Originally printed 9/2/04
PONTIAC - He thought he was going to learn to be a better chaplain; instead, he was confronted with the bitter truth of intolerance. On the recommendation of a friend, the Rev. Mark Bidwell, pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit, signed up for a six-day, 47-hour fully accredited chaplaincy certification training given by the International Fellowship of Chaplains. Bidwell made it no further than day two, however, and left when the “spiritual violence” he encountered became overwhelming.
Toward the end of the first day, the conversation turned to marriage.
“We talked about divorce and that one of the causes of divorce was homosexuality,” recalled Bidwell. “I don’t have a problem with that. I was actually married and my wife filed for divorce because I was gay.”
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“and left when the “spiritual violence” he encountered became overwhelming.”
I would guess he is referring to them showing him the parts of the Bible where God CONDEMNS the homosexuals, and vaporizes them and the towns they live in.
“We talked about divorce and that one of the causes of divorce was homosexuality,”
Boy, Pastor Bidwell is just as sharp as a tack, ain’t he???