![]() For example, you claim that now that gay people can legally wed, "It is going to be like it was in the days of Lot: violent homosexuals knocking on doors threatening to sodomize people who disagree with them." Really? It is very, very ugly.Īnd it is rife with lies and distortions. ![]() It smacks of Fascism in the guise of the Gospel. It is certainly not a Christ-like spirit. What I'm more concerned about is the spirit in which you address these matters. So I'm not going to rehash those theological arguments here. Conservative Evangelical Christians such as Matthew Vines, Justin Lee, Kathy Baldock, David Gushee and James Brownson (to name a few) have provided plenty of detailed and scholarly exegesis on the Biblical texts which offers a viewpoint different from your own. As one who affirms the full inclusion of LGBTQ persons into society and church, I disagree with many of my fellow Christians, and we do so in a spirit of mutual respect and fellowship. We may disagree-as many devout Christians do-on how we interpret the Biblical texts that pertain to homosexuality, but that is not my concern here. It was that second listening, in its entirety, which prompted me to write this brief message. "Surely," I thought, "I am hearing this out of context," so when I got home I looked up your church's website and found the sermon there and watched it. Supreme Court's ruling about same-sex marriage-was none of these things and, in fact, stands as one of the most spiteful, misinformed and strident screeds I have ever listened to. Unfortunately, the sermon I heard given by you-which was in response to the U.S. ![]() I have been a devout Christian and faithful church-participant for over 30 years and am also nearing completion of my Master's degree in Theology-so I appreciate a good, well-thought-out and well-delivered sermon. I had never heard of you before last night when, while driving to Trader Joe's and flipping through the radio stations, I landed upon a Christian station broadcasting one of your sermons.
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