Christians Find Alternatives to Pro-Gay 'Day of Silence'

obraxton »

Tue May 06, 2008 11:41 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

People of God,
I think that the tone of this board will soon turn sour if we continue to try to explain the Word of God. When someone does not want to hear the truth, we should resign to pray for them that God will reveal His true will to him.
The only comment I would like to make, would be to correct this statement

"I cannot believe in a God that would allow a baby to be born as a sin (being born gay) and yet it happens."
We are all born with a sin nature. We would chose not to believe so but it is true. Not because God allowed it, but b/c we allowed sin into this world. Sin exists when God is not present. God is not "present" in our lives b/c we chose to do live without Him, or not fully of Him. But yet still He sent His Son to die for us. He loves us that much. I am very close to a man who's been dealing with homosexuality his entire life, and through ferverent prayer, not preaching, the seed of prayer is starting to bud fruit in his life. I don't know what causes homosexuality in one person no more than I know what specific sin caused a life of fornication in my life before the Lord delivered me. I didn't believe that I was out of God's will for what I called "being myself". That is the trick of the enemy that we as individuals have to overcome. No one talked me out of it, but I know many people prayed for my soul. I didn't believe that sexual sin was something I could just stop doing, but with God's help I did.

Christians Find Alternatives to Pro-Gay 'Day of Silence'

obraxton »

Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:35 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

BmooreTeacher:
I understand that there are people who get beat up b/c of things that they do. It is a shame, b/c that violence is sin. But it also doesn't make the Word of God go away. I don't think anyone here believes that violence is acceptable in any situation, and that's not what the day of protest is coming across. I don't want anyone to go to Hell, but out choices send us there, not God. I'm sorry that you would feel ashamed to be a Christian. People may do shameful things while claiming the name of Jesus, but I am NOT ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, no matter what people, believers or not, do. There is a gross misconception that Christians are one class of people that hate and judge everybody else. NOT SO! *I'm an African American female from the South that had a lot of hate residue left from the way my ancestors were treated. It wasn't until I accepted Christ and HIS word was I able to embrace those that didn't love me. Loving them does not mean I condone thier sin, no more than I expected them to condone mine. Some people may be passionate about God's word, and it turns out more aggressive than we might be willing to hear, but read the Bibe for all it's worth. God is love, but He very much hates sin. By your example, I know of many people who are overweight and had been ridiculed, beaten, and one drove to suicide b/c some mean people (NOT CHRISTIANS) hated them. True Christians would not go around brutilizing people b/c of their sin. But, as a Christian I can not stand by and watch someone fall into the pit without offering them a life preserver. No matter what the sin is.

UCLA Prolifers Accuse Planned Parenthood of Racism, Minority Targeting

obraxton »

Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:44 am Agree: 5   Disagree: 0

I'm not one to share my own experience unless God moves me to do so. 12 years ago, I had an abortion. At the time, I thought the worst thing that I could be was a Black, single mother with a fatherless child. The thought that this was an actual child, my child, never occurred to me. I made a choice, and in doing so, there's a child who never had a choice to live, who did not ask to be here in the first place. I did not use planned parenthood, but I did use them for free birth control and other options. Now when I look back, they were the "go to" agency in the poor communities. I was very surprised knowing the history of planned parenthood and the recent incidences. What saddens me more is that I fear little will be done to stop them, b/c the death of black children isn't "newsworthy". This statement should not be taken as bitter, but just a statement of fact. I looked for articles, news featrures on this explosive subject, and it's relegated to the Christian forums or the same article just redistributed, no public outrage. I'm especially surprised that the black community isn't asking questions. It really breaks my heart. I don't want women to feel like they have no voice in this country, however when it boils down to it, that's not what it's about. Most women that go through this is b/c they don't feel they have any other choice. The feminists that are fighting and lawmakers that are arguing about it probably don't ever face this issue. But encourage young, scared women to stand up and be heard at the expense of a child's life. It's absurd. At the same time I hate the alternative of yoing girls going into back alleys with seedy quacks being mutilated. I think that freedom in America has given the worst of us platforms to spew off that "anything goes". Let's pray for our country.