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Christian College Cancels Promise Keepers Event Over Stance on Biblical Marriage
https://promisekeepers.org ^ | June 20, 2023

Posted on 06/20/2023 8:48:39 PM PDT by 11th_VA

Nashville, Tn. – Belmont University, a private Christian college in Nashville, Tn., announced last week it had canceled an event hosted by Promise Keepers after the men’s ministry released a statement reaffirming its support for the Biblical, biological, sexual identity of male and female, man and woman, in the context of marriage. Belmont representatives cited a conflict in values.

Promise Keepers is hosting a series of events this year, titled “Daring Faith.” Events are scheduled for Houston, Memphis, and New York City, with additional stops in other cities across the country. Among these stops was Belmont University.

The events will discuss Biblical manhood and the difficulties of navigating the tension between our Christian identity and the often-antithetical identities of the culture in which we live.

As part of their mission, Promise Keepers offers guidance to men on how to respond to the current gender identity crisis in our society. The ministry released a statement for Pride Month that noted what it perceives to be the dangers of gender ideology and reaffirmed its long-held position that biblical marriage constitutes a union between one man and one woman.

“We affirm that marriage is designed by God to be for one man and one woman” and that “the path of following Jesus Christ is difficult and countercultural, but it is the path of LIFE,” notes PK CEO Ken Harrison. The statement also noted, “As fathers, husbands, grandfathers, and young men—we see the dangers of gender ideology and the harm it causes.”

Surprised by the decision, Promise Keepers Chairman of the Board and CEO, Ken Harrison reached out to Belmont leadership for a broader conversation about the influence of social norms and popular culture on the values of Christian Institutions. Promise Keepers is still waiting for a response...

(Excerpt) Read more at promisekeepers.org ...


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The camel is eating the tent …
1 posted on 06/20/2023 8:48:39 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

[[Promise Keepers is still waiting for a response...]]

You likely wont get a response because they know that they are wrong and can’t biblically defend their decision to compromise God’s word due to social peer pressure by immoral people who thumb their noses at the infallibility God’s word


2 posted on 06/20/2023 8:55:29 PM PDT by Bob434 (question )
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To: 11th_VA

The Camel is eating the tent-

Very well said. I liked this one too, from your article:

“Belmont representatives cited a conflict in values.”

But Jesus knows which ones belong to Him...

Thanks for your post =:^)


3 posted on 06/20/2023 8:55:31 PM PDT by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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To: Bob434

Well said Bob, God bless you!


5 posted on 06/20/2023 8:56:22 PM PDT by InkStone (ONLY returning to Faith in God, thru Jesus Yeshua, will save America)
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To: 11th_VA

What can you say? Do they have a lightning rod on top of their roof?


6 posted on 06/20/2023 8:57:45 PM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: Captainpaintball

Oh goody another Trump hater


7 posted on 06/20/2023 9:01:26 PM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: 11th_VA

I expect the Holy Spirit is using this standoff in many ways for His good purposes.


8 posted on 06/20/2023 9:02:10 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.” Psalm 12:8)
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To: Captainpaintball

Disgusting insults ……you should be ashamed


9 posted on 06/20/2023 9:02:24 PM PDT by Guenevere (“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”)
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To: 11th_VA
Belmont University, a private Christian college

With views like this, I take issue with that statement.

10 posted on 06/20/2023 9:03:39 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: 11th_VA

It’s good to see the fence sitters (lukewarm) Christian entities being forced to choose light or darkness.


11 posted on 06/20/2023 9:05:23 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23 "And THIS is His commandment . . . . ")
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To: Nifster

Ridiculous post.


12 posted on 06/20/2023 9:09:18 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: aimhigh

Yep, we get sifted.

I am grateful to Promise Keepers for all they do and for their biblical stand.

Maybe Belmont will repent but if not they have been exposed.


13 posted on 06/20/2023 9:19:57 PM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: 11th_VA

If you all don’t think the wheat is getting sorted from the chaff, well, you’re wrong!


14 posted on 06/20/2023 9:21:39 PM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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To: 11th_VA
I've got news.

Belmont College isn't a Christian college.

It is a "Christian" college.

15 posted on 06/20/2023 9:23:49 PM PDT by Gritty (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the Revolution. - Saul Alinsky)
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To: Bob434

Xlnt summation. The u prob gets lots of fed money.


16 posted on 06/20/2023 9:27:54 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: Captainpaintball

Wow, you’re really staking out a bold, nonconformist position.....

Nah, never mind. You’re just an idiot.

CC


17 posted on 06/20/2023 9:33:48 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: HighSierra5

They need asbestos umbrellas. Because they are in fire and brimstone territory!


18 posted on 06/20/2023 9:35:40 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Starve the beast and steal its food!)
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To: Mark17

Take a close look at their chapel schedule. Everything but Scripture. Lent? Ash Wednesday? Healthy sex?


19 posted on 06/20/2023 9:40:51 PM PDT by EliRoom8
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To: 11th_VA

Belmont University is an apparent hater of the Bible, and of God.


20 posted on 06/20/2023 9:57:04 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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