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12 Well-Known Pastors and Leaders Respond to the Question: "Is Homosexuality a Sin?" These pastors and leaders all spoke out publicly on their views about homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

12 Well-Known Pastors and Leaders Respond to the Question: "Is Homosexuality a Sin?"

We believe it’s important for pastors and leaders to have an answer ready on this hot-button cultural issue. So we invite you to watch how these well-known pastors handled themselves in the public space when asked directly, “Is homosexuality a sin?” And we encourage you to share your feedback in the comment section below. 1. Joel Osteen. "Oh, and I'm Bisexual" A friend of mine was just at a family gathering talking with one of his nieces.

"Oh, and I'm Bisexual"

“How have you been?” “Great. Been going to school, working a lot… oh, and I’m bisexual.” Gay activists are coming after Christian churches next…and it’s already happening. November 19, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Over the past decade, attacks on Canada’s Christian communities by LGBT activists have escalated significantly. In Alberta, Education Minister David Eggen is threatening to defund and possibly shut down religious schools that do not accept Gay-Straight alliance clubs.

Canada’s Supreme Court recently ruled against Trinity Western University, a private Christian institution in British Columbia, for having students agree to a lifestyle contract upon enrollment. And of course, attempts to force schools to teach gender ideology are taking place simultaneously in nearly every province across the country. I’ve seen many Canadian Christians post articles describing these events on social media, often accompanied by the million dollar question: “What’s next?” Nationalreview. Lifesitenews. This T-shirt maker was asked to print a... - Let Freedom Speak: The Daily Signal. Facebook. LGBT Christians Challenge Evangelicals: We Are Not An Issue, We Are The Body Of Christ. CrossFit exec fired for claiming LGBTQ ‘pride is a sin’ speaks out — and he’s holding nothing back. Russell Berger, CrossFit’s de-facto spokesman, was fired last week after he praised the decision of a CrossFit gym in Indianapolis that chose not to host a workout for the city’s pride week.

CrossFit exec fired for claiming LGBTQ ‘pride is a sin’ speaks out — and he’s holding nothing back

“As someone who personally believes celebrating ‘pride’ is a sin, I’d like to personally encourage #CrossFitInfiltrate for standing by their convictions and refusing to host an @indypride workout,” read a now-deleted tweet that led to Berger’s termination. Now, the former CrossFit executive and outspoken Christian is speaking out about what happened to him last week. What did he say? During an interview with Apologia Radio, Berger did not backdown from his personal views, but expressed dismay with his decision to voice them in a public way that put his company — and its employees — in a compromising position. “I put my company in a position that I wish I hadn’t. Too Few Pastors Spoke Up. It’s the Real Reason We’re in This Mess Today. I don’t want to sound critical, and I’m not bitter or angry.

Too Few Pastors Spoke Up. It’s the Real Reason We’re in This Mess Today

But I am grieved. And burdened. So I will raise my voice like a trumpet and say it plainly and clearly: The relative silence of our pulpits has helped plunged us into our current moral morass. Do we have the courage and integrity to face this? I’m not talking about pastors and leaders becoming political. How LGBT Activism Works, Illustrated in Front Of Our Eyes. It starts with one outraged person.

How LGBT Activism Works, Illustrated in Front Of Our Eyes

Then, the outrage gets reported. Next, it becomes a story. YouTube-Google Accused of Homophobia for Promoting My Video on LGBTQ Channels. I never thought I’d see the day when YouTube and Google were accused of homophobia, but that day has come.

YouTube-Google Accused of Homophobia for Promoting My Video on LGBTQ Channels

And somehow, I’m right in the thick of it. YouTube and Google are getting slammed for advertising one of my videos. Here’s the relevant background. On May 2, we launched the first video in our new animated series called “Consider This.” The video was entitled “Can You Be Gay and Christian?”. Observador - "A frase que o Papa poderia ter dito, que... ‘Pray Prince George be Gay’ urges Anglican leader. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, December 4, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) -- A leading Anglican has urged British Christians to pray that four-year-old Prince George becomes a homosexual.

‘Pray Prince George be Gay’ urges Anglican leader

The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth posted a prayer request on his blog, hoping that if Prince George became homosexual then the Church of England might officially recognize same-sex “marriage.” The provost of St. RZIM - June is "Pride Month" in many places with lots of... Lifesitenews. TORONTO, June 1, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne Liberals have passed what critics describe as “totalitarian” Bill 89 by a vote of 63 to 23 on the last day before Queen’s Park adjourns for the summer. Pro-family advocates warn Bill 89 gives the state more power to seize children from families that oppose the LGBTQI and gender ideology agenda, and allows government agencies to effectively ban couples who disagree with that agenda from fostering or adopting children.

Bill 89, or the Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017, repeals and replaces the former Child and Family Services Act that governs child protection services, and adoption and foster care services. It adds “gender identity” and “gender expression” as factors to be considered “in the best interests of the child.” “Make no mistake, Bill 89 is a grave threat to Christians and all people of faith who have children, or who hope to grow their family through adoption.” ‘I Am Michael’ Movie Tells Story of Former Homosexual Activist Turned Born Again Pastor. A film that tells the true story of a former homosexual activist turned born again pastor is opening in theaters nationwide.

‘I Am Michael’ Movie Tells Story of Former Homosexual Activist Turned Born Again Pastor

“I Am Michael” was first introduced at the Sundance Festival in 2015, but was just recently made available for theatrical distribution. It follows the journey of Michael Glatze, who walked away from homosexuality in 2007, married a woman he met at Bible college and now serves as a pastor in Wyoming. “I hope I can share my story,” Glatze wrote on WND in 2007. “I feel strongly God has put me here for a reason. Want to be happy as a homosexual? Practice physical and mental continence: French ‘gay activist’ AUSTRALIA, February 5, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) -- A 26-year-old Australian mom has given birth to five healthy babies, all conceived naturally, after refusing the doctor’s advice that she must abort three of them in order to give the remaining two a better chance at life.

Want to be happy as a homosexual? Practice physical and mental continence: French ‘gay activist’

“After my initial ultrasound I was told I could consider the selection method to give 2 babies the best chance in life,” wrote mom Kim Tucci in a Facebook post last September. “I watched a YouTube video on the procedure and I cried. I could never do that! Explosive video: Pope ‘will show whose side he’s on’ during Synod, says archbishop. September 10, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) -- This week Pope Francis announced sweeping changes to canon law that will make it almost as quick and easy for Catholics to get their marriage “annulled” as it is to get a no-fault civil divorce.

Explosive video: Pope ‘will show whose side he’s on’ during Synod, says archbishop

The indissolubility of sacramental marriage, the annulment process, civil divorce, “remarriage” and reception of the Eucharist by civilly divorced Catholics were hotly contested subjects in the months leading up to and during the October 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family. Many observers have anticipated a rigorous defense of sacramental marriage at the upcoming Synod this October. Instead, it appears that Pope Francis has now mooted much of the expected agenda by adopting a streamlined process to determine the nullity of Catholic sacramental marriages along the lines presented by German Cardinal Walter Kasper in February 2014. Untitled. The word "evangelical" is in the process of evolving, dividing the Christian community over homosexuality.

"Being an evangelical is moral and creedal," Dr. Michael Brown says. "In other words, it's not simply a matter of 'I believe this,' but 'I believe in a certain moral standard.'" Brown and ex-gay Anne Paulk, along with gay-affirming leaders Brandan Robertson and Justin Lee, joined in the conversation with a panel discussion moderated by Janet Parshall at the National Religious Broadcasters convention. Should Christians attend homosexual weddings. By Matt Slick Whether or not Christians should attend homosexual weddings is a sensitive topic.

From what I see in Scripture, a Christian should not attend such a wedding since it would risk being seen as supporting and approving of something that is against God (Lev. 18:22; Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9-10). Facebook. Making Sense of Scripture’s “Inconsistency” - The Gospel Coalition. I find it frustrating when I read or hear columnists, pundits, or journalists dismiss Christians as inconsistent because “they pick and choose which of the rules in the Bible to obey.” Most often I hear, “Christians ignore lots of Old Testament texts—about not eating raw meat or pork or shellfish, not executing people for breaking the Sabbath, not wearing garments woven with two kinds of material and so on.

Then they condemn homosexuality. 40 Questions for Christians Now Waving Rainbow Flags. Tony Campolo calls for 'full acceptance' of gay couples. Nancy Pelosi: Gay ‘marriage’ is ‘consistent’ with Catholic teaching. A Gay Atheist Speaks a Timely Word to the Church. CreatedGay.Com Christian & Sexuality. If Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage, Most Pastors Will Do This. The New York Times Wants Us to Rewrite the Bible - Michael Brown. WATCH: Denzel Washington Has This to Say About the Bible and Marriage. What Does Jesus Think About Homosexuality?  Rob Bell Trashes the Bible on Oprah. Rick Warren Expresses Regret Over Making Video Supporting Biblical Marriage; Family Group Concerned. Should you respect gay people if you find homosexuality immoral? WATCH: Brown vs. Vines, the 'Gay Christian' Debate You've Waited For.

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