http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sin/ en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:29:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103675/posts A photo exhibit featuring partners in same-sex relationships will be on display beginning Sunday at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1609 University Ave. An open house will be held Sunday from 1-3 p.m., and the exhibit will be on display at the church for one week. The exhibit, titled "Shall Not Be Recognized," was created by Jeff Pearcy and Will Fellows in response to the passage of the 2006 marriage amendment in Wisconsin that does not legally recognize same-sex relationships. The display includes 30 photographs of couples who have been together for seven to 50 years. "In recent years,... The Capital Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103675/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:29:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078649/posts The Episcopal Church in California is taking up arms against Proposition 8, an amendment that would change the California constitution to preserve the integrity of marriage as being between one man and one woman. In the process the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion is clashing with a huge interfaith coalition, including Christians, Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Hindus and Sikhs, which is simultaneously launching a campaign to promote the proposition. Voters will have an opportunity on the 2008 California General Election ballot in November to support Proposition 8, which will reinforce the wishes of 61% of California voters who supported true... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078649/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:56:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076863/posts Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer."You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality," according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed for about six years. Palin's conservative Christian views have energized that part of the GOP electorate, which was lukewarm to John McCain's candidacy before he named her as his vice presidential choice. She is staunchly anti-abortion, opposing exceptions for rape and incest, and opposes... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076863/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:58:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075933/posts ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. "You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality," according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed since she was a child. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075933/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:33:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075688/posts ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075688/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:27:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068438/posts On Monday morning in Denver, where the Democratic National Convention is underway, Archbishop Charles Chaput told the Associated Press that because of support for abortion, Biden should refrain from taking Communion. DENVER (CNA) - The selection of Sen. Joseph Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate is drawing a chorus of disapproval from Catholic intellectual and pro-life leaders because of Biden’s longstanding support for abortion. Most recently, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver has said that Biden should refrain from Communion. Over the weekend, CNA spoke with several prominent Catholics regarding Biden’s nomination for the Democratic vice-presidential slot. The well-known Catholic intellectual... Catholic News Agency via Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068438/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:44:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067737/posts Jesus would be O.K. with abortion. Not only that, Jesus's position on abortion would be even "more radical" than Barack Obama's! That was the wild, and patently false, assertion from Barack Obama supporter Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, a guest on Wednesday's The O'Reilly Factor on FNC (8/13/08). [snip] The earliest Christian writings reveal that the earliest followers of Jesus were universally against abortion: -- The Didache ("The Teaching of the Twelve") may be the earliest Christian document not found in the Bible. It has been dated at 50 A.D. It says: "You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery.... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067737/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:59:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2063986/posts CANTERBURY, UK, August 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Gene Robinson has castigated a fellow Anglican bishop for publicly disapproving of his crusade to inculcate "gay" values into the Anglican Communion. In an interview with SXNews, an Australian homosexual news website festooned with explicit sexual advertising, Robinson complained that the Sydney archdiocese is "bigoted" because its archbishop, Dr. Peter Jensen, boycotted the Lambeth conference, held this month in Canterbury, England. Gene Robinson is the active homosexual whose consecration as Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire caused a crisis in the global Anglican Communion. He called the Sydney archbishop's defence of Christianity "ironic" given... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2063986/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:15:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063978/posts The recent headlines about the legalization of gay marriage in California and the efforts to reverse that decision have left me dismayed. I may be in the minority among my fellow Christians, but I find myself increasingly ashamed by the words and actions of the leaders of the religious right. Why are so many squandering precious time in an attempt to outlaw gay marriage? We could be putting our efforts for God to much better use! There are far more pressing issues the world is facing today. It should not be the priority of so many to prevent two men... Lincoln Journal Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063978/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:57:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2057587/posts From the Sister Paula Website: Paula Nielsen is a true pioneer. She has lived as a transgendered woman since 1963, in the days when she had to carry around a letter from a prominent physician to avoid arrest. She worked as church secretary in the early years of Portland Metropolitan Community Church. She wrote for some of Portland’s first gay newspapers in the 1970’s. During the ‘80’s and much of the ‘90’s she had a regular nightclub act at the legendary Portland venue Darcelle XV. In 1987 Paula began broadcasting her public access cable show. She has since made appearances... Sister Paula http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2057587/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 20:20:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057165/posts I think the poker-tell of a moral relativist is the umbrage he takes at the idea of original sin. In the Two-Categories-of-People Department, we have “Those Who Know Humans are Born Sinful” and “Useful Idiots.” (Useful, that is, to murderers, pedophiles, despots, tyrants and other human garbage.) My thoughts on the topic arise from the conclusion of The Golden Compass. I don’t know if Philip Pullman wilfully misreads Genesis or if he is a poor exegete; probably he has simply jumped in line in the endless parade of rabid anti-Christians who cannot grasp the concept of grace because they refuse... WhenWeAreQueen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2057165/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 01:55:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2055084/posts GAUHATI, India - A lawmaker said he sacrificed more than 200 goats and four buffaloes at a temple in northeastern India to thank a goddess for delivering victory to the prime minister's government last week..... Yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2055084/posts#comment Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:29:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053445/posts OK - The poll is a multi-step poll. You vote on the first page, then it gives you "food for thought" - AKA propaganda, and you go through it and vote like 5 times before the final counting of your vote. Should Gays be allowed to marry? Right now, the vote is: Yes 71% No 29% And since this is a Public Broadcast station, the poll is funded by "Citizens for Public Broadcast" KQED - Public Broadcasting http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053445/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:07:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049521/posts The gay bishop of New Hampshire should resign in order to save the Anglican Communion, a senior African archbishop said today. The call came from the Rt Rev Dr Daniel Deng, the archbishop of Sudan, and followed a strongly worded statement that accused the US Episcopal church of exposing Anglicans to ridicule and damaging their credibility in a multi-religious environment. African bishops who signed the statement rejecting homosexual practice said they could not accept it as part of their church. They reiterated their opposition to developments in the US and Canada, where gay clergy are ordained and where same-sex relationships... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049521/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:19:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046493/posts Another step toward the persecution. My emphases and comments.  FAITH UNDER FIREMajor U.S. city officially condemns Catholic ChurchInstructs members to defy ‘Holy Office of Inquisition’ Posted: July 15, 2008 San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge A San Francisco city and county board resolution that officially labeled the Catholic church’s moral teachings on homosexuality as "insulting to all San Franciscans," "hateful," "defamatory," "insensitive" and "ignorant" will be challenged tomorrow in court for violating the Constitution’s prohibition of government hostility toward religion.Resolution 168-08, passed unanimously by the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors two years ago, also accused the Vatican... WDTPRS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046493/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046181/posts Tonight the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre featured the UK premier of For The Bible Tells Me So, “a provocative documentary about the chasm that separates gay life and Christianity today,” produced by Dan Karslake. It was followed by a conversation and Q&A with the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson and Sir Ian McKellen, Shakespearean actor and star of The Lord of the Rings. The evening started with a beautiful bass voice giving the standard instructions for everyone to turn off their cell phones and pagers. Turns out it was Sir Ian, who arrived on stage a few minutes... Integrity USA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046181/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:04:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043435/posts A Michigan man is suing Zondervan Publishing and Thomas Nelson Publishing, claiming biblical references to homosexuality as a sin violate his constitutional rights and have caused him emotional pain and mental instability. Bradley LaShawn Fowler, 39, is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and $10 million from Thomas Nelson, The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press reported. He is representing himself in both claims. Fowler claims the Bible has made him an outcast and contributed to physical discomfort and periods of "demoralization, chaos and bewilderment." "As frivolous as this case may sound, it's an indicator of where the homosexual agenda is headed," said... CitizenLink http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043435/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:54:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043596/posts A Michigan man is seeking $70 million from two Christian publishers for emotional distress and mental instability he received during the past 20 years from versions of the Bible that refer to homosexuality as a sin. Bradley LaShawn Fowler, a gay man, claims his constitutional rights were infringed upon by Zondervan Publishing Co. and Thomas Nelson Publishing, both of which, he claims, deliberately caused homosexuals to suffer by misinterpretation of the Bible. Fowler, 39, is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and another $10 million from Thomas Nelson. According to a USA Today report, Fowler’s two separate suits against the publishers... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043596/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:28:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2043212/posts San Jose, CA., Jul 8, 2008 / 11:57 pm (CNA).- Reaction continues to the decisions of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), which took place between June 21 and June 28. The assembly nullified proscriptions against sexual behavior outside of marriage and called for a vote to delete the church’s constitutional standard requiring fidelity in marriage and chastity in singleness. It also initiated a process that could remove mention of the Bible’s prohibition against homosexuality form the Heidelberg Catechism. The moves are seen by some as an attempt to clear a path for the eventual ordination... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2043212/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:51:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042924/posts A homosexual man is suing a major Christian publisher for violating his constitutional rights and causing emotional pain, because its Bible versions refer to homosexuality as a sin. Bradley LaShawn Fowler, 39, of Canton, Mich., is seeking $60 million from Zondervan and another $10 million from Thomas Nelson Publishing in lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the Grand Rapids Press reported. Fowler filed his claim against Grand Rapids-based Zondervan yesterday, alleging its Bibles' references to homosexuality as a sin have made him an outcast from his family and contributed to physical discomfort and periods... WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042924/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:04:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041501/posts Q. When did confession to a priest start?A. Confession is a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ Himself in John 20: 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven… From the early writings of the Church fathers below you can see that the sacrament of confession has always been a practice of the Church founded by Jesus Christ.In the early Church confession was not done in private to the priest but to the whole gathered... Black Cordelias http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041501/posts#comment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041225/posts Issue: Is the distinction between mortal and venial sin biblical? Can we "lose" our salvation by committing a mortal sin?Discussion: The Bible describes sins that are mortal (or "unto death"), and those that are not mortal, which we commonly call venial (cf. 1 Jn. 5:16-17; Catechism of the Catholic Church, nos. 1852-54).Christians are capable of committing mortal sins, thereby rejecting the gift of eternal life, a gift that cannot be taken for granted. However, Christians who choose to persevere in faithfulness—and seek reconciliation through the Sacrament of Confession should they sin—may be confident in God’s infinite mercy and His fidelity... CUF http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2041225/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:12:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041127/posts In an Apr. 10 interview with The Advocate magazine, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said "homophobic" messages are coming from the pulpits of black churches because "most African-American churches are still fairly traditional in their interpretations of Scripture." In the same interview, Obama praised the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor and long-time spiritual adviser, for being on the right side of the homosexual debate. ... Obama volunteered that his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, was "very good on gay and lesbian issues." ... Black leaders and clregy reacted to Obama's remarks to The Advocate, saying they contradict the... CNSNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041127/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 16:22:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041039/posts Almost exactly five years after he was elected as the Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson remains the most controversial Christian in the world. His consecration as the first openly gay, partnered Anglican bishop launched a global conversation about sexuality in Christianity and divided the Anglican Communion, the largest Protestant body in the world with 77 million members. Yet what he is doing now may be more radical: Robinson is traveling the country and the world to talk more openly and more publicly than ever about his faith. "The principal identity that I have is as a follower of... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041039/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:39:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038520/posts America's Sin In Forgetting God By Evangelist Joseph T. Larsen This article is from the July 1933 Moody Bible Institute Monthly AMERICA'S greatest sin and the real cause of the present depression is forgetting God. That means failure to obey God, to listen to His Word, and to bring up our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Godlessness leads to disregard for law, corruption in politics, fraud in educational and state life, and hypocrisy in the Church. America has forgotten God! Its parents, youth and citizens as a whole - these have forgotten God. Even ministers, educators... Moody Bible Institute Monthly, July 1933 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038520/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:04:57 GMT