I don't think Rudy helped himself with this speech.
You people amaze me.
You will gladly cut off your nose to spite your face.
Rudy has his faults but I will gladly take him over Hillary Clinton.
Christianity is NOT about inclusiveness. To paraphrase:
“Many are called, but few are chosen.”
“Narrow is the way to life,but broad is the way to destruction.”
“No man comes to the Father, but by Me.”
While Jesus,as God in the flesh, died one time as a sacrifice for all men to atone for sin, each man must choose to repent and to follow Him.
Many will call Him “Lord, Lord”, but He will say” Depart from Me,I never knew you.”
So while the offer for forgiveness is open to all, many will refuse to take it,content to remain the master of their own life and to remain unmoved by the sacrifice made on their behalf.
Each man has a free will—to accept or reject.
It isn’t kumbaya or there are not many ways to God.
There is one way—through Jesus Christ.
He said so Himself.
He also said to beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing—which is what Rudy is.
I've seen numerous Christian institutions that chose inclusiveness over standing on principle. They're the ones who now have gay priests, Halloween parties, think "fundies" should stay out of government and generally preach a watered-down gospel of a watered-down God because identifying sin for what it is might hurt somebody's feelings.
If you close your eyes, you can hear Bill Clinton making that same speech. With about all the credibility I'd give to Rudy on the subject.
ABORT RUDY!