Porton, I don’t myself agree with your interpretation of 1 Cor.7:39, though others may see it differently. Paul’s point seems to me quite straightforward: in view of the ‘present distress’ (7:26) the context of the impending crisis a woman should not divorce either a believing or a non-believing husband. If the husband dies, she is free to remarry but ‘in the Lord’, which presumably means she should marry a believer. That she is free to marry ‘whom she wishes’ does not mean that she will get whomever she wants but simply that she is free to make her own choice. To suggest that a Christian who is married to a non-Christian is not a true believer seems contrary to grace.

As to whether this sort of ‘radical opinion’ has a place on this site, I would only point out that an ‘open source theology’ is not without boundaries or objectives. It is a collaborative theology for the emerging church. The question to ask is whether our radical opinions help or hinder the development of such a theology. That should really be a community decision, but it helps if contributors get some sense first of the objectives and values that guide this undertaking.