Archdiocese taints the fish symbol

[IRQ Conflict]

Ugh! first the rainbow, now this

Story @ christiannewswire

[puritan lad]

I'll never be able to eat Rainbow Trout again...

Wouldn't you love to turn John Knox loose in one of those parish meetings?

[IRQ Conflict]

aye.

[FFC]

I'll never be able to eat Rainbow Trout again...

Wouldn't you love to turn John Knox loose in one of those parish meetings?

I'd rather turn Jesus loose on them.

[puritan lad]

We will, in His good time.

[Judah]

“The Holy Scriptures clearly teach against homosexual relationships and that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of heaven. When you look at this Catholic ministry to gays it seems more of a call for people to accept their immoral orientation rather than a ministry to rescue them out of their depravity. Christ' love for our neighbor is calling them out of the darkness of sin, calling them to repentance. Acceptance or tolerance of homosexuality or any other sin puts us at enmity with God Himself. The Catholic Archdiocese in Los Angeles should be clearly reaching out in compassion to the homosexual community, but it should also clearly denounce that such lifestyles are sinful and destructive. The gospel of Jesus Christ was not only meant to offer forgiveness of sin, but freedom from it.”

I wish I could get this message through to the liberal Christians I encounter on another forum, ones who keep telling me that those who take such a position (that homosexual practices are sinful) are bigoted and homophobic, don't love their neighbour, are unChristian towards others, etc, etc.

For instance, read through the comments to Ruth Gledhill's blog on the subject of the Sexual Orientation Regulations currently before Parliament in London, and causing a lot of anxiety and anger over there.

It seems that, to love someone who is gay, the Christian must love the gay lifestyle as well - or certainly not criticize it, condemn it, or say that God calls it wicked and evil. That is being homophobic (yes, they misuse the word!) and unloving of the gay person. Instead, I would say that those who approve and promote such a lifestyle are homophobes - because the loving thing is tell the truth about where it leads someone, which is surely into unholiness and eternal death.

I would say that Phil Magnan, the Director of Biblical Family Advocates, who stated the above (which I quoted) has indeed got it right. But try to convince the liberal Christians I come across.... no way will they accept that!

[IRQ Conflict]

Amen, Judah.

This is a little end times separating the wheat from the chaff is all. Those that love a lie and all that.

I know you must be familliar with this scripture from Revelations but I just gotsta post it

Rev 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
Rev 2:2 I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
Rev 2:3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.
Rev 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Rev 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Rev 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.

[Canuckster1127]

Post-Modernism has moved to the point where the popular position is that there are no absolutes (except for that statement itself) therefore there is no room to make a judgement of any behavior or lifestyle.

Tolerance has become the master value. In the absence of any standard for morality, morality itself is a misnomer.

Loving the sinner but not compromising on what is sin, the need for repentance, forsaking the old life and embracing freedom from it to live anew by the grace of a loving God, is a very difficult line to walk. It's a very necessary one however.

Tolerance is only as valuable a "virtue" as that which is tolerated in "it's" name.

[puritan lad]

With one exception, Bart. Christianity is seen as an intolerable evil. Otherwise, you are correct...

By the way, you must see this on August's Blog.