Christian and gay | Livg Out

Contents:

• WHY HAVE SO MANY CHRISTIANS AND CHURCH BEE PRO-GAY?
• WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE
• NEWSFLASH: PRO-GAY CHURCH ARE SHRKG, NOT GROWG
• PRO-GAY CHURCH ARE SHRKG, NOT GROWG
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• CHURCH TODAY: PRO-GAY OR NAY?

WHY HAVE SO MANY CHRISTIANS AND CHURCH BEE PRO-GAY?

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. 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.

Reason Two: Snagged by the Gay Agenda. 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.

WHERE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, OTHER RELIGNS STAND ON GAY MARRIAGE

Densizatn and normalizatn of homosexuals mastream Ameri. Talk about gays and gayns as loudly and often as possible.

“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. 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.

NEWSFLASH: PRO-GAY CHURCH ARE SHRKG, NOT GROWG

“Now, there are two different msag about the Gay Victim that are worth munitg. 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.

“Our mpaign should not mand direct support for homosexual practic, should stead take anti-discrimatn as s theme. The e of TV, mic, film and social media to sensize mastream Amerins to their plight as gay people.

Over the past 25 years, gay characters, on TV pecially, have ptured the hearts of Amerin viewers bee they were attractive, funny, smart—the kd of characters viewers would like to be. No one was shown the dark unrsi of gay bars and bathho, or same-sex domtic vlence, or havg to get one’s HIV+ stat checked. Portray gays and lbians as pillars society.

PRO-GAY CHURCH ARE SHRKG, NOT GROWG

Make gays look good. In no time, a skillful and clever media mpaign uld have the gay muny lookg like the verable fairy godmother to Wtern Civilizatn. Once homosexuals have begun to ga acceptance, anti-gay opponents mt be vilified, g them to be viewed as repulsive outsts of society.

First, we seek to replace the mastream’s self-righteo pri about s homophobia wh shame and guilt. Send, we tend to make the antigays look so nasty that average Amerins will want to dissociate themselv om such typ. “The public should be shown imag of rantg homophob whose sendary tras and beliefs disgt middle Ameri.

The imag might clu: the Ku Klux Klan mandg that gays be burned alive or strated; bigoted southern misters droolg wh hysteril hatred to a gree that looks both il and ranged; menacg punks, thugs, and nvicts speakg olly about the ‘fags’ they have killed or would like to kill; a tour of Nazi ncentratn mps where homosexuals were tortured and gassed. Black church movement for gay and transgenr jtice. Natnal work of gay and lbian evangelil Christians and iends.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Lutheran muni that publicly wele lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people. Brethren and Mennone persons mted to providg mutual support for fai wh gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, or tersex members. An open and LGBTQ-clive Christian nomatn addrsg important issu such as racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, and other forms of opprsn.

Support and refuge for Orthodox Christians who are gay.

CHURCH TODAY: PRO-GAY OR NAY?

A muny the Reformed Church Ameri mted to the wele and affirmatn of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people and their alli, while pursug grace-filled dialogue wh those who believe differently.