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# When a Gay Man and an Evangelical Walked into a Bar
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/when-a-gay-man-and-an-evangelical-walked-into-a-bar/
- Published: 2013-12-19T00:33:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T20:37:08.000Z
- Description: Matthew Lee Anderson, an evangelical, and John Corvino, a gay man, had a public discussion on gay marriage.
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson, Society

It sounds like the setup for a joke, but while there were plenty of laughs we were quite serious about the whole thing. And CBN was there to watch.

A few months back my friend John Corvino and I did a public discussion on many of the questions relating to gay marriage. Not only is John a published [academic and a prominent participant in the gay marriage debates](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199856311/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0199856311&linkCode=as2&tag=mereorth-20&ref=mereorthodoxy.com), but [he is also something of a Youtube rockstar](http://www.youtube.com/user/johncorvino?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). His video series on the arguments around gay marriage is way more engaging and fun than the series I've been cranking out, even if it's wrong in nearly every way. (That's a joke. He's right on one or two things.)

Anyways, the whole thing was a fun and interesting conversation hosted by my friends at [Midrash](http://midrashstl.com/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com). And the 700 Club was there to report on it, which means that yes, yes I have made my 700 Club debut. You can hear me make one or two points in the video, but have mercy: I was barely holding it together due to a sudden onslaught of pneumonia.

I have little to add beyond the video other than to note that the whole thing wasn't (unfortunately) recorded. But if you're interested in having John and I out to repeat the scrum, we'd be happy to take up other offers.