title: A critique of creationist homophobia.
abstract: In 1978, the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America prohibited the ordination of "practicing homosexuals" to the church's ministry. In this prohibition, by providing a pivotal role for homophobic interpretation of Genesis 1-3, Presbyterians linked up with the exclusionist policies of both the Roman Catholic and fundamentalist communions. The following article submits this use of the biblical narratives of creation to critical examination and provides an alternative liberationist perspective.
authors.affiliation: Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, KY.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D001633:Bible; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D012071:Religion and Sex; D012725:Sexual Behavior