Kimberlee C. Runnion

Back in November, I wrote a post about a woman’s reaction to an e-mail I sent to many in our church congregation. She was so distressed at how “angry” my e-mail had been. I obviously can’t speak for everyone who read it, but I have had many folks assure me it was not angry. But over the past few months, I have found myself wondering over and over, so what if it was? Why can’t I be angry? Every day, I commute to an area where I am constantly gauging whether or not it is sa

Following the e-mail I sent to many in my congregation last week, I was confronted by another member in church. She was distressed that I had sent such an angry and hateful e-mail to "half of the congregation!" I calmly spoke with her, listening to the pain and fear in her voice as she described the last time our congregation discussed queer issues. A former pastor was asked to resign after performing a same-sex union without permission from the congregation (this was abou