This tremendously saddens me. I have LGBT history from my youth, two years as bisexual, 1978 and 1979 and many dear gay friends, most of whom are no longer with us. This is not a simple situation and involves the brokenness of us all. Heterosexuals have a filthy house to clean up and cannot in good faith, simply point fingers at LGBT people. That being said, the brokenness needs to be addressed. We all have some form of brokenness in our lives and that is the purpose of God and His Son, to do as Isaiah 61:1 calls us to do, "bind up the brokenhearted." This is not done by affirming sinful behavior. I returned from 35 years as a Prodigal to my Christian faith and I had to come back fully broken and shattered. God is merciful but He does not allow unrepentant hearts to remain unrepentant. He does not demand perfection...but He also calls us to turn away from sin day by day and when we miss it...we repent and get back on the path. It is a difficult path, one which I struggle with...and yet following God and His Son. Repentance is key.
“What a horrific place to send a confused child struggling with their sexuality.”
The only thing horrifying thing I see here is the fact that so many people agree that humans of any sort should be shunned and castigated by a CHURCH instead of loved and supported AS THEY ARE.
All children are “struggling” with their sexuality. All kids are learning about their bodies, their feelings, and how their bodies are seen and used by other peoples bodies. Most girls are already fully aware of men looking at them too long or touching them in ways they don’t like FAR before puberty.
The church is a dangerous place for all children because of the high prevalence of sexual predators hiding behind God, and all those willing to look the other way. And as I said, all kids are struggling with their sexuality and many times that struggle is seen as a weakness to be leveraged by men in the church, cause everyone trusts them right?
Jesus would be ashamed of 90% of you.
Let’s talk real problems in society shall we?
Women are not safe. They are raped, abused, and controlled by straight men whose only goal is power. They receive no justice and no protection because men are in power and laws do not protect us.
Our poor are poorer than ever before, and our rich are richer than ever before. Corporate greed and corruption of government are decimating the population to get richer.
People are prescribed their worth based on the color of their skin. They are woefully disadvantaged in every area, education, employment, healthcare, and in the justice system and all of that KILLS them (this is fact, well supported by empirical evidence). While the powerful race claims they are the victims of unfair persecution.
People are dying by the thousands for no other reason than where they live. One country’s government doesn’t like the other country’s government. So bombing hospitals, schools, places of worship is killing women, children, the sick the elderly in sacrifice to those almighty governments.
I do not care who you love, who you have sex with, how you dress or what pronouns you choose to use…because NONE OF THOSE THINGS HARM SOCIETY. All of those things allow you to connect with other humans in the pursuit of love. Love of yourself and love with others.
So all you church folk need to turn your heads to the real issues- the HARD ISSUES instead of mean girling people who are only pursuing their own happiness. Shame on all of you.
So disappointing to see Andy Stanley and his church slip further and further into apostasy. His father was such a great man of God and one of my favourite preachers.
This tremendously saddens me. I have LGBT history from my youth, two years as bisexual, 1978 and 1979 and many dear gay friends, most of whom are no longer with us. This is not a simple situation and involves the brokenness of us all. Heterosexuals have a filthy house to clean up and cannot in good faith, simply point fingers at LGBT people. That being said, the brokenness needs to be addressed. We all have some form of brokenness in our lives and that is the purpose of God and His Son, to do as Isaiah 61:1 calls us to do, "bind up the brokenhearted." This is not done by affirming sinful behavior. I returned from 35 years as a Prodigal to my Christian faith and I had to come back fully broken and shattered. God is merciful but He does not allow unrepentant hearts to remain unrepentant. He does not demand perfection...but He also calls us to turn away from sin day by day and when we miss it...we repent and get back on the path. It is a difficult path, one which I struggle with...and yet following God and His Son. Repentance is key.
“What a horrific place to send a confused child struggling with their sexuality.”
The only thing horrifying thing I see here is the fact that so many people agree that humans of any sort should be shunned and castigated by a CHURCH instead of loved and supported AS THEY ARE.
All children are “struggling” with their sexuality. All kids are learning about their bodies, their feelings, and how their bodies are seen and used by other peoples bodies. Most girls are already fully aware of men looking at them too long or touching them in ways they don’t like FAR before puberty.
The church is a dangerous place for all children because of the high prevalence of sexual predators hiding behind God, and all those willing to look the other way. And as I said, all kids are struggling with their sexuality and many times that struggle is seen as a weakness to be leveraged by men in the church, cause everyone trusts them right?
Jesus would be ashamed of 90% of you.
Let’s talk real problems in society shall we?
Women are not safe. They are raped, abused, and controlled by straight men whose only goal is power. They receive no justice and no protection because men are in power and laws do not protect us.
Our poor are poorer than ever before, and our rich are richer than ever before. Corporate greed and corruption of government are decimating the population to get richer.
People are prescribed their worth based on the color of their skin. They are woefully disadvantaged in every area, education, employment, healthcare, and in the justice system and all of that KILLS them (this is fact, well supported by empirical evidence). While the powerful race claims they are the victims of unfair persecution.
People are dying by the thousands for no other reason than where they live. One country’s government doesn’t like the other country’s government. So bombing hospitals, schools, places of worship is killing women, children, the sick the elderly in sacrifice to those almighty governments.
I do not care who you love, who you have sex with, how you dress or what pronouns you choose to use…because NONE OF THOSE THINGS HARM SOCIETY. All of those things allow you to connect with other humans in the pursuit of love. Love of yourself and love with others.
So all you church folk need to turn your heads to the real issues- the HARD ISSUES instead of mean girling people who are only pursuing their own happiness. Shame on all of you.
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So disappointing to see Andy Stanley and his church slip further and further into apostasy. His father was such a great man of God and one of my favourite preachers.