Texas Megachurch Harassed for Refusing to Host Pro-Gay Memorial

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Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:49 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 4

Simple Answer. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, REFERR TO GOD'S MANUAL, THE BIBLE!!
The Office of Clergy is a Holy Office established in Leviticus. There are qualifications to be Priest,Elder,or Deacon. If you can't meet the standard, too bad. What is Holy, we are to keep Holy. The Old Testament tells how He Dealt with those who desecrated what He valued as Holy. To take a pedaphile and allow them to run the nursery People would riot. To have a rapist counsel the young women people would be furious. Pitchforks and torches would be brought out if a thief were the treasurer. The Priest/Pastor position is Holy, and The person as even more riding on his or her shoulders. To have what God says is an abomination as a Priest over his people is a slap in the Face to God, and devious to the people. So, people need to meditiate on this mistake they made, either reverse it, or everyone backing them need to be excommunicated! They can work it out with Jesus, but this is not to be tollerated. Simple.

Lutherans Urged Not to Punish Gay Clergy in 'Faithful' Relationships

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Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:15 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Look, God's Word says What are abominations. God's word tells what He made as Holy. The Office of clergy:Priests,Elders,Deacons, all have requirements, and responsibilities. Someone throwing fresh,hot, Dung in your priceless Silver Would make a lot of people upset. God killed people who desecrated What he set aside as Holy. To put an adulterer in Office would bring the congregation into a frenzy. To put an actier incharge of the churches nursery would cause outrage. The embezzeler that would make Judas Iscarot look like a chior boy discovered in the role of treasury officer would make some people very mad, plus call for the resignation of those who hired the person and willingly let these people into the mentioned office. It is more an offense to put gays in clergy and ESPECIALLY Priest!!! The Counsel of Gays Needs to be Tossed out on it's rear!! The people who voted for allowing gays needs to be kicked out of church as well. This isn't merely an intollerance, this is the reverence and respect to ffice God established, plus the Curse God will have on those who lead the flock astray, or create stumbling blocks for the sheep. If it seems hard, it's just to bad. God created Hell initially for Lucier and the angels which followed. Set as the new home for those who rebell against God.
Those who know God's word, and continue in their sin, un repepntant and unwilling to change will have a place in Hell too. Like it says in the New Testament, "You are a liar, and the truth is not in you." "Many come, but few are Called." "Narrow is the gate into Heaven." The people still have a chance to repent, and to turn from evil. If they mean it, and break away, then Jesus will help them. So, atleast God's Grace works. But Turn now while you have breath, for tomorrow is not guaranteed to you.

Lutherans Urged Not to Punish Gay Clergy in 'Faithful' Relationships

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Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:32 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Ok, perhaps I have fallen into a parallel dimension...
In my universe, the Bible has a savior known as Jesus the Christ. In his teachings in my universe, He tells people to turn from their sinful way. To repent, "Go, and sin no more"
He had apostles in my universe. They told that "ALL HAVE SINNED AND FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD" "THE PENALTY OF SIN IS DEATH." To Believe Jesus as Lord and Savior. That almost a dozen things are considered abominations to God, among them is included Homosexuality. In my universe, the Bible has an Old Testament as well as the New Testament. Together they tell The "rules of conduct" as well as illustrate what happens when people turn from depending on Him. Among these things are rules and qualifications for the office of clergy located in the book of Leviticus. Anyone who doesn't fit the bill, doesn't become clergy. The lie perpetuated in the last 12 to 16 years is that You are saved as you are, and you just cling to Jesus. Well, Satan did a good job at adding just enough truth in the sentence to entice you. That is why you have to study the Bible, and any doctrine has to be measured up to God's word.
In my universe, Jesus used a man whose name was Saul, Jesus renamed him Paul, and there was another outspoken Leader named Peter, an impulsive, but faithful follower of Jesus. They wrote the guidelines to follow for developing the Christian faith. I don't know what these people who allow Gays in clerical positions-worse yet as Pastor. They said any who introduce any message, be they Apostle, or angel, or what manner of man, to use God's word as a standard to compare it to, if it contradicts, then you toss it and who delivered the message. We are to develop a relationship with God.Jesus told us what God expects, that's why we were to turn from our old life, and cling to the truths of Christ. The office of Pastor and Elders and Deacons are HOLY positions. God killed a man who brought the wrong offering and incense into the Holy of Holies portion of the Temple. Those who cling to being an Adulterer,Thief,Liar,Sorcerer,Murderer,Homosexual,Angry person,etc, are all abominations to God. Such, is also viewed as wrong. We already had an Adulterer and Liar in the White house in Bill Clinton, The office of authority is to be revered, as the Bible from my Universe says the sanctuary of God is to be approached in reverence. Maybe these are omitted in this universe, but When God sets aside something as Holy- and a person discraces that position they are to be thrown out of office. and a person who says "I'm a Christian." and yet continues in doing those sins, and doesn't turn from it is as Jesus the Christ in My Universe says "You are a liar, and the Truth is not in you." "Go away, for I never knew you."

Lutheran Gay Clergy Debate Prolonged

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Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:08 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 2

This is simple. Why is there any discussion?!?! Leviticus tells the requirements for the clergy. God has said in the Bible that Homosexuality is an abomination, so is Muderers, liars, and a litony of others. To put a homosexual in the office of Clergy is a blatant heresy, a slap in the Face of God. Furthermore, God calls us to repent and turn from our evil way. Jesus tells throught his ministry to Go, and sin no more. If you are a murderer, you are to turn from murderer, a rapist, turns from it, a thief, turn from it. etc. So, The person is not a practicing Christian if they keep to the sin. Satan is as smooth talking and charasmatic as they come, he can mak things sound like it's God's word and will, but does it make it right? Should we allow him to be clergy?!? In light of howupset everyone is at the Catholics for pediphiles, Should we allow them in office of clergy? how about bestiality?!? How about rapists who want to counsel women for female issues? God's word says What is allowed and what is not. Either you turn from your old sinful nature as Jesus and the Apostles tell, or you leave. Cut and Dry.

Dissident Baptists Try to Oust Head Pastor

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Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:58 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

This is simple. If the Pastor or member of the staff did wrong- It doesn't matter what good in the past, The person gets tha boot. To curry favor is exactly the thing the cotholics are in over their head on... They swept corruption and deeds we would not tollerate from the secular world. The clergy who did the kids wrong. They need to clean house! these people need to search the facts, then execute the justice. The innocent should not be hurt by the corruption. The world has enough ammo and pointing fingers at the church as it is. To tarnish the image more is more off a sin.