SBC MINISTER AFFIRMS POLYAMORY (THREESOMES, FOURSOMES, QUINTUPLESOMES, ETC.)
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
WARNING: This post contains citations of both coarse language and blasphemy.
Pulpit & Pen wrote about
SBC trained-and-ordained minister, Jeff Hood, in June of 2014. In that
post, we explained that the Southern Seminary graduate spoke at a
pro-gay event and delivered the message, “Embracing the Power of Queer.” In fact, in that message, he called God “queer.” He’s now affirming polyamory, and using his SBC credentials to do so.
Hood
is a graduate of Southern Seminary, Auburn University, Emory
University, the University of Alabama, Creighton University (that’s a
lot of learnin’) and is currently pursuing a ‘Doctorate of Ministry in
Practical Theology with an emphasis in Queer Theology’ from Brite
Divinity School at Texas Christian University. Hood’s bio says
that his “ordination is held by the Southern Baptist Convention.” A
word to the wise, the SBC does not “hold ordinations” as other
denominations do, and most likely means that he was ordained in a
Southern Baptist Church (which should openly rebuke him along with his
ordination council).
Hood has written three books, including The Queer: An Interaction with The Gospel of John, The Queering of an American Evangelical and The Sociopathic Jesus. Although married to a woman, Hood describes himself as “a southerner, queer, and Christian.”
At the aptly-named site, Hippie Heretic,
Jeff Hood explains his approval of polyamory (the practice of engaging
in multiple sexual relationships, with the full knowledge and approval
of all partners engaged; think of it as an approved “love triangle”).
Looking around, I saw a great cloud of polyamorous witnesses shouting, “Holy! Holy! Holy, is the polyamorous love of God!”
Hood was asked, “From your Southern Baptist background, I’m sure
you haven’t always affirmed polyamory. Could you share how your views
have shifted on this matter? What led to your change of mind?
Hood responded, “The old wooden doors were intimidating. Pushing
hard, I got one of them open. Since everything had already started, I
sat on the back pew. I heard a message of love that pulled at me
stronger than anything I’d ever felt. Before I knew it, I was out in the
aisle. Along the way, I heard the voices of the polyamorous repeatedly whispering, “Why are you persecuting us?” Unable to contain myself, I shouted out, “Forgive me!” At that moment, I collapsed. Before I perished, I felt the pull. Divine polyamory found me a sinner and lifted me up by grace. The Holy Trinity ushered me to love. Looking around, I saw a great cloud of polyamorous witnesses shouting, “Holy! Holy! Holy, is the polyamorous love of God!” The waters of a wild grace washed away all my sin; I was forever changed. In the midst of a great resistance, polyamory saved my soul [emphasis ours].
When asked to explain further, Hood explained that he found a defense for polyamory in the type of love God has for people.
“There is no more intimate love than the love we share with God. In the beginning, God created us in God’s image…we
exist to share intimacy with God. The relationship encompasses all
types of intimacy. The fact that God seeks such passionate intimacy with
all of us…certainly makes God a lover of more than one person at the
same time. I have often pondered that polyamorous individuals might be
more like God than all the rest us…because they are living out the
wildly multidirectional intimacy of God.”
What Hood is describing is the heresy of theoerosism,
which confuses the love of God for something erotic, sexual, sensual,
or romantic. He goes on to say “The Holy Spirit is in a polyamorous
relationship.”
When asked how people have responded to his promotion of polyamory, Hood responded, “The
only people who have responded negatively are church assholes that have
no knowledge of God. Let me tell you though…there have been some nasty
ones. People have stalked me. People have called me a heretic. People
have called me disgusting. People have threatened my life. I could go on
and on. Do these people sound like they know anything about love? Hell
no. I ain’t listening to a damn word they say. I know who I’m listening
to. I hear the voice of God, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life…no one can can love me and condemn polyamory…for I am polyamorous.”
Until the SBC churches and institutions that have ordained or trained
Hood officially and publicly disfellowship from him, there is no reason
he cannot continue to call himself a Southern Baptist and flaunt his
SBC credentials to continue doing the work of Satan.
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rally where five police officers were shot and killed. Many accused him
of provoking the violence. Now some black activists wonder what place a
white man has in the spotlight of their movement in the first place,
while others enthusiastically support him. Here, a look inside the mind
of a complicated man.”
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SEE ALSO:
POLYAMORY: REV. TONY JONES WITH WIVES
philosophy of relativism does happen to be a perfect fit for fools like
Dr. Tony Jones who wish to argue in favor of practices of sexual
immorality. In Christianity 21 To Attack Christian Sexuality I brought to your attention a July 11th blog post by Jones where he quotes the homosexual writer Dan Savage, whom he calls “America’s premier sex advice columnist.”
people need more than
one partner, [Savage] writes, just as some people need flirting, others
need to be whipped, others need lovers of both sexes. (Online source)
like Tony Jones, with their spiritually deviant desires, are considered
mainstream evangelicals. Now that we noted this, the people who would
need “lovers of both sexes,” and thus multiple sexual partners, would be
the bisexuals of the LGBT community.
“Savage’s sexual ethic is primarily one of realism:
human beings are animals who, until very recently, procreated like
animals. It is evolutionarily dishonest to demand monogamy of a species
predisposed against it. It’s not impossible to be monogamous, he says,
but it is super difficult,…” (Online source, bold his)
“I
do know a few things: 1) [Savage is] a h**luva lot more realistic about
sex than most Christians I’ve talked to about sex; 2) based on my
experience on this blog and at the Wild Goose Festival, a lot of
Christians really want to talk about sexuality; and 3) many Christians
are ready for our conversations about sexuality to expand beyond “what
to do with the gays,” and instead have a more fully-orbed dialogue about
sexuality and human identity.
the first time in my life I’ve met Christians who are in “open”
marriages or are practicing polyamory — and I’m committed that my
theological/ethical response to them be both Christian and
pragmatic/realistic. “(Online source)