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Will the Black Church Rebuke Obama Over Gay Marriage?
That didn’t take long. After Vice President Biden on Sunday opened the floodgates, it was only a matter of time before President Obama publicly expressed what most political observers already knew: that he supports so-called same-sex marriage. Biden, in answering a question posed by Meet the Press’ David Gregory, proudly declared: “The president sets the policy. I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. And quite frankly, I don’t see much of a distinction — beyond that.” If the Vice President, a practicing Roman Catholic, doesn’t “see much of a distinction” between traditional marriage and gay marriage, then he perhaps needs to take remedial catechism classes as well as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christianity, Homosexual Agenda, Politics, Religion
Moderate Baptists: The Road Less Traveled & Cliffs Ahead!
“This conference, announced with such fanfare, may well prove to be the undoing of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. I have no doubt that other sexual ethics topics will be addressed, but homosexuality will be THE topic which garners the most dialogue and discussion.” (CBF, Sexual Ethics & Muddled Baptists, June 1, 2011) I wish I could say that I was wrong when I wrote the above statement last June. But, if Baptist Press’ reporting is any indication, those words proved all-too prescient. In a BP article entitled, “Gay issue major theme of CBF sponsored conf,” the opening paragraph sums up what was a far-too easy prediction: Despite conference organizers’ best attempts to keep the Baptist Conference on Sexuality & Covenant focused on broader issues April 19-21, the conversation often centered on the topic of homosexuality. In many ways, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christianity, Religion, Theology
Piers Morgan’s Drive-by of Joel & Victoria Osteen
I am no fan of Joel and Victoria Osteen. Far from it. Any Christian pastor like Osteen who uses Israel’s most wicked King — Ahab — as a positive example of faith in God will not often evoke much, if any, sympathy from me. However, last night I found myself at times strangely sympathetic towards Joel (Victoria not so much) Osteen as he was being “interviewed” by America’s favorite nit-wit Brit, Piers Morgan. If one of my church members had not called to let me know my “favorite” pastor was on CNN’s low-rated replacement for Larry King Live, I would have missed watching Mr. Morgan’s drive-by attack on America’s most well-known Christian minister. In the old days, when Larry King was still at the helm, the Osteens were given the kid glove treatment by King, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christianity, Homosexual Agenda, Politics, Religion, Theology
Teacher’s Free Speech Chilled Over “Anti-Gay” FB Post
That didn’t take long. Who would have ever thought that Mount Dora, the sleepy little community in Lake County, FL, would lead the way in stamping out any negative criticism of so-called gay marriage? No one would have ever envisioned this scenario even 10 years ago, but that just goes to prove how far the radical gay agenda has come in the last decade. I don’t think it will take another five years before all speech critical of gay rights or homosexuality will be effectively prohibited in the United States, notwithstanding the First Amendment. Jerry Buell, a 22 year veteran teacher in the Lake County (FL) public schools, has been suspended over a post he made on his personal Facebook page. Buell, who has a spotless teaching record, wrote two quick posts on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Homosexual Agenda, Religion