Posted on 02/17/2015 7:36:19 AM PST by Faith Presses On
A prominent Southern Baptist leader who raised concerns last year after he advised that Christians should support the rights of other religions and also traveled to the Vatican for an interfaith conference on marriage is now stating that probate judges in Alabama should either follow the recent federal ruling in favor of “gay marriage” or resign.
Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, made the statement recently to the Baptist Press when asked about his prediction on which way the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on the issue of same-sex “marriage.” He opined that the court will likely legalize the practice, contradicting previous statements made in 2013 regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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Another Manchurian pastor... Infiltration is a slow death.
I'm thinking that Russell should resign instead.
He has no idea what he’s talking about.
He should read Alabama Chief Justice Roy S. Moore Memorandum to Alabama Probate Judges
http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3257421/posts?page=11
Judge Moore *is* following the law
Contact Russell Moore: https://erlc.com/erlc/contact/
So Russell Moore says we should fold and walk away when faced with evil. Does he also go along with the other compromising taking place at the SBC?
This is quite an interesting view, mostly because it is such a common error.
First of all, Federal courts don't get to make "laws". The Federal Constitution DOES require States and State judges to defer to CONGRESS (not courts) when a Federal law MADE TO IMPLEMENT POWERS GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE CONSTITUTION conflicts with a State law or State constitutional amendment.
Federal courts MAY get involved when a State challenges either in the legal forum or through direct action the supremacy of Federal laws (or treaties), AS LONG AS THOSE LAWS OR TREATIES ARE MADE TO WIELD THE POWERS GRANTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
The courts got involved, heavily involved, because neither Congress nor the States were willing to legislate to enforce the civil rights aspects of Amendments XIV, XV, or XXIV.
What Federal law made pursuant to the delegated powers of Congress, or what Federal Constitutional provision, is implicated in these homosexual marriage cases?
Can we assume that SBC Moore also would have attacked any justice condemning the Roe/Wade ruling when it came down?
So what is he saying? Will we expect to see homosexual marriages taking place in Southern Baptist churches now? Where is he going with this?
He can go to H3ll. What an idiot. What we need in this country is a lot more popular defiance of Judicial Tyranny, and a lot less Vichy leadership.
Had this SBC idiot lived in Nazi Germany he would have been advising the Jews to ignore Kristallnacht .
Moore is the Southern Baptist version of the apostate Catholic pope.
I can think of another resignation that needs to take place - his!
Moore stated. “If we lose, our responsibility is to advocate as citizens for our views, even if that project is (as in the case of the pro-life movement) a long-term project, while we work for our constitutional guarantees of freedom of conscience and religious liberty.”
Well, how’d that work out for the unborn? While we “advocate” how many babies have to die and have died? If churches had marched on DC and not left until we got Roe vs Wade overturned we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in today. Now, the populace is even more apathetic and will be more so in the future. I say we act NOW. Resist now while we still have some means to do so. This is the issue of our time and it’s broader than same-sex marriage. Marriage itself is being redefined. Slouching to Gomorrah for sure.
Moore will be saying the same thing when they come to cut our necks. “Oh, let’s not be too hasty now. We can always “advocate”.
Russell Moore, of course.
I’m concerned! His mouthing off could in reality affect the wonderful work the Southern Baptist Convention does throughout the world. . .missions, disaster relief, etc.
I thought the SBC would hold the line. God will not be mocked. The SBC cannot join the Laeodicean movement that is permeating the churches in this country today.
I think before any SBC leader makes statements as far reaching as this should consult with those in leadership at SBC. If this is the stance of the SBC then local autonomous churches that join with the SBC should take note. This is a “last days” sell-out.
There is a shark out there waiting to be jumped.
I too am very disconcerted about such a statement coming from such a source. I always thought the SBC would be reliably conservative, but now it seems they are selling out a principle, and the consequences of doing so won’t be far behind.
Nikita Kruchev once said “we will destroy you from within” I think even he would be surprised at how successful the communists have been, they have become deeply entrenched in every aspect of America; our Free Republic is hanging by some very thin, frayed and worn threads.
What is going on with the SBC?
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