A lesbian homosexual rights activist was appointed the new Dean for Religious Life at Stanford University this fall. Jane Shaw, an Episcopal priest who formerly served as the first openly lesbian dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, said in a recent interview, “I don’t think church is to be more churchy. I think church is about, anyone should be welcome. I’m really interested in how you welcome many different kind of constituencies, certainly not convert them, not even necessarily to do religion all the time” (“First Person: A conversation with Jane Shaw,” Palo Alto Online, Dec. 22, 2014). According to the university press release, Shaw will “provide spiritual, religious and ethical leadership to the university community.” She is a founding member of the Chicago Consultation, which seeks “the full inclusion of LGBT people into the church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.” Dr. Shaw doesn’t want to “do religion all the time.” It’s too bad that “doing religion” is all that she has known, because there is no life-changing, eternity-changing power in any religion. Salvation is only found in a regenerating conversion experience through repentance and faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ. Having experienced this at age 23 and enjoyed the fruit of it for 40+ years, I highly recommend it to everyone. (Friday Church News Notes, January 2, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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