This is a dispute within Christian (Baptist) congregations and as such, the SBC has a sound basis to make a judgment based on scripture, which it has. I think the slant he used, that people engaging in non-marital sex with anyone, regardless of their gender, was a bit inventive but still faithful to scripture. Homosexual behavior simply cannot be condoned by Christians who claim to live by the teachings of the Bible. Homosexual advocates that wish to believe that 'gays' are 'born that way' are mistaken. Until they can submit scientific proof that a preference for a sex partner of the same gender is a biological fact and not simply a 'feeling' (proclivity) their argument is invalid, on both a scriptural and scientific basis.
T’anks Jim— We are in agreement. IMO these reprobates are merely doing their fathers work and trying to hasten the great falling away the Scriptures say must come first. I find No credible Science — No credible interpretation of Scripture to support any claim a response is even called for. I have read the parting gift Judge V.Walker gave the “cause out in Cal. and have written Judge James Ware asking he revisit his opinion. The capability for a homosexual to make an impartial judgement is NOT the the same as the act of doing so.And Colin Powell and Alveda King who share with Judge Ware the DNA birthright of skin color have both said
skin color cannot be compared to sexual orientation.
Read my post #22. It would have been nice if Wright had actually used & quoted scripture rather than his own pandering, nuanced opinion. What does the Bible say about homosexuality and then go to those passages? That's how he should have answered. He just made heterosexuality & homosexuality on the same equivalent plane by declaring that there should be sexual purity before marriage. Huh? So I guess the answer then is to allow for homosexual & lesbian marriage which would be the next logical step according to that line of reasoning.
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