Are Black churches beginning to reckon with their embrace of homophobia? (gay propaganda)

LGBTQNation ^ | July 13, 2021 | Reverend Irene Monroe

[Salman]

Every once in a while a reader will ask me to issue a response to their questions in my column. On this occasion, a LGBTQ Nation reader asked me, “What should be the mandate for today’s Black Churches?” The question suggests someone — I am hoping maybe a churchgoer or leader, a homophobe having second thoughts, or a LGBTQ Christian struggling to come out — wants a comprehensive response.

One of the mandates for today’s Black churches should be addressing its ongoing struggle with accepting the spectrum of human sexuality.

In 2021, I am still asking these three questions: Why can’t many in the African-American community tell the truth about our sexuality? What price do we pay in telling the truth?

Lastly, what role does the church play in not only perpetuating unsafe sexual behavior, but also demonizing of members of the LGBTQ community?

Over decades of prominence in America, the Black church has long purported to preach and practice a prophetic social gospel. However, in truth, the church still preaches and practices a heteronormative conservative gospel, tethered to a model no longer relevant to a younger generation that embraces LGBTQ+ social justice issues.

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[Salman]

Looks like the African American community (from a ruling class point of view) isn't corrupted enough yet.

Note the author of this piece is a female who identifies as a reverend, and therefore represents ruling class interests.

[a fool in paradise]

Barack Obama lied to them during his 2008 campaign.

[epluribus_2]

Orgasm-ocracy and its consequences was well described in the Bible. It never ends well.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Ahhhh, NO.

[bk1000]

At some point we must realize this experiment in tolerance has failed. It only goes one way, and that isn’t tolerance.

[fireman15]

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

There are 100s of other verses which are very specific in their condemnation against sexual perversion yet we still have “churches” pandering to LGBTQ people. We wouldn’t want to upset them or alienate them.

[AppyPappy]

Ignore the choir leader.

[Skywise]

Man... that is a LOT of psycho-babble to just say “The world must revolve around me.”

[AppyPappy]

They aren’t saying that black churches are anti-gay. They are saying they are not pro-gay enough. You have to swear allegiance.

[Kharis13]

Homophobia implies fear, and I don’t fear homosexuals. I think the correct term should be homoabhorrent. I abhor the thought of another man’s hairy backside anywhere near me.

[NobleFree]

“Why can’t many in the African-American community tell the truth about our sexuality?”

They do: the truth that homosexual activity is an abomination unto the Lord.

[rovenstinez]

Just because we don’t LAUD, embrace, celebrate and dance with glee...WHY are we called HOMOPHOBES. It just is a perversion of Original Design, which has always worked well. Black African or white.

[Gen.Blather]

mandate
[ˈmanˌdāt]
NOUN
an official order or commission to do something.
“a mandate to seek the release of political prisoners”
synonyms:
instruction · directive · direction · decree · command · order · injunction · edict · [more]
the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election.
“a sick leader living beyond his mandate”
synonyms:
authority · approval · acceptance · ratification · indorsement · sanction · authorization
VERB
give (someone) authority to act in a certain way.
“other colleges have mandated coed fraternities”
synonyms:
authorize · commission · depute · appoint · nominate · name · empower · charge · choose · select · designate · elect · detail
historical
assign (territory) under a mandate of the League of Nations.
“mandated territories”

[BusterDog]

The black dudes are out of reach for the GQBLT+. Not gonna happen.

[budj]

"...its ongoing struggle with accepting the spectrum of human sexuality..."

Struggle solved: Genesis 5:2
"2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created."

[fwdude]

So, the Church “perpetuat(es) unsafe sexual behavior?”

LOL! Now I’ve heard it all. What an utter moron who wrote this piece. But then, it is a queer site.

[circlecity]

There is a leftest movie coming out called the 1946 project which claims that the the passage from 1 Cor. never included homosexuals until 1946 when a politicized translation was released and that nobody ever considered the passage to include homosexuality to be included in the sins there prior to that. Of course that’s nonsense. The Greek word at issue clearly refers to male homosexual behavior. “Arseokoites” literally men’s men bedding men. Pretty clear.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Or Else.........

[fireman15]

There is a leftest movie coming out called the 1946 project which claims that the the passage from 1 Cor. never included homosexuals until 1946

What will the movies about:

Leviticus 18:22
Leviticus 20:13
Deuteronomy 23:17
Ephesians 5:3
Corinthians 5:1; 6:13, 18
Romans 1:24-27
I Timothy 1:10
Jude 7

and all the other passages going to be called? There is not a lot of ambiguity in the bible or Christian tradition regarding sexual perversion. It takes a lot of willful mental gymnastics and a set of blinders to go against this.

[circlecity]

My understanding is that their argument applies only to the NT in the movie.