3 Christian Groups Move To Condemn Gay Sex

Washington Post ^ | Wednesday, November 15, 2006 | WaPo Staff Writers

[TonyRo76]

Faced with rising public acceptance of same-sex relationships, three U.S. Christian denominations are taking strong measures this week to condemn homosexual acts as sinful.

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The nation's Roman Catholic bishops, meeting in Baltimore...

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The largest Baptist group in North Carolina...

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And on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a mainline Protestant denomination with about 3 million members...

[TonyRo76]

Cool! Very refreshing to see the churches taking a firm stand on the Word of God.

[TonyRo76]

Wow. None too soon!

[Always Right]

Since the Bible condemns it, it is real shocking Bible-believing Churches would also.

[dmz]

That's OK. I think I read that 3 gay groups are condemning Christian sex. Or maybe it was just elton john.

[ElkGroveDan]

It needs to be said over and over again.

These people are sick and they need help. Until we as a society go back to acknowledging that it is a sickness, they will continue to live lives of denial and self destruction that affects all of our society.

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[TonyRo76]

» it is real shocking Bible-believing Churches would also

Actually, I am a little shocked—pleasantly so—by the action of the PC(USA) in this regard. It's a mainline denomination that has been theologically adrift for several decades now. To see them affirm Biblical truth on such a hot-button issue is really a nice surprise!

[ConservativeMind]

Really, they aren't condemning gay sex. They are simply stating that God does not condone it and as a result, they cannot, either.

[TonyRo76]

Good distinction. Bttt!

[Kimmers]

Good for them!!!!! With all the negative we have been hearing about PCUSA this is very refreshing.

[JRios1968]

I'll believe the PC-USA is condemning gay sex when the news release actually comes out. Otherwise, I am led to believe it's actually the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America, a more conservative branch) doing this.

[HaveHadEnough]

Their condemnation is like shooting fish in a barrel. When they come out swinging against divorce (yes, the Catholic Church has, but it not spoken of often), I'll believe they are ready to step up to the plate and help families.

[TonyRo76]

» I'll believe the PC-USA ... when the news release actually comes out. Otherwise, I am led to believe it's actually the PCA ... doing this.

That was my initial thought too. But in fact, it's true! Hence my utter surprise:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1738543/posts

[The Great RJ]

No wonder Elton John has his knickers in a twist.

[Landru]

"Very refreshing to see the churches taking a firm stand on the Word of God."

...finally.

[TonyRo76]

Baby steps, I guess. But yeah, a strong stand on divorce is certainly called for in this day and age.

[JRios1968]

Amazing...maybe the PC-USA finally had a "Come to Jesus" moment...and not too soon.

[TXBubba]

That's OK. I think I read that 3 gay groups are condemning Christian sex. Or maybe it was just elton john.

It might have been Elton when he was speaking so tolerantly about how Christians are so intolerant. Now that is a hypocrite.

[tobyhill]

It's nice to see Washington Post is catching up on their stories since this condemnation from the churches is over 2000+ years now and last I checked there was a few more than only 3 Christian Groups that have condemned these acts.

[TonyRo76]

» this condemnation from the churches is over 2000+ years now

LOL! The WaPo sure scooped everyone on this breaking news, huh?

[billbears]

When they come out swinging against divorce (yes, the Catholic Church has, but it not spoken of often), I'll believe they are ready to step up to the plate and help families.

By come out swinging what do you mean? Should a couple be somehow forced to stay together and if they don't they're not allowed back into church?

[AppyPappy]

I call BS on PCUSA doing that.

[Fido969]

Now the Episcopalians will have somewhere to go.

[HaveHadEnough]

Yes. Divorce causes so much more harm to children, families, women, etc. that it should be their top priority.

[tobyhill]

Yea, I'm sure the NY Times is kicking themselves for not picking up on this 2000+ year scoop first.

[pgyanke]

Just wait... I've heard our German Shepherd is about to come down hard on divorce and remarriage.

[TonyRo76]

Heh...the NYT is too busy helping our jihadi enemies undermine America's war effort.

[TonyRo76]

E.J. is a walking freakshow, only mildly less weird than Michael Jackson or Dennis Rodman.

[HaveHadEnough]

Sometimes dogs know better.

[Princip. Conservative]

Way to go . . .

[goodnesswins]

THAT was my thought....must be PCA!

[DJ MacWoW]

I say horse hokey too.

No gay clergy is the message [Presbyterian delegates reject national ordination rule]

In June, a rule was passed at a national conference that gave individual districts the flexibility to ordain gay clergy.

[353FMG]

Next step is for them to respond to the Muslim danger. It is not gay sex (private acts) that will destroy us but it is Islam (world-wide threat) that poses the greater danger.

[ElPatriota]

I DON'T BELIEVE ANTHING UNTIL I HEAR IT IN CNN, NBC or NYT. IF the Left media announces... (what? Changes? New Dogma? Whatever...), Then I "might" believe there is some true in it.

[dcnd9]

Now we need to re-educate society with 'OVEHAULING OF GAY AMERICAN /WORLD THINKING'....We need to do so with compassion and understanding. Tell them they do have a choice. Show them the way to overcome those unwanted, not asked for, same sex feelings [early on if possible]. Give them the support to do so [like AA;GA;SAA etc. do] and then help them succeed. This is what has been lost in the pro-gay rhetoric for 30+ years. Finally, demand the pro-gay propaganda be eliminated from our public school curriculums.

[Disambiguator]

3 Christian Groups Move To Condemn Gay Sex

Yes, we should all be more somber when having conjugal relations.

Perhaps a more accurate headline would be "3 Christian Groups Move To Condemn HOMOSEXUAL Sex".

[megatherium]

Should a couple be somehow forced to stay together and if they don't they're not allowed back into church?

Jesus nowhere in the Gospels gives a direct condemnation of homosexuality (he does make passing references to Sodom and Gomorrah), but he does give a direct prohibition of divorce, saying that persons who remarry after divorce are guilty of adultury (except in cases of infidelity).

[Grampa Dave]

After Queen Hildebea$t wins the 2008 election and more rats get elected to congress. This action by these church leaders will become the poster boy hate crime model for the homosexuals and the rats.

[DJ MacWoW]

Jesus nowhere in the Gospels gives a direct condemnation of homosexuality

Oh please. Where did He cancel the Levitical laws on morality? Because Jesus didn't directly mention it as prohibited, it's now acceptable to sleep with animals and ALL your relatives? Oh and Steve and Dave can marry? What kind of "logic" is that?

[karnage]

The Church's stand on divorce has remained unchanged for centuries, and will continue to do so. "What God has joined, let no man put asunder."

[SeeSalt]

"Jesus nowhere in the Gospels gives a direct condemnation of homosexuality"..


God's Wrath Against Mankind.

Men committed indecent acts with other men,
and received in themselvs the due
penalty for their perversion.

Romans: 1, 27 - 28.

[polymuser]

Well, this'll force the issue within PC-USA.

[polymuser]

Do you apply that argument to any other act He said nothing about? On divorce, I agree.

[Coldwater Creek]

Sin is Sin, and the consequences are great no matter what the sin is!

[BigFinn]

I love the smell of good news in the morning.

[ArrogantBustard]

The nation's Roman Catholic bishops,
What part of "Intrinsically disordered" do folks not understand?

The largest Baptist group in North Carolina...
Regardless of other disagreements I may have with them, their moral theology has always been pretty sound.

the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The PCUSA? Now that's somewhat surprising.

[spunkets]

"Should a couple be somehow forced to stay together and if they don't they're not allowed back into church?"

The Church hands out papers that says the marriage never existed, which is ridiculous. Then allows the party(s) that filed for divorce to remarry in the Church. That act of hand waiving and issuing papers saying the marriage never existed is not supporting marriage. They should tell the parties that filed for divorce w/o just cause, that their marriage was good, what they are doing is wrong and not remarry the party(s) that did the wrong.

[Kewlhand`tek]

Really, they aren't condemning gay sex. They are simply stating that God does not condone it and as a result, they cannot, either.

I am glad some people see it that way. ticks me off when someone tells me "not to judge" I am not judging, GOD already said it was bad.

[spunkets]

"yes, the Catholic Church has, but it not spoken of often"

See #47. They issue papers to anyone that applies.

[megatherium]

That's St. Paul speaking, not Jesus.