Our first reaction was, “This has to be a joke!” Our second, “A spoof, maybe?” For to be sure, this unbelievable video posted on You Tube, which was brought to our attention by one of our readers (Thank you, Trevor) could hardly be how the Church proselytizes to the homosexual community. Could it?
As can be imagined, this video has stirred up quite a bit of controversy since it was posted on May 13. And, as could only be expected, this nifty little jingle has evoked intense feelings of resentment and downright hatred from viewers sympathetic to the homosexual cause. “F***ing hicks,” postulated one commentator. “You make me wish every human was gay so that our species would stop producing the likes of you.” Hardly a convert.
Did gospel singers Lewis & Lewis truly intend this video to be a way of ministering the Bible’s message to gays and lesbians? If so, they missed the mark...by a long shot. Indeed, it doesn't take rocket science to figure out that such “creativity” would have served only to anger the very community to which Christians ought to be reaching out. To be sure, it lacks any message of redemption or love, which brings to mind a favorite maxim of one of the elders at our local church: “If it doesn’t point to Jesus, what’s the point?” From pulpit sermons to street evangelism, if not done in the gracious and compassionate spirit of Jesus Christ, “…what’s the point?”
Indeed, our editorial stance on this particular issue — highlighted in our recent piece, Responding to Homosexuality & Gay Marriage: ‘Love the Sinner. Hate the Sin’ — underscores our clear belief that the Church has been called to demonstrate to the homosexual community a love that is clear, a love that is consistent, and a love that is compassionate, while proclaiming the uncompromising truth of the scriptures regarding homosexuality. In that piece, we featured a powerful address by Joe Dallas, a former homosexual and gay rights activist who, prior to renouncing his gay lifestyle, worked with the Metropolitan Community Church — a well known, well funded, pro-homosexual organization, largely staffed by openly gay and lesbian clergy. Dallas asserts that many Christians are afflicted with the “Jonah Syndrome,” meaning they hold homosexuals in contempt and resist demonstrating to them the love of Christ.
Quite correctly, Dallas calls upon the Church to repent of this sin while admonishing them not to be intimidated by the gay rights activist movement into silent submission. Many homosexuals are already suspicious of the Church, viewing Christians as pew-warming hypocrites with a self-righteous agenda, who can never truly love them or understand their struggle. In fact, many of them who have never darkened the door of a church look at the Fred Phelps “crazies” at Westboro Baptist Church, who choose every propitious moment to announce to the public, “God hates fags” and “AIDS cures fags,” and believe that this is an accurate reflection of the Church’s stance on homosexuality. Never mind the fact that there are many Christians themselves who are left wondering which Bible is being taught at that church! Indeed, we agree with Dallas; the Church is very adept at ringing its hands over the sins of our culture. Yet, within its very walls lurk evils that rival anything seen in Washington…or Hollywood, for that matter. Moreover, homosexuality is not the most heinous sin; it is only one of the myriad malpractices discussed in the Bible. Yet, people continue to rank homosexuality at the highest levels of their “worst-sin” hierarchy, perhaps because it is an affliction to which 97% of the population, typically, cannot relate.
The above notwithstanding, we should not mindlessly dismiss the message because of the messenger. A video like Come on Down to the Farm might not be the best form of ministry outreach. Nevertheless, it takes a direct stand on a truth that is self-evident, which is being silenced in the name of political correctness. Feminist Gloria Steinem once famoulsly declared, “The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off!” And the crux of the matter is that marriage, for several millennia and in every known culture and religious tradition, has constituted the union of one man and one woman, ultimately for the ordered purpose of procreation and the perpetuated existence of humanity. Even within polygamous societies, each marriage undertaken has still been within the confines of one man and one woman. Historically, marriage has been about uniting families for socioeconomic enhancement, empowering the economic and military success of kingdoms, and guaranteeing society the next generation. It is only within the past hundred years or so, and specifically within Western society, that love has become the prevailing criteria for marriage. And with a roughly 50% divorce rate, in which many of us have experienced firsthand the fallout of love growing cold, it is still open for discussion whether this has been an advantageous shift.
In any event, with battle lines drawn between gay rights activists and traditional marriage proponents, are we really surprised that such a response like this video has emerged from the “religious right”? Newton’s immutable third law surely applies to this blistering same-sex marriage controversy as much as it does to physics. For every action, there is bound to be an equal and opposite reaction, and this video is an unmistakable religious backlash against the media’s liberal leanings in favor of the LGBT agenda and their assault on traditional marriage. As discussed in our previous blog entries, the media has assumed a definitive and umistakable role in propagating and selling homosexuality to America. And as groups like Soulforce demonstrate, gay rights activists are becoming increasingly militant in their efforts to desensitize and convert the minds of the young and old alike in straight America into accepting what is clearly an unhealthy lifestyle. With a mission that states, “Cut off homophobia at its source — religious bigotry,” could gay rights activists really expect no reaction from the Church? With images of gay nuptials and portrayals of same-sex relationships bombarding the public at every turn, to the point where even in the privacy of home, conservative Christian heterosexuals can no longer turn on the television without being confronted by these issues, could they really expect no reaction from the Church? With having to explain to young children why “Adam” and “Steve” are kissing in a manner that, to them, surely constitutes inappropriate conduct, or how “two daddies” or “two mommies” came by the child they are raising, could they really expect no reaction from the Church?
In light of these times, it is only logical to expect that those in favor of traditional marriage would fight back, especially for our nation’s young, whom they believe are blindly accepting the gay culture as normal rather than an aberrant sexual lifestyle. A recent poll reports that, for the first time ever, a majority of California voters favor same-sex marriage — a finding that pollsters describe as a milestone driven by younger people. Again, are we really surprised? Generation X has been indoctrinated by postmodernist thought and fooled into believing that truth is only what can be perceived through the senses. In his column, Retreating to a defensible position on gay marriage, Rod Dreher of The Dallas Morning News explains this emerging shift:
“The course of Western history for the past 700 years has been toward the liberation of the individual and his desires. . . America is the modern nation par excellence. Here's the catch: Absent a binding source of authority, you can't pick and choose so easily where to draw freedom's line. The 1960s sexual revolution advanced the frontiers of liberty into the bedroom. Under the guise of privacy rights, contraception and abortion gained constitutional protection. When the California Supreme Court calls same-sex marriage a right because it is ‘integral to an individual's liberty and personal autonomy,’ it is only ratifying a deep cultural change that's already taken place. Is this why banning gay marriage doesn't make sense to young Americans? Yes, because they've grown up in a culture that presents sex and marriage principally as a matter of personal choice and individual fulfillment. This is a perfectly reasonable ethic for a sensate culture.”
Truth has seemingly lost all objectivity, and the concept of absolute truth seems a lie to most. But as George Orwell also famously declared, “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” So what exactly is the truth?
The Real Proposal magazine impenitently adheres to the belief in an absolute moral truth grounded in Judeo-Christian principles. We have established a platform from which we intend to approach the issues in an intelligent and instructive manner, without compromising our message grounded in this truth for the sake of political correctness. Elizabeth Cady Stanton captures our philosophy when she wrote, “Reformers who are always compromising have not yet grasped the idea that truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.”
Yet, in our efforts to expose and discredit the lies that are being packaged, perfumed, gift wrapped, and sold by the gay rights movement to heterosexuals and homosexuals alike, we have determined not to lose sight of the collateral damage that ensues from this “culture war” within our nation. As Dallas declares,
“I must remember, when I am tempted towards real hostility towards lesbians and gays, who…say how hateful and bigoted we are, when I am tempted to pull out all the stops to steamroll them the way they are trying to steamroll us, I am reminded Jesus said Himself, ‘My Kingdom is not of this world.’ There are more important things than temporal victories. The eternal souls of the people we oppose are certainly more important that any sociological victories that we can attain.”
Therefore, in this raging mêlée for America’s soul, we cannot endorse inappropriate strategies on either side of this debate (this video included) for the sake of momentary gains if it means losing the ones we are trying to reach. And isn’t reaching “the lost” the challenge of the Great Commission with which the Church has been assigned?
(Contributing Writer: L. A. Levy, Intern)
RELATED ARTICLE (PDF): How Should We Respond to Homosexuality- Part 1 By Joe Dallas, March 18, 2008
RELATED ARTICLE (PDF): How Should We Respond to Homosexuality- Part 2 By Joe Dallas, March 18, 2008
22 comments:
After reading through your article, I am almost embarrassed at my initial reaction of GLEE to the video posted. I found it hilarious and admit to really getting into it a few times. I guess I am just sick and tired of having homosexuality shoved down my throat by the media. I may be one of the "younger generation" that is expected to embrace homosexualtiy as normal, but the deep reaction in my gut tells me it just "aint normal". Thank you for the reminder that we are called to love the sinner, hat the sin...and how to do so towards gays. I shall, at least, TRY.
You know what I like about your articles? They are not only very well written; they're also very well-researched. Thank you for the fantastic links you provide. I cannot think of another site that compiles the issues the way you guys do. I am recommending your site to everyone I know. Kudos.
I hear what you're saying that Christians are called to love the sinner and all that. But telling the truth is part of the "love" we are called to have for the sinner.
I respect the balls of this couple to put something like this out there knowing the backlash the homo mob will likely subject them to when they get hold of their work. Damn straight...you can't turn on the tv anymore without seeing this gay crap all over masquerading as entertainment. If nothing else I hope this old couple inspires people to get off their asses to take a stand on this issue. Am I angry about what's taking place in our country? Damn right. Nothing GOOD can come out of this California ruling to legalize gay marriage. Aint nothing "gay" about their lifestyle.... two men or two women in a sexual relationship legitimized by the state is not "compassionate" ... it is enabling perversion.
PS: I can't get the damn jingle now out of my head...thanks Real Proposal!
You are right, homosexuality is a serious sin, and so are adultery, lying and stealing. If Christian doctrine prescribed retribution and murder for sin, we'd all be dead. But redemption can't take place without the proclamation of God's standard on morality... sexual and otherwise. How will people know what sin is if we no longer speak about it--even sing about it-- and call it exactly what it is? We cannot give up on pointing the world to a better way... GOD's way. The mistake people make is to look at the Church and decide they don't want to be like whatever it is they think of Church folk. However, people (even within the Church) are not the standard...GOD is, and that is what people need to grasp.
If speaking the truth on this matter, as this couple did in their attempt to make light of a serious subject, is hate, then I guess both they and I are "hate mongers." If love is letting friends and family lead destructive lives while standing by, nodding in approval, then I choose not to "love."
But I will choose to be a friend... a faithful friend who speaks truth even at the risk of ex communication and my reputation.
I too love links you provide in your articles. I discovered Biblegateway.com... yeah. The link to Ron Dreher's article also provided excellent reading. His description of how we got to this "indefensible" position is really remarkably similar to what is described in Romans 1:18-32:
"...The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
"For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
"Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
"Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them."
This is the second or third article of yours that my wife has forwarded to my attention and I must tell you that I for one would welcome seeing your magazine on the newsstands. It is clearly one I could stomach seeing my wife read...and maybe read also myself.
I maintain that homosexuality is "spiritual bondage" ...a deeply compulsive escalating enslavement that sucks the person indulging in that behavior into a type of moral quicksand. The further they become entrenched in that nastiness they call a "lifestyle" is the more they are left trying to justify it with all knds of ramblings about what types of animals etc indulge in homosexuality and therefore, I suppose, why shouldn't they? Part of the problem lies with the fact that psychologists and psychiatrists have been bamboozled into removing homosexuality from their list of mental and psychological disorders by sheer political shennanigans... and now all that's left for homosexuals to do is to try to ease their consciences by trying to get the rest of us to approve of and justify their behavior by making laws that accomodate them.
But the devil is a liar, yes? He is the "father of lies" and that can be clearly seen when the chief justice of the Supreme Court in California rules that not only is homosexulaity cool by him, but that those who practise it have rights to have this type of behavior entrenched into law. Makes you wonder, doesn't it, who's really on the "down low" in this nation.
Rock on Lewis & Lewis, I say.
"It aint normal...I don't care what they say... it just aint normal"
Lewis & Lewis--my new heroes.
James M- Chicago, IL is absolutely correct regarding what has gone down with the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Assn. in that they have been "bamboozled into removing homosexuality from their list of mental and psychological disorders by sheer political shennanigans".... Check out the link to the article "Selling Homosexuality to America". It covers this topic and was an EDUCATION.
I recommend it highly to anyone that thinks this culture war is just happening per chance. It shows how subversive and covert the homosexual movement is. I am truly shocked by what I read, and challenge anyone who reads that piece to deny, after reading it, that this isn't EVIL that is being marketed to America.
So you know know what? I'm happy when people like Lewis & Lewis try to make a difference....while we still have the freedom of our First Amendment rights to speak out.
Homosexual activists have so effectively propagated their deceptive message that their own community tragically believes in a "gay gene" and therefore that they cannot change, that they cannot resist their proclivities, and that people who oppose their "lifestyle" are simply "haters". A Christian or otherwise now daring to speak the truth in an America turned upside down is subject to vulgarity, dismissive tactics, and not-so-veiled threats of damage to one's reputation...and life. And if you think I'm kidding, try posting any kind of truth that opposes the high-fiving propaganda in a gay friendly forum, or a comment in response to some ridiculous "coming out" story being reported on by the AP.
I know that this can be the natural response of evil to truth. But as you've stated in your piece, we can no longer be intimidated by homosexual activists. We don't speak truths because it's popular. We do so because it's right...and if we don't, the sad reality is that, because many homosexuals have so managed to effectively intimidate anyone who questions their propaganda, thousands of homosexuals have never heard there is a better way. And this is the real tragedy...the "collateral damage" of which you speak.
So, rock on Lewis & Lewis, I say too...well, giddiup!
I never thought Gloria Steinem and I would ever find common ground but, if as she said, "The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off!"... this must mean that Lewis & Lewis are liberating a few homos. God bless em!
The Rod Dreher article leads us to believe that we are entering another cultural "Dark Age" and I can clearly see where he's coming from.
But don't you just love the passages of scripture that begin with, "But God....
This is what I call the real truth. In every sense of the word. Video, links and your piece are all on point, well written. America needs to wake up from its sleepless slumber and call a spade a spade. As a young man growing up in a time and place where one would call things as they were, homosexuals were known as faggots/queer. Nothing about those words suggested, wow, I would like to try that. Hell no, you knew that, that was just plain nasty, wrong, and frowned upon by society. Now it's called a gay lifestyle. What a pretty label, and sounds so harmless. But, aimed at attracting the unsuspecting lost. Plain deception and a play on words. Thats like bottling raw sewerage and putting a pretty label with an attractive name on it so it will sell regardless of the stench. I am old school, so what? A spade is a spade.
Jangles...while I agree that putting a pretty label on something destructive makes it seem harmless, and we need to educate people - both gay and straight - on the mals of this dangerous lifestyle, I do not believe in resorting to the type of name-calling that you suggest. It is demeaning and serves no good in getting those trapped in spiritual darkness to see the light. I know all about tough love, my brother, and believe that at times it is necessary, but only if its purpose is constructive. Whether you're old school or not, "if it doesn't point to Jesus, what's the point?"
Can you remember the last time name-calling stirred within you the conviction of the Holy Spirit? Or did it simply put you on the defensive? I pray that as a Christian you will examine your attitude toward the gay community, "for God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him" (John 3:17). They need help. They need to know that there is something real out there, bigger than them and bigger than the enslavement of their actions. They need to know that this is a lifestyle they can leave by the power of God. They need a touch from the God of all hope, and as Christ's arms and feet, we need to get over ourselves and even our feelings toward them, and point the way - to JESUS!
What I love about your main web site is that it unapologetically presents the issues, including what really lies at the heart of this entire homosexual debate, which is the fact that sodomy (and let's call it what it is, whether it is practised by homosexuals or heterosexuals) creates serious HEALTH RISKS, not just for the parties participating in anal sex but for the rest of us that come into contact with them, especially if their hygiene habits are less than what they should be.
There's a REASON why, for public (society's) health, we insist that people wash their hands after using the toilet! Diseases like gastroenteritis and hepatitis (and I am sure a whole lot of other itis-es) are very real issues for society and there is no secret any more how these diseases are spread! And please don't get me started on the other diseases that don't end in "itis"....like AIDS and MRSA. Therefore, while people love to get off on the fact that homosexuality is a sin, they only present half the issue. Most times they forget to reiterate the likely reason WHY God established it so... which is why they also come across as religious bigots. Which kid is ever satisfied being told they just can't do something? They always want the reason WHY. And unfortunately most people in this gay rights debate act like spoilt kids who pretend they just don't get it, as if the issue involves some kind of rocket science.
So let me make it real clear for this discussion thread: Any kind of contact with or wallowing in excrement, whether it be feces or urine, is harmful. That's why we have sewers and sewerage treatment plants to dispose of it. And this is why people are so grossed out and outraged by "dirty dining" restaurant exposes, in which hidden cameras catch restaurant employees scratching their nether regions, or using the toilet and then going back to handle our burgers without washing their hands!
We cannot talk about the "rights" people have to do what whatever they want in the "privacy of their bedrooms" or raise stupid, naive justifications why homosexuals should be allowed to "marry" when it is clear that legitimizing such behavior presents health risks for society. That's just sheer ignorance...literally. And it is also hypocritical, especially on the part of lawmakers who ought to know better!
To: "It's about the HEALTH RISKS stupid"
Amen to that, Bro. Amen to that! Maybe that's also why some (lewd)people find a distinction between lesbian and gay sexual activity since (unless I am being really naive) lesbian sex doesn't involve anal penetration or mouth to anal contact. Eeyu.
Also, women are notoriously more careful about their personal hygiene than men. Have you ever seen those hidden camera pieces that they do in public rest rooms to see who washes their hands after using the toilet and who doesn't? Sorry, fellas, but it's usually the men who are more likely not to! Gross.
To: Hear Hear! Make no mistake, lesbians are just as much at risk as gay men, especially since many so called "lesbians" also have sex with men! Check out the following link for the article, NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS OF HOMOSEXUALITY:
http://www.endeavourforum.org.au/nov05-10.htm
Here's an excerpt:
"The homosexual newspaper The Washington Blade, citing a 1998 study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, reported that "the study's data confirmed previous scientific observations that most women who have sex with women also have had sex with men." The study added that "sex with men in the prior year was common, as were sexual practices between female partners that possibly could transmit HPV. "Behavioral research also demonstrates that a woman's sexual identity is not an accurate predictor of behavior, with a large proportion of 'lesbian' women reporting sex with (often high risk) men......the median number of lifetime male sexual partners was significantly greater for WSW (women who have sex with women) than controls (twelve partners versus six). WSW were significantly more likely to report more than fifty lifetime male sexual partners."
Alysen, here we go again. You, like many, will forever use the cute names, which is my beef with all this. A thief is just that, a thief. See the impact? Saying he/she is just a “light fingered” person, or that someone got a “five finger discount”, does not carry the same impact, does it. Remember when “bad” meant bad? Today’s society still has a number of us who can clearly remember when this homosexual agenda was not at the level that it is today. And why has it spread so? Because of the redressing and repackaging of something that is just wrong…and the constant play on words, which is what marketers do, and this clearly part of their agenda…not some “right wing conspiracy theory.”
I concede the point that if it doesn’t point to Jesus then why say anything. But, even in the bible homosexuality is called homosexuality, and sodomy, sodomy, which I dare to say, is being used less and less in identifying the said “lifestyle.” This generation would prefer to use politically correct terms such as “gay” because it sounds better and doesn’t seem to offend as much, or to tone done down the sound of such immoral acts. Christians say, “They can call it what they want, just let me tell them about Jesus.” That, I do understand. But, sometimes you have to use shock treatment to bring about awareness. How many people since 9/11 now know what a “terrorist” or “jihad” is? The bible is very relevant to this day even though it was written thousands of years ago: Thou shall have no other Gods before me. Thou shall not murder. Thou shall not commit adultery, and so on. So, let’s not re-dress commandments to satisfy the language of today, but just let them stand as they were intended to sound. Again, impact. If one is not paying attention, then the message will not be heard.
Fact: today’s society and children are being desensitized with cutely packaged programs and words to describe one of the immoral acts in our world today. Yes we need to show love and forgiveness, but there are times that one has to be called out to bring about the impact needed to make a change. Any other way would be a case of spare the rod and spoil the child. Which is clear to be seen in all kinds of behaviors being seen today. In the last 3 years, my journey has taken me into a place where the health effects of homosexual behavior is on clear display for those who have “eyes to see” and “ears to hear”, and I have even had to interact with a few. I do speak to the ones that engage me in conversation about their life style, but no amount of pointing them to the right information, or testimonies of reform that former homosexuals have made, has any impact on them due to the fact that they are still just trying to justify their behavior. So I believe, through prayer and awareness there can be a change.
This video is a hit in my book! Clearly still takes the older generation to teach the younger generation what's right vs. what's wrong....which points to the real tragedy today when families are breaking down and children are raising children, and everyone thinks that promiscuous or deviant sex is just another "contact sport".
There are no longer enough adults with the WISDOM to properly teach appropriate moral values to the next generation, or they don't have the courage anymore to speak up. Or, maybe they think (foolishly so) because they'll soon be gone, it'll be the next generation's problem. Can we wonder then why it is really the younger generation that finds no problem with homosexuality? And it the younger generation that is now influencing the older generation into thinking that it is them that are being "unfair" to homosexuals.
"...For every action, there is bound to be an equal and opposite reaction, and this video is an unmistakable religious backlash against the media’s liberal leanings in favor of the LGBT agenda and their assault on traditional marriage..."
And thank God for the Internet! Because without sites like YouTube and yours, a video like this would never see the light of day! I wonder if there were any gospel recording companies that refused this song why Lewis & Lewis chose the YouTube route.
No matter what, regardless of how "dark" things look, we must remember that God is not up in heaven ringing His hands regarding the battle...it has already been won, people! God will NEVER be thwarted by the antics and tactics of the dark forces ruling this world, including the MSM!! God is STILL in control!!!
Good, catchy song with a very clear message. Pay attention homos. Even cable connectors, phone jacks and electrical plugs must have a female socket to receive the male plug to make the required connection and produce a positive result. As "Teresa" posted in her (lengthy but relevant) quote from Roman 1:
"...since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse...."
Jangles, I totally hear you when you say that immoral acts are being dressed up - or should I say "packaged, perfumed, gift wrapped, and sold" - to seem noble. And no one is talking about redressing commandments, or ignoring the numerous health risks associated with homosexuality. And I ccertainly was not implying that we should call that which is sinful good.
What I was referring to was your WAY of going about fixing the problem. I was not denying that there was one. The way you choose to deal with the issue should be indicative of the Lord's grace in your life. The same grace he extended to me - and to YOU - while we were yet sinners, is the same grace we need to extend to others, the homosexual community included. It is not denying their sinful state. It is reaching down and showing them the way out of their sin - not further confirming their status with pejorative terminology. Remember, we are not to be Jonahs. We are not to go about wishing the wrath of God to come down on these people who WE think are beyond repentance. God loves these people, and so should we.
Yet, OF COURSE, along with our message of grace needs to be a clear message of obligation - "GO AND SIN NO MORE."
Some paths appear to be right and they’re still wrong. Other paths are right, but only for a little while. But the path that America, Canada and the UK is on with respect to gay marriage is very clearly an immoral one, and I am happy at this point when ANYBODY (including your magazine) takes a stand to remind us of the path that leads to higher ground. We're not hearing it from the mainstream media...or the courts either it turns out. It saddens me to think how far and fast America is sinking into a moral abyss...and we're being led there by those like Oprah, the Associated Press, People magazine, gossip sites like TMZ, and the others that feed like vultures on the nastiness too many celebrities call a lifestyle. They show very clearly intellect and wisdom are not the same thing. There's a spiritual battle going on and they are aligned with the wrong army.
A famous proverb that says: There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
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