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Sorry that happened to you.

rmrd0000 — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:34:57 +0000

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Sorry that happened to you. Our church's take home message was that Sodom was destroyed because of the way it treated the poor as noted in Ezra. The overall point was to be careful about calling other people sinners as a diversion from doing what you need to do to "get right with God". You worry about your own failings rather than those of others. Help those in need rather than being a social critic.

If Gays are wrong, so is having unkempt hair and cross-breeding animals.

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I was invited to speak at a

Danny Cardwell — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:59:37 +0000

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I was invited to speak at a church by the pastor. He revoked the invitation. I still see him and speak. He believes the left have ruined this country.

Perhaps this was a

rmrd0000 — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 11:22:20 +0000

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Perhaps this was a generational issue. Often the congregation is ahead of the pastor. One glaring example of hypocrisy by an older preacher is Jamal Bryant of Baltimore. Bryant is an adulterer but condemns homosexuals. If Leviticus held the only passages that we were to obey, adulterer Bryant has no place in the pulpit.

Your circumstances differ from mine. Was the rejection from a speaking committee form by church members, the pastor alone, or both?

These are serious issues. I

Danny Cardwell — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:28:44 +0000

In reply to Another excellent post. Ido

These are serious issues. I have had speaking engagements rescinded because of my stance on same-sex marriage. I've never advocated for new hermeneutics; I've tried to point to the places in scripture where we have evolved. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

These are serious issues. I

Danny Cardwell — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:28:42 +0000

In reply to Another excellent post. Ido

Another excellent post. Ido

rmrd0000 — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 02:44:42 +0000

In reply to Gay Rights For Paleo-Christians

Another excellent post. Ido think that Christians should challenge other Christians to encourage change.You note that the concept of Biblically-based slavery was challenged within churches. Jim Crow was challenged by Christians. Christians challenged opposition to women in the pulpit. Homophobia is being challenged from within the church. Homophobes are being stymied. Christianity cannot be used as a shield.

Since Christians are changing and are treating Gay people as brothersand sisters, what are the homophobes to do? Corporations are now said to have religion so they can be free to discriminate on religious "principles". A business is now a religious entity. Legislatures override the will of the people and try to craft laws that give more "religion" to a non-breathing entity. These politicians were stunned by the backlash when they tried this trick in Indiana and Arkansas. The legislators had minimal religious support. Christians did not show up in droves to attack the rights of Gay people. The homophobes are now left with legal tricks, they have lost the Christians.