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World Vision: Why We're Hiring Gay Christians in Same-Sex Marriages
Christianity Today ^ | March 24, 2014 | Celeste Gracey and Jeremy Weber

Posted on 03/24/2014 8:14:00 PM PDT by Coronal

World Vision's American branch will no longer require its more than 1,100 employees to restrict their sexual activity to marriage between one man and one woman.

Abstinence outside of marriage remains a rule. But a policy change announced Monday [March 24] will now permit gay Christians in legal same-sex marriages to be employed at one of America's largest Christian charities.

(Excerpt) Read more at christianitytoday.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christiancharity; christianity; homosexualagenda; religiousleft; sin; ssm; worldvision
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To: markomalley

This is why I was against the “Thousand Points of Light” concept all the way back to Bush I. If churches and religious organizations start taking government money and assistance they become dependent on government and eventually government tells them what to do. That is a true entanglement of church and state problem, not one of the phony ones that atheists try to bring up.


121 posted on 03/25/2014 11:09:26 AM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: kaehurowing

“This is why I was against the “Thousand Points of Light” concept all the way back to Bush I. If churches and religious organizations start taking government money and assistance they become dependent on government and eventually government tells them what to do. “

He who pays the piper calls the tune. ‘Easy money’ is rarely that.


122 posted on 03/25/2014 11:22:11 AM PDT by Pelham (If you do not deport it is amnesty by default.)
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To: fwdude
Government grants and loans are commonly given to students entering exclusively Christian colleges. Why does this not usually affect the core mission and beliefs of colleges?

It doesn't? Then why do places like Hillsdale & Christendom not deal with any government monies, to include guaranteed student loans, Pell grants, or even the VA.

123 posted on 03/25/2014 12:22:13 PM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: markomalley

I did say “usually.” I’m well aware of the strings that come attached with “government money” (actually, it’s OUR money that we loan the government), but the complete “separation” nonsense seems like it would preclude any monies going to Christian education.


124 posted on 03/25/2014 12:50:51 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: AppyPappy

Just trying to figure out where you are getting that the “sponsoring the children” thing is a scam. I am sure some organizations do - but we get updates from our boy, etc. And I know others that have visited their WV sponsored children and really build a close relationship with letters, personal gifts on birthdays, etc.


125 posted on 03/25/2014 12:57:00 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts 2013 is 1933 REBORN)
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To: fwdude
…but the complete “separation” nonsense seems like it would preclude any monies going to Christian education…

You should be right that it is nonsense, but sadly, reality states that "with shekels come shackles."

126 posted on 03/25/2014 1:06:23 PM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: markomalley

Again, the shekels are OURS, that we pay in.

WE are taxpayers, and so should reasonably be able to direct government recourse by OUR discretion, even if they are religious.

But I get your point. The current milieu is anything but rational.


127 posted on 03/25/2014 1:09:59 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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Self ping


128 posted on 03/25/2014 3:31:26 PM PDT by ru4liberty
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I think that the best option would be to continue to support one’s sponsored child but to let World Vision know that when the child is no longer in the program then the relationship with World Vision will end.
I am fortunate that I just received a letter that my sponsored child is no longer in the program so this is a good time to transfer my support to another organization.


129 posted on 03/26/2014 8:27:18 AM PDT by k omalley (Caro Enim Mea, Vere est Cibus, et Sanguis Meus, Vere est Potus)
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To: Coronal

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$


130 posted on 03/26/2014 8:28:42 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Pelham

or some insider has a closet that this will make irrelevant.

If all sin is ok then there is no blackmail.


131 posted on 03/26/2014 8:34:56 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Coronal

REVERSED!


132 posted on 03/26/2014 1:58:55 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: Genoa

“REVERSED”

This is great. Now we can keep giving to World Vision. My wife has given for 40 years. By reversing this idiotic and perverse policy our donations will continue.


133 posted on 03/27/2014 11:02:38 PM PDT by garjog (Obama: making the world safe for Sharia.)
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To: Coronal

They recanted..


134 posted on 03/27/2014 11:14:14 PM PDT by wardaddy (the real battle is what do we replace America as we knew it with....and will we fight..literally)
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To: garjog

They recanted for the US side...not the rest of the world side.


135 posted on 03/27/2014 11:26:51 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: mdmathis6

“They recanted for the US side...not the rest of the world side.”

No way. This is true? Dang.


136 posted on 03/28/2014 9:53:17 AM PDT by garjog (Obama: making the world safe for Sharia.)
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To: garjog

Look very carefully at there recantation press releases...states disingenuously....”the policy has been reversed for the U.S. side.” they did not recant for the organization as a whole. Since WV executives travel from other parts of the world and back again on various assignments, some of them possibly bringing their same sex spouses with them, the recantation is meaningless.


137 posted on 03/28/2014 1:15:37 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: garjog

“Today’s letter explaining the reversal (posted in full below) was approved by the entire board, Stearns said. [Editor’s note: All references to “World Vision” refer to its U.S. branch only, not its international umbrella organization.]”

From CT magazine


138 posted on 03/28/2014 1:23:26 PM PDT by mdmathis6
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