Wow. She has collaborated with the great Christian band Third Day. It is not clear from the article whether she is actually a practicing homosexual, or has lesbian inclinations. Remember that God is not willing that anyone should perish, and that homosexuality is not inherently worse than adultery, promiscuity, or other sins. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. I hope and pray she gets turned around.
Yes, and she has some serious talent. I was a fan of her early stuff.
It is not clear from the article whether she is actually a practicing homosexual, or has lesbian inclinations.
It says she's in an 8-year "relationship" with a "partner." I think that's plenty clear, unfortunately.
Remember that God is not willing that anyone should perish, and that homosexuality is not inherently worse than adultery, promiscuity, or other sins. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. I hope and pray she gets turned around.
Me too.
Homosexual is intrinsically worse than many of the sins you listed. The idea that “all sin is equal” is a fantasy.
I would disagree with that. Homosexuality was consider "abomination". In practical terms, homosexuality is "inherently" more destructive than is adultery.
In addition to injuring relationships, homosexuality also comes with tremendous biological and psychological injury, and it is a rejection of natural order.
Abominations caused great pain and/or great injury.
1.Lev. 18:22 , "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination." 2.Lev. 20:13, "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltness is upon them." 3.1 Cor. 6:9-10, "Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,1 10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God." 4.Rom. 1:26-28, "For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. 28And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper."
I'm noticing the words "abomination", "detestable", and "depraved" in those passages (I'm kinda sorta thinking God doesn't like the act of homosexuality).
While adultery is indeed a sin and a very serious matter, (Paul lists "adulterers" right along with drunkards, homosexuals, swindlers and fornicators as being those who "shall not inherit the kingdom of God" (1 Cor. 6:9-10), I'm not seeing the words "abomination", detestable" or "depraved" written to describe it.
Regarding your last statement:
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Save that for someone who pees his panties over the thought of being called a "homophobe". God allows us to judge, even if we aren't perfect.