Dan Haseltine, the lead singer of popular Christian band Jars of Clay, took to Twitter recently to voice his support for marriage equality.
Not only that, but Haseltine engaged with his followers in a discussion about the Biblical interpretation of marriage and he noted that he's unable to understand conservatives who use scripture to deny same-sex couples equal rights. The exchange started like this:
Hasletine then started to receive anti-gay responses from his followers and engaged in a discussion about the debate surrounding marriage equality for same-sex couples.
Okay! Back online... Interesting responses. re: gay marriage. Never liked the phrase: "Scripture clearly says...(blank) about..."
— Dan Haseltine (@scribblepotemus) April 22, 2014
Because most people read and interpret scripture wrong. I don't think scripture "clearly" states much of anything regarding morality.
— Dan Haseltine (@scribblepotemus) April 22, 2014
Because most people read and interpret scripture wrong. I don't think scripture "clearly" states much of anything regarding morality.
— Dan Haseltine (@scribblepotemus) April 22, 2014
Haseltine is still engaging with his followers and having an extremely thought-provoking conversation about rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and what the Bible has to say about these issues. You can read more by visiting his Twitter page.
The lead singer of another band, Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees, is also speaking out about religion and queer issues. Glenn, who is a Mormon, recently came out of the closet as gay. In a new interview he notes, "On the level of being a role model for kids or LGBT Mormon youth, I'm totally down because I come from that background and I would be able to speak to them honestly."
(h/t GLAAD)
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