Wonder why pastors can’t fill the pews.
Was she seeking confirmation that it is still a sin?
What was her game? What was her own view on the matter?
Was she just trying to hold up someone for Orwell’s/Stalin’s 5-minutes of hate? “Oooh, look at this person! He’s stuck in the past with outdated views!!!”
She knows the biblical statements.
How many Imam did she call?
Second, a newspaper reporter is not exactly held in high esteem these days, and for good reason. Giving them the time of day would understandably be way down the priority list.
Finally, say something negative about the fudgebacks and the pastor winds up being harassed for weeks on end. Today's legal climate is about as hostile as it ever was.
The newspaper doesn't care what these Pastors think - they just want to create controversy to make for a ‘good’ story.
Think of the rooster crowing and it will all become clear.
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Anybody consider the possibility the reporter lied to the pastor, and in fact hadn’t called any others?
They have no control of the article headline, no control over how their comments are edited, and no way to gauge the political or religious bias of the reporter.
However, I am surprised that national church leaders have not anticipated these questions and prepared carefully written responses for their individual ministers.
And quite frankly- Why is she even calling PASTORS of all people? She should KNOW that they agree with God before even askign the ‘question’- The fact that she is even calling htem is an indication her ‘question’ wasn’t really sincere- OF COURSE the pastors are goign to agree with God that it’s a sin- did she think they woudl answer soem other way? I don’t blame thsoe pastors for beign highly suspicious of her itnentions for calling
As Dennis Prager likes to tell Jews, but it’s very good advice for conservatives also: “Preach what you Practice”.
If you’re married to a member of the opposite sex for 20 years, and you’re happy with everything, then PREACH IT - don’t be ashamed of it.
Here I will offer something................no one trusts the heathen press and no one is willing to talk to the press except attention seekers, how about that? It may have nothing at all to do with the question the press supposedly wanted to ask them. Are you freaking kidding me? The ministers all know the press members scorn and ridicule Christianity. the press has lost its way.
Bullying by leftwing socialists/deviants to stop the discussion...
The spiral of silence.
My first thought was to wonder whether that local paper is like our local rag, notorious for twisting and misrepresenting statements, thereby earning the distrust and even the contempt of many of our area pastors and lay Christians. This may not be the pastors’ fault.
And I know some ministers in that community who would have commented in a heartbeat had they been called or even had a moment to return the call.Absent from the report is any sort of denominational breakdown. I would be surprised if a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, or Lutheran Church Wisconsin Synod minister would not return the call, and voice objection. Evangelical Lutheran Church, or Episcopalian? They are in favor of the gay "marriage" agenda.