Candace Chellew-Hodge

Religious right activists ruling forces them into “war” with the LGBT community they claim they “love.”

Once again the religious right has sought to recreate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in its own image.

Recently, on The Huffington Post, Rev. Chellew-Hodge suggested that gays and lesbians should never argue Scripture—in particular, the half dozen “clobber verses” that some people interpret against gays. Why? Because nobody wins, everyone’s opinion hardens, and we talk past each other, because gays and lesbians are usually not biblical literalists, while our opponents usually are. Chellew-Hodge’s suggestion sounds wise, but I want to respectfully disagree with it.