'God Is Doing A New Thing,' Bishop-Elect Says

CNSNews.com ^ | 6/10/03 | Susan Jones

[kattracks]

(CNSNews.com) - "I'm not interested in being anyone's poster child," said the first openly homosexual clergyman elected to serve as a bishop in the Episcopal Church.

The Rev. Canon V. Gene Robinson, who won Saturday's election to lead the New Hampshire diocese, told NBC News on Tuesday that his vision of the church focuses on "justice for all people and bringing people from the fringes back into the church."

In a "Today" show interview, Robinson said every denomination in the church is dealing with the issue of homosexual clergymen.

"And I think that's because God is doing a new thing. God has taught us about people of color, God has taught us about women, and now God is teaching us about gays and lesbians as being his children."

He said his election tells the world there is no one beyond God's love.

Robinson said although some unhappy people will leave the church, "we will also be gaining many people into the Episcopal Church because they want to belong to a church that is inclusive."

He mentioned letters he's received from Episcopalians around the country. "I'm getting letters from an orthodox monk in North Dakota, from little kids saying, 'I want you to confirm me.' There was a little girl in Florida who said to her priest, 'I want to be baptized in that church.' It doesn't get any better than that."

Asked what he would say to people who leave the church because of his promotion to bishop, Robinson said he would reply, "This breaks God's heart, that you would let something like this stand in the way of our commonness in the Body of Christ."

Robinson said he expects conflict in the weeks ahead and even welcomes it: "Bumpy rides are where we meet God," Robinson said.

Today show host Matt Lauer's interview focused exclusively on Robinson's homosexuality. Lauer did not ask Robinson about the breaking of his marriage vows, when he left his wife and two children for someone else.

Also see:
Homosexual, Divorced Bishop-Elect Sets Wrong Example, Critics Say (10 June 2003)

[Cindy]

International Healing Foundation

[goldstategop]

The Episcopalian Church turned its back on Jesus and the Bible. Run, don't look when a born sinner is elected its Bishop!

[Cronos]

Yeah, watch out for the stampede of people leaving the Episcopalian kirk. I like his argument God has taught us about people of color, now he's telling us to accept gay s errr... the Jews WERE people of colour as were most of the peoples mentioned in the OT and in the NT(the baptised Ethiopian eunuch etc.)

[cherry]

It strikes me that he thinks he speaks for God and knows what God wants.....

what pure egotistical BS wrapped in rationalization.....

next he will be telling us that God wants us to be inclusive with animals, whatever that means, but I am sure its allowed in this new church...

[goldstategop]

Depravity and moral relativism and sin and moral rot have hollowed out the church from within. Christianity isn't what it used to be.

[Russell Scott]

If a demon possesed lair is the best qualifications for being a good Bishop, then the Episcopalians made a great choice.

[libertylover]

bringing people from the fringes back into the church.

If this was my church it would drive me away. I couldn't stomach to sit there and let this pervert tell me what's right and what's wrong. It would be like watching bill clinton preach to me about the importance of telling the truth.

[Fzob]

"...his vision of the church focuses on "justice for all people and bringing people from the fringes back into the church."

Otherwise known as fruits of the social gospel.

[KCmark]

It strikes me that he thinks he speaks for God and knows what God wants.....
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Thank goodness there are not people like this on FR.

[goldstategop]

better known as Marxism.

[mict42]

"And I think that's because God is doing a new thing. God has taught us about people of color, God has taught us about women, and now God is teaching us about gays and lesbians as being his children."

God's love is not in question. I am sure that God accepts and loves the souls of these individuals. Forgiveness is a fundamental part of Christians and Jews. God may forgive straying from normal behavior, but a society of humans must establish norms; norms of behavior sexually,socially and morally.God can love the murder, society doesn't have the luxury. Govenment is a function of laws. Laws are based on universally accepted behavior.This begs a value judgement by humans. We must as a society protect the weak and innocent, and my friends, there are those among us who would pervert nature for their own satisfaction.

[aBootes]

Um... yeah. By their fruits you will know them, I guess.

[goldstategop]

Today the wolves have entered the church and are using their new found positions to subvert the moral order of the ages from inside out.

[HiTech RedNeck]

There was a little girl in Florida who said to her priest, 'I want to be baptized in that church.'

What kind of indoctrination has the lass been getting. Eww.

[JZoback]

"This breaks God's heart, that you would let something like this stand in the way of our commonness in the Body of Christ."

This "Bishop" needs to crack open that dust covered book on his desk called "The Bible" and read about the "Body of Christ".

The body should lovingly throw his butt out the door until he repents

[sweetliberty]

"And I think that's because God is doing a new thing"

No, jackass, God isn't doing anything new. He is simply giving you enough rope to hang yourself. Your lifestyle was an abomination to God before and it is still an abomination.

"If a man also lie with a man, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination" (Lev. 20:13a)

"For I [am] the LORD, I change not" (Malachi 3:6)

[Just mythoughts]

Now this God must be that one that Christ warned everyone that would come first, when he said for us not to be "deceived".

[Yeti]

from little kids saying, 'I want you to confirm me.'

I wonder if that is true.

[goldstategop]

You know, the thing is why people are celebrating this as progress when we hear so much about priests molesting children. Religion has come a long way, baby... from the time of Christ to Sodom in America.