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Evangelicals, the last holdouts on gay marriage line
The Washington Times - ^ | Thursday, June 29, 2017 | By Cheryl K. Chumley -

Posted on 06/29/2017 8:21:08 AM PDT by HokieMom

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Resistance and opposition to same-sex marriage has been crumbling among Americans — save for one specific segment of society that’s proving the last wall to even wider acceptance: Evangelicals.

This is not entirely unexpected. But it is uncomfortable. It puts those of most serious faith in a heated spotlight that can be used by the left to showcase the evangelical Christian crowd as discriminatory, as hate-filled, as antithetical to the core values of America.

Standing strong on this point is not only going to prove lonely.

It’s also going to prove a real test of faith — and conversely, a real opportunity to serve Jesus. Look at what’s been going on with the acceptance rate for same-sex unions in the United States, post-Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 Supreme Court case that put the kibosh on states’ rights and voters’ wills to decide which way to

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TOPICS: Evangelical Christian; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: christians; culturewars; evangelicals; homosexualagenda
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Hey! Now we’re getting somewhere! :)


41 posted on 06/29/2017 3:20:42 PM PDT by ealgeone (int)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Can you tell me the name and location of the Catholic Church in question that has lesbians preaching and open homosexuals preaching. While you’re at it please tell me the name and location of the Catholic Church that allows homosexual “weddings”. You can’t. They don’t exist. Now would you like for me to list the Protestant church’s that have lesbians and homosexuals as their pastors? Or the Protestant churches that conduct homosexual “weddings”? I didn’t think so.


42 posted on 06/29/2017 5:56:35 PM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: Mafe
Don't do that! Maybe take a walk, hum a tune, or send someone a joke.💙
43 posted on 06/29/2017 9:51:29 PM PDT by Marchmain (.)
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To: Vendome

I just don’t want to see the government force churches who don’t want to marry gay people forced to do it. If there are churches willing to do it, so be it.


44 posted on 07/01/2017 1:59:54 PM PDT by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God. ROLL TIDE!!)
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To: NKP_Vet

Can you tell me the name and location of the Catholic Church in question that has lesbians preaching and open homosexuals preaching.


So you have NO lesbians and homosexuals in the Catholic Church. NONE in leadership positions? No tacit hiding of the problem?

My point is that there is official doctrine and what we do.

Even in the Methodist church the official doctrine has not changed. But there are many wolves in sheep clothing.

I am glad to know there are no wolves in the Catholic Church and it is pure as the driven snow...............


45 posted on 07/04/2017 8:28:03 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: PeterPrinciple

The Methodist Church is in the process of deciding whether they want to ordain lesbians and homosexuals. This will never happen in the Catholic Church. On moral issues the Catholic Church will not deviate from the teachings of Christ. Yes there will be liberal popes now and then, and liberal priests, but there will be no change on the church’s position on homosexuality, and marriage and abortion. Or women clergy.

https://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/chura4.htm


46 posted on 07/05/2017 11:14:49 AM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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