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When a gay minister moved to a small Southern town (Presbyterian)
Courier Journal ^
| 5 July 2011
| Brett Webb-Mitchel
Posted on 07/05/2011 3:59:07 AM PDT by Cronos
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Note:In 2009, the Presbyterian USA denomination fell below half its peak membership of 4.25 million in the mid-1960s.
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posted on
07/05/2011 3:59:10 AM PDT
by
Cronos
To: Cronos
Is Romans I not in this guy’s Bible?
To: Cronos
This guy proclaims himself a homosexual. That automatically disqualifies him from pastorship even thought the denomination wants to pretend it doesn’t.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:11:53 AM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: Cronos
Hard to hold a preacher in high esteem when he leads an immoral life.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:20:01 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) Happy Birthday America)
To: Cronos
What a bunch of self-centered, whining navel gazing. This guy is not suited to be a minister, and him being gay is near the bottom of the list of reasons why. I have never heard a minister whine like this before. Did some people make nasty comments and jokes about him being gay? Yes. Is that right? No. But if this fool can't deal with church members confronting him openly about their view that homosexuality is a sin, then he needs to find a new profession. This is “gay entitlement” writ large. A gay man living with a partner and kids comes to a small Southern town and expects to be welcomed with open arms. He gets some nasty comments and resistance and they runs away crying about how “nasty” and “vicious” everyone is. What a baby.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:20:52 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Cronos
How could someone that claims to be a Christian minister be a an open and obviously unrepentant pervert? That sir is the real question that needs answered......
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:25:49 AM PDT
by
SECURE AMERICA
(Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
To: SeaHawkFan
This is sad. This is why I choose to worship at a Bible believing, fundamental, evangelical Baptist Church. I often hear criticism from people saying this Baptists think they are the only ones going to Heaven. You can’t just cherry pick the portions of the Bible you want. The fundamentals of the Faith are just that. They are the foundation of Christianity. We are never saved because we belong to a club or congregation. It is simpler than that. We are saved if we ask Jesus to forgive us. He alone could pay the penalty for sin. He alone showed us what Love is. At the very least I could pay some respect and believe what He chose to reveal to us.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:30:25 AM PDT
by
st.eqed
To: Cronos
This was a cheap, hateful shot:
Actually, this is about as mild a rebuke as one could possibly imagine.
This is so wrong on so many levels, it’s impossible to address all of the idiocy. But certainly one problem here is the utter wimpishness that has overtaken American discourse in the public sphere. Then again, the complainer is a homo, so what can one expect?
To: Cronos
Perverts have no business being in ministry.
To: Cronos
The parish seems to have reacted properly to a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
This “gay” minister should have come out of its closet before it applied for or accepted the appointment. Also, It ought to use the term “homosexual” and not hidden behind the euphemism “gay”.
The parish should have been advised in advance of ever meeting with this preacher not only that it was a homosexual but whether it preferred the male (penetrating) role, the female (penetrated) role, whether it just like to cuddle and suck, whether his sexual deviancy extended to children and/or animals, and whether it had any related criminal record.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:39:36 AM PDT
by
Mobties
(Reduce the government footprint! Let the markets work!)
To: Cronos
Thank God for the Roman Catholic Church.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:39:54 AM PDT
by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: jacknhoo
Why? They don’t cover for perverts?
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:43:35 AM PDT
by
freedomfiter2
(Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
To: jacknhoo
Excuse me? What do you think those priests were doing to those little boys all those years?
To: Cronos
This guy is a disgusting human being. Glad folks in this small town realized this.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:46:28 AM PDT
by
ohioman
To: Cronos
When a gay minister moved to a small Southern town (Presbyterian) WTH did he expect, a pink parade? People in some parts of the USA, dwindling as they may be, still have core beliefs and values that don't comport with the fashionable way of thought.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:46:33 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Imagine.... a world without islam.)
To: Portcall24
Excuse me? What do you think those priests were doing to those little boys all those years? Your point's valid, but how about "some" vs. "those?" Not all were drooling perverts.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:48:10 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Imagine.... a world without islam.)
To: ScottinVA
To: Cronos
I think the problem is when anyone confuses what is the TRUTH of the Gospel for real hatred-as so much happens in the eyes of liberals these days..
Especially in small town North Carolina did this guy really expect that the people there would “accept” his lifestyle? Especially when many of them (I would guess) know the Bible better than this “minister”!?
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:53:08 AM PDT
by
JSDude1
(December 18, 2010 the Day the radical homosexual left declared WAR on the US Military.)
To: jacknhoo
Thank God for the Roman Catholic Church. Seems to m,e and the media, and the courts, and the Vatican....the catholic church has a far more serious problem as this homosexual agenda has been incubating and growing in the catholic church for years.
So I wouldn't hardly put the catholic church anywhere's near the top of the food chain in that respect.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:54:13 AM PDT
by
caww
To: Portcall24
"Excuse me? What do you think those priests were doing to those little boys all those years?"
The Roman Catholic Church has NEVER accepted homosexuality and it never will. If you're ignorant enough to believe practicing homosexuals have some kind of moral boundary they won't cross to get close to young boys, then that is your shortcoming. Evil knows no religious, political, cultural, or geographical boundary.
If you believe homosexuality is just fine, because some heretics permeated the clergy of some churches, then that is your shortcoming. The Roman Catholic Church has NEVER accepted homosexuality nor any perversion of sexual relations and it never will.
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posted on
07/05/2011 4:58:34 AM PDT
by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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