Getting gay married in Marquand

Check out this Yale Daily News article about some fellow Div School students/alums and how they're going to get gay married. The idea of gay Christians perplexes everyone downtown, it seems.

Congratulations to both Javen and Oby and Diana and Sarah!

No SUV, earn an H

Random person knocks on classroom door: Excuse me, does anyone drive a black SUV parked outside?

[Silence]

Student 1: I don’t think anyone would actually admit it here.

Willis Jenkins: Yea, they’d be in some serious need of moral therapy…That was actually a test question, I’m gonna have random people come in here and ask questions.

Overheard: Environmental Ethics

Leave that to Swancutt

Carolyn Sharp: So, he's a hero. I will complicate that in a moment.

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Carolyn Sharp: I don't mean to mess with your understanding of the New Testament. That's not my job. That will happen for you next year.

Overheard: OT

Tell us how you really feel

Denys Turner: And Julian is a cow. Oh, that's unintentional. I'll be quoted now. Bernard of Clairveaux is a cow, too.

Overheard in Medieval Theology

But have you seen his robes? So gay.

MAR student: Although you may be judged at the eschaton for thinking Luther was a mo.

overheard: common room

What a lovely shade of red you are

(after hearing about a website)
Student 1 (whispers): Was that .com or .org?
Student 2 (whispers): I think .com
(student 1 goes to website)
Student 1: Oooh. (turns bright red)
Kristen Leslie: Yes?
Student 1: Make sure you go to howsexworks.org instead of .com.

Overheard: Gaycare

I'm pretty sure those aren't Sheryl Crow lyrics

Student: As the sage Sheryl Crow once said... "I just wanna have fun."

Must do yoga

(regarding Marquand liturgical dance chapel)
Student: I can't believe how loose Miroslav's hips were!

Overheard: common room

Keep telling yourself that

(randomly snapping along to music)
Student: I have a music degree! I am doing really intricate off beat snapping!

Something you have to tell me about

Drunk student: If I'm going to hell anyway, what's one tryst in a worship space?

Both required to live there

Student: We're at the Catholic House, where fun and awkward meet.

overheard: CHouse

Multipurpose?

(on jello)
Student: Ew, ew, ew. It's like KY.

overheard: jello wrestling/birthday party

Geographical regions?

Student: Well, I haven't used a condom on my penis as of yet, but I have used it for many different regions.

overhead in: kitchen

We are a third gender

The Lovely Linda, misconduct trainer: Most people view clergy as, you know, asexual ... men over here, women here, clergy over there.

overheard: Ministerial Misconduct

Atonement in 140 characters or less

Student 1: What if Good Friday had a twitter account?
Student 2: Haha, that'd be great!
Student 1: "Jesus is up on the cross"
Student 2: "He's not looking very good."
Student 3: "Can we get rid of all these crying women?"
Student 1: "One of the thieves is yelling something... The other one looks pretty nice."
Student 2: "I don't think that middle one is going to make it..."

overheard: coffee hour

None of mine either.

Student: I'm a Catholic woman. My womb is not my business.

Overheard: Commuter lounge

Class agents and my loan company

Student 1: What are class agents?
Student 2: The people who are going to be asking for your money for the rest of your life.

Overheard: senior class reception

No comment

Peter Hawkins: Jesus is extremely cut, and look at how that drapery is hanging...
Evangelical student: OH.

overheard: Passion in Lit and Art

You show Microsoft!

Student: Presider isn't a word in Microsoft Word... well, it is now.

And I love you for it

M.Div. Student 1: Were you guys instructed to wear easter-like ties?
M.Div. Student 2: No, that's just the gay boy MO.

overheard: whilst drinking post-Easter Rejoicing