Posted on 12/02/2004 8:43:11 PM PST by Former Military Chick
Ewwww!
The right direction would be to clean out the seminaries - with a flamethrower and meatcleavers. As I see it, this is nothing more than a show trial for all of the blue-haired grandmas that are riled with the blatant apostasy. None of this would have occured if the leadership had not turned a blind eye (or, perhaps, an approving eye) to what has already been going on for years.
Sorry, but that word is a bit TOO close to the other "hemorr" word. Not a nice mental picture.
The did the right thing even from a secular point of view. WHEN the invevitable scandal (ala catholic churches homosexual priests) there will be able to use this active policy of expulsion to avoid charges of complicity.
Up to now the mediots would NEVER have believe a homosexual could be removed, in their eyes acceptance on all fronts shall be coerced at all costs.
The Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud, right, walks with her partner, Chris Paige, as they enter the Andy's Court Building at Camp Innnabah on the first day of Stroud's trial in Pughtown, Pa., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
Deo gratia!
It's time to throw out all of the Homosexual Preachers, priests, bishops from every religion. They are an abomination to GOD and therefore cannot be allowed to hold that position.
The Laws of Man MUST be made Subserviant to the LAWS OF GOD! The people who continue to break the Laws of God by their degenrate life style are not only Abominations they are Heritics.
Are they sure that Chris isn't a dude? Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I see no point in being a lesbian if they go after women that look like men. Sort of defeats the purpose, I think.
It is too late to put a finger in the dike. They need to do more than say this is against official church policy. The Methodist Church has been a haven for homosexuals for decades.
It will take more than your finger!!
SPOTREP
That's gotta hurt.
" The Methodist Church has been a haven for homosexuals for decades."
Of my last eight UM pastors before I finally gave up on the UMC, one was actively gay, one was actively lesbian, one gay man and one bi man were each married to lesbian "beards", one woman was ostensibly straight but so gay-supportive and ideologically feminist (i.e., "God is female") that she had been tried by the church for heresy. Just three were married straight men, but they were completely supportive of the gay pastors' blatant hypocrisy and enthusiastic "youth" events, like showing prison-break movies on Sunday night containing references to anal sex.
And these were just the pastors. You should have seen the music directors and "youth leaders"!
How did this church, that forbade drinking, as well as dancing, card playing and movies on the Sabbath in my parents' and grandparents' era, become so treacherous to the Word of God?
BTW, this article has another thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1293247/posts
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