David Gura speaks wh Rev. Kimberly Stt about last week's meetg of the Uned Methodist Church's Council of Bishops and s impedg vote on whether to orda gay pastors.
Contents:
- WHY HAVE SO MANY CHRISTIANS AND CHURCH BEE PRO-GAY?
- DO ANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH ALLOW/ACCEPT HOMOSEXUAL/GAY RELATNSHIPS?
- NATNAL CONGREGATNS STUDY FDS MORE CHURCH ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS AND LBIANS
- AMERIN CHURCH MT REJECT LERALISM AND ADM WE GOT WRONG ON GAY PEOPLE
WHY HAVE SO MANY CHRISTIANS AND CHURCH BEE PRO-GAY?
Wh an timated 3.1 ln members, the Prbyterian Church (USA) is very supportive of gay, lbian and bisexual people. * church accepting lgbt *
A recent email om a iend: “Sue, I’m seeg more and more ‘evangelil’ church e out support of gay marriage. ” When Christians ignore or flat-out reject the unmistakably clear biblil statements nmng homosexual relatnships, they are playg to the enemy’s temptatn to jtify disobedience by makg feelgs and perceptns more important than God’s sign and standards.
DO ANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH ALLOW/ACCEPT HOMOSEXUAL/GAY RELATNSHIPS?
A new survey of Amerin relig ngregatns fds that recent years, more church have bee welg to openly gay and lbian upl. * church accepting lgbt *
The scriptur which tradnal Christiany unrstands to nmn homosexualy [such as Levic 18:22 and 20:13; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corthians 6:9-10; 1 Timothy 1:9-10] have eher been mistranslated, yanked out of ntext or were only appropriate to the culture of that time. Homosexual behavr is appropriate wh the nf of a mted, lovg, monogamo, lifelong, Christ-centered relatnship.
By flt, then, they were easily shaped and swayed by the six pots of a brilliantly signed “Gay Manifto” spelled out a book lled After the Ball: How Ameri Will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays the 90s.
Origally published as an say lled “The Overhlg of Straight Ameri” that was published a gay magaze, the thors laid out this plan which has been executed perfectly the Uned Stat. “In the early stag of any mpaign to reach straight Ameri, the mass should not be shocked and repelled by premature exposure to homosexual behavr self.
NATNAL CONGREGATNS STUDY FDS MORE CHURCH ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS AND LBIANS
The Church of God Christ has tradnally tablished no formal policy about the issu that affect gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and queer people. * church accepting lgbt *
Instead, the imagery of sex should be downplayed and gay rights should be rced to an abstract social qutn as much as possible. “In any mpaign to w over the public, gays mt be st as victims need of protectn so that straights will be cled by reflex to assume the role of protector.
First, the mastream should be told that gays are victims of fate, the sense that most never had a choice to accept or reject their sexual preference. The msage mt read: ‘As far as gays n tell, they were born gay, jt as you were born heterosexual or whe or black or bright or athletic.
AMERIN CHURCH MT REJECT LERALISM AND ADM WE GOT WRONG ON GAY PEOPLE
“Our mpaign should not mand direct support for homosexual practic, should stead take anti-discrimatn as s theme.