Letters | 17 July 2010

The mills of God

Sir: Theo Hobson’s concern at the emergence of Grindr (‘Gay sex by sat-nav’, 10 July) is understandable but he goes too far in describing the phenomenon as typical of male homosexual culture. Hedonism there certainly is, but that is not an exclusively gay characteristic, nor is it the case that male gay culture is the vector by which heterosexual culture becomes hedonistic. There are other trends within gay culture that emphasise the significance of constancy and commitment. The Revd Dr Jeffrey John’s Permanent, Faithful, Stable is a particularly significant example. It applies to gay relationships the wisdom of centuries of Christian experience. It applies such orthodoxy in its approach to this aspect of human sexuality that it might have been written by a bishop.

Revd Jeffrey James
Gloucestershire



Sir: I must congratulate Theo Hobson for raising blood pressures around the country. Of course, as Mr Hobson was limited to only one page, I understand why he was reduced to puerile generalisations, but I do hope that in future he won’t pad out his mutterings with other journalists’ work.