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b'We\\u2019ve look at this text a few times before (here, here, and embedded below). This week, we look at this section of the creation narrative and focus in on a few important themes:\\n\\nchoice\\nthe power of names\\nthe purpose of this story\\nmarriage, monogamy, and purity culture\\n\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\nWe\\u2019re hosting an online workshop about Christianity & polyamory on Sunday October 14. Register at queertheology.com/polyamory\\nIn this episode, Brian referenced understanding this passage better when he dated his first boyfriend. He writes about more here.\\nGenesis 2:18-24\\nThen the Lord God said, \\u201cIt\\u2019s not good that the human is alone. I will make him a helper that is perfect for him.\\u201d So the Lord God formed from the fertile land all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky and brought them to the human to see what he would name them. The human gave each living being its name. 20 The human named all the livestock, all the birds in the sky, and all the wild animals. But a helper perfect for him was nowhere to be found.\\nSo the Lord God put the human into a deep and heavy sleep, and took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh over it. With the rib taken from the human, the Lord God fashioned a woman and brought her to the human being. The human said,\\n\\u201cThis one finally is bone from my bones\\nand flesh from my flesh.\\nShe will be called a woman\\nbecause from a man she was taken.\\u201d\\nThis is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh.\\nThe post God trusts you to pick your partner \\u2013 Genesis 2:18-24 appeared first on Queer Theology.'