Faith in America and the Jesus Metropolitan Community Church in Indianapolis, IN combined resources to put together an ad campaign with 22 billboards and 1,000 yard signs in the Indiapolis area that contained slogans (and Bible references) such as "Jesus affirmed a gay couple."
Their goal was to get people engaged in discussion and debate about the issues they are raising. Given some of the opposition reported in this article from the Indianapolis Star, mission accomplished.
"Most people right now think the debate over homosexuality is between those who love the Bible -- conservative Christians -- and those who want to throw the Bible out -- godless homosexuals," said Jesus Metropolitan pastor Jeff Miner, who is gay. "That is not reality. This is a debate between people who love the Bible."
Boy, I've learned that lesson first-hand at my church, Believers Covenant Fellowship. There are gay and lesbian members there, especially Apostle Dale Jarrett, that love the Lord and His word as much as any straight person possibly could. I've learned a lot about loving God from him and other GLBT members of my church family.
Other ministers remain certain that the Bible consistently says homosexuality is sinful. In Genesis, the story of Sodom's destruction decries homosexuality, said the Rev. Bob Taylor, of Colonial Hills Baptist Church, a Northeastside congregation.
The billboard campaign doesn't worry him, though, Taylor said, because the Bible is so clear on the issue. "People will always find an excuse to do what they want to do."
That's true, especially when it comes to hating GLBT people.
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The Bible says that adultery is sin. Yet, contrary to its teaching, people commit adultery anyway. However, there are few, if any, who would "come out of the closet" to proclaim that the Bible leaves room for adulterous behavior as acceptable for Christians or that the Bible supports the idea of adulterous pastors leading churches. Nevertheless, when Jesus encountered the woman caught in the act of adultery He told her to "go and sin no more." He showed love to her, but He did not gloss over her sin. Sin is deadly to the person ensnared by it. Identifying sin as sin does not imply hatred, either expressly or covertly. In fact, the Bible teaches that indentifying sin as sin to the individual entrapped by it is one of the most loving acts a Christian can perform.
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ReplyDeleteBy the tone of your comment, I gather you are making the presumption that homosexuality is a sin. If you have read anything on this blog you will see that I very strongly feel just the opposite. There are plenty of references throughout my writing here that you can examine which offer information counter to the scriptures that are usually misquoted or misinterpreted. I encouraged you to check them out with an open mind.