In his address at the New Baptist Covenant meeting, Carter sounded very similar themes, citing "manmade issues" like the role of women, homosexuality, and adding, this time, abortion, saying: "How many believe that we are saved by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ? How many believe that like the early Christians we should put aside our deeply felt personal differences and work in unity to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ? You see the distinction between those kinds of questions. We should remember which are the most important."
Jimmy is lying to the congregation. Sodomites get their label from the city of Sodom. It is not a "manmade" controversy to consider that homosexuality is a sin. Jimmy seeks to celebrate their sins and tell the world that they aren't sins at all, so long as you vote Democrat. We are all sinners but few of us would celebrate our sins and deny in the face of God that we sin.
And abortion is planned infanticide. No other argument about it. It is the wilfull termination of a viable life. What has the child done to deserve death, Jimmy?
Amen. Abortion, homosexuality, and the role of women in the church are major doctrinal, theological, and moral issues. There can be no room for negotiation on these three things. Either you are pro-life or you’re not. Either you believe that homosexuality is a sin or you don’t. Either you believe that God intended for only men to be pastors or you don’t. There is no middle ground on these matters.