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“There are lots of people who are very religious and haven't settled on a tradition. To talk about affiliation, or the absence of it, is different from talking about whether or not the interiors of people have become empty of the idea of God.”

— Marilynne Robinson, Marilynne Robinson Discusses Christianity, Gay Marriage Leading Up To Book Release (interview by Sarah Pulliam Bailey)

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Perry Stein, Sarah Pulliam Bailey join Washington Post Metro staff

Perry Stein, Sarah Pulliam Bailey join Washington Post Metro staff

Perry Stein and Sarah Pulliam Bailey are both joining the Washington Post.

Stein, who most recently was a staff writer and blogger from Washington City Paper, joins as a local blogger. Before joining City Paper, Perry was a reporter for The New Repubic, a blogger for nbcwashington.com, and interned at The Wall Street Journal and the Miami Herald.

Bailey joins in early February as a religion…

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excerpts:

“Straddling one of America’s deepest cultural divides, Vanessa Vitiello Urquhart wrote in a recent piece for Slate that celibate gay Christians present a challenge to the tolerance of both their churches and the secular LGBT community. Those celibate gay Christians often find themselves trying to translate one side for the other.

But frequently, neither side really understands what it’s hearing.

‘We can be easily misunderstood, to put it nicely, by both sides of the culture war,’ [Julie] Rodgers said. ‘For those who have a more affirming position, it’s as if we’re repressed, self-hated homophobes, encouraging the church to stand in its position on sexuality. And conservative Christians think that those who shift on sexuality are being rebellious.’”

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“‘Evangelicals are so enamored with marriage, it’s been hard for them to value singleness and celibacy,’ [Mark Yarhouse] said.”

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“‘Sanctification is not getting rid of our temptations, but pursuing holiness in the midst of them,’ [Christopher] Yuan wrote. ‘If our goal is making people straight, then we are practicing a false gospel.’”