Gays in the Clergy

Nov 27, 2007

Nova Southeastern University | Shepard Broad Law Center

The Rev. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop elected to the episcopate, talked about the effect morality has on legal rights for sexual minorities. He also talked about his background, personal life and religion. He responded to questions from members of the audience. The talk "How Morality Plays a Role in Legal Rights, .. Read More
The Rev. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop elected to the episcopate, talked about the effect morality has on legal rights for sexual minorities. He also talked about his background, personal life and religion. He responded to questions from members of the audience. The talk "How Morality Plays a Role in Legal Rights, Especially for the Gay Community" was the concluding event of the law school's 2007 Goodwin Symposium on sexuality, morality and the law.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:12 none GENE ROBINSON WAS ELECTED A BISHOP OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGHER IN THE YEAR 2003. HE IS THE FIRST OPENLY...
00:00:39 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING IN SOME VERY INTERESTING SPEAKERS THIS YEAR. WITHIN EACH OF THE DEBATES...
00:04:12 Unidentified Speaker WOW, THANK YOU. IT IS DELIGHTFUL TO BE HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I'VE...
01:02:43 Unidentified Speaker AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A FEW MINUTES WHERE WE COULD TAKE A FEW QUESTIONS. WE'D LIKE TO LIMIT IT TO ONE...
01:03:03 Unidentified Speaker YES, SIR? YES, BE PATIENT. THIS IS A TEST.
01:03:12 Unidentified Speaker I'LL WAIT.
01:03:13 Unidentified Speaker I GUESS I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE FOLKS YOU REFERRED TO IN YOUR COMMENTS AS "THOSE OTHER CHRISTIANS,"...
01:06:21 Unidentified Speaker ACTUALLY, WE'LL GIVE OTHER PEOPLE A CHANCE TO DO THAT BUT LET ME TRY TO RESPOND. I WOULD AGREE WITH...
01:07:47 Unidentified Speaker ONE QUESTION.
01:07:51 Unidentified Speaker SO, YOU KNOW, COME SEE ME WHILE I'M HERE. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. MY POINT IS THAT GOD ISN'T CHANGING....
01:09:14 Unidentified Speaker YES, I'M FATHER JOHN McNEIL AND IT'S A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE LISTENING TO YOU SOME 30 YEARS LATER....
01:09:23 Unidentified Speaker ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE GREAT HEROES OF MY LIFE, JOHN McNEIL. [APPLAUSE]
01:09:39 Unidentified Speaker THERE'S A STATEMENT BY DISCIPLES, ARE NOT OUR HEARTS BURNING WITHIN US WHEN WE HEARD THE WORDS? AND...
01:10:17 Unidentified Speaker JUST A PERSONAL NOTE HERE, WHEN I WAS STRUGGLING WITH WHETHER OR NOT I COULD CLAIM WHO I WAS AND WAS...
01:11:05 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'M A CHRISTIAN AS WELL AND I WAS BAPTIZED WHEN I WAS 16 AND TUTORED BY...
01:12:59 Unidentified Speaker THAT BOOK DIDN'T EXIST WHEN JESUS WAS WALKING THE EARTH.
01:13:04 Unidentified Speaker QUOTING DEUTERONOMY, YES, THE OLD SCRIPTURE.
01:13:07 Unidentified Speaker NOW IT'S TIME FOR A QUESTION.
01:13:10 Unidentified Speaker OK, HERE'S MY QUESTION. TRUE CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS ARE FOUND IN THE WRITTEN WORD AND IT SAYS IN SCRIPTURES...
01:13:35 Unidentified Speaker A LITTLE BIT OF A LOADED QUESTION. [LAUGHTER] NOT STATED QUITE FAIR, BUT LET ME TRY TO RESPOND. FIRST...
01:14:26 Unidentified Speaker YOU HAVE THIS BOOK, THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW ABOUT JESUS, IT'S INSIDE THIS BOOK.
01:14:29 Unidentified Speaker LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN TO ME.
01:14:34 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS AND YOU KNOW ABOUT JESUS FROM THIS BOOK AND THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD RESPECT...
01:14:40 Unidentified Speaker WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME? I OWE MY LIFE TO THAT BOOK BECAUSE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN MY QUITE FUNDAMENTALIST...
01:16:24 Unidentified Speaker AMEN. [APPLAUSE]
01:16:30 Unidentified Speaker AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO, BECAUSE WE'VE RUN WELL OVER OUR TIME, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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