The basic fact is, prudishness is NOT a function of age, nor does it relate to one's family upbringing all the time. I have one daughter who is much more prudish than I ever was, and at least one who is as much of a free thinker. The real point, which is why I am such a devotee of Kittredge Cherry's "Jesus in Love" novels, is that If Jesus is indeed what our Christian belief claims, God made fully Human, then he would have to incorporate the best of human characteristics, including fully-realized and completely integrated sexuality and spirituality. Those who refuse to recognize this are in fact denying the fundamental belief they claim to follow.Trudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866513608442388870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-17047035867547145482012-07-25T09:02:08.711-04:002012-07-25T09:02:08.711-04:00Perhaps the non-religious world thinkers and write...Perhaps the non-religious world thinkers and writers have a better feel for Jesus being a full fledged male with testosterone, going through puberty and adolescence and having female and male friends than Christians can. Stories of he and Mary Magdelene crop up even fantasizing about her having a child in France. I wonder what would happen if we told our children that when they (especially males) look in the mirror after bathing, Jesus saw the same reflection, and did he mature early, on time, or late. It is true the Gospels begin with Jesus at age 30, but I think we do children and youth a disservice not to discuss Jesus who had to go through growth and development and had a life before age 30. He had to bury Joseph, his father, and did not tell his to "rise" like he did others he did not know. How sad is that! And to see his mother have to carry on alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com