On January 15 of this year, TIME Magazine came out with an article entitled, "How Evangelicals are Changing Their Minds on Gay Marriage." Prominently featured is Ryan Meeks, the pastor of Eastlake Community Church, a large, multi-site congregation in the Seattle area.
World Vision, a global, para-church ministry that helps countless people in numerous countries has just taken a big step. On Monday, President, Richard Stearns, announced a new policy change that will allow people who are legally married to their same-sex partner to be employed by the Christian organization. The decision made by the Board was not unanimous, but did have overwhelming support.
If I were President, there would be no special treatment for anyone entering our country illegally. I would send a special delegation to Israel to study how to build a fence, secure it and then electrify it.
I believe Dr. James Manning hit it on the head when he said that black people have a difficult time accepting truth simply because they are black. That's right, black people are involved and it is impossible for the average black person to believe the truth.
It seems the Boy Scouts of America are going to be issuing a new merit badge for tolerance this year. Late last week, the leadership of BSA decided that they were going to open their tents to young scouts who are practicing homosexuals.
Unlike you, I never got to meet my family. I never had a first day at school. I never played baseball, took piano lessons, learned to drive a car, or went to my prom. My life was so short that I really never knew this world at all. It had come and gone in the blink of an eye.
Note: Jason Collins recently became the first major sport professional athlete to publically proclaim he is a homosexual. Chris Broussard is an ESPN analyst who called homosexuality a sin and was later criticized by some colleagues and faith leaders for his remarks. This is a response to Dave Thompson's column.
Last Friday, April 26th, President Obama became the first sitting president to speak at the National Planned Parenthood Conference. Not only did he speak at this event, but he invoked God's blessing upon them! No president in our history has had the arrogance to openly endorse the slaughter of our unborn, and atrocities against women.