There are two interesting articles in Commonweal regarding the full inclusion of gays and lesbians in the Church. Commonweal is a Roman Catholic publication, but the articles are interesting and important because one is written by a prominent New Testament scholar, Luke Timothy Johnson, who has become famous for challenging some of the work of Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. The other article is by a laywoman. The links in our enotes may not work, so you can find them online here