"The
greatness of Christianity did not arise from attempts to make compromises with
those philosophical opinions of the ancient world which had some resemblance to
its own doctrine, but from the unrelenting and fanatical proclamation and
defense of its own teaching." —Adolf Hiter, from Mein Kampf
The
Saturday headline in our statewide Tennessean newspaper heralded, "Church
Backs Gay Marriage." This story is causing quite a stir.
Reading
the article, the reader gains the impression that this development is simply
part of the "larger transformation that's been happening in the U.S."
"Younger Christians increasingly accept lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender people and find themselves at odds with churches that don't."
A lady was quoted, "We thought we'd never find a church that's loving and
progressive in the Southeast."
The
newspaper quoted the pastor as saying they are a congregation of "about
1,800." When I went this Sunday, their two-service attendance was actually
about 550.
Time
Magazine covered the story this week with the headline, "Nashville
Evangelical Church Comes Out for Marriage Equality." They report this
church has become "one of the first evangelical megachurches in the
country to openly stand for full equality and inclusion of the LGBTQ community
... ." The pastor says, "Pastors are coming to him quietly and
undercover from all over town to talk with him about how to have this
conversion in their own evangelical churches. We are on the front edge of a
movement that means so much."
Wow!
The rest of us Christians and those serving in leadership better jump out in
the street and wave our arms frantically to catch the LGBTQ bus so we don't
miss out on this momentous moment.
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