As always the Episcopal Church can count on good ol' Rowan Williams to stand up for what's right. Sure. Williams, also called the ABC (Archbishop of Canterbury but really means Another Bigoted Christian), has decided to go back to the dark ages, ignore Jesus and throw another punch in the face of gays and lesbians. He prostrated to a group of sanctimonous, pompous, arrogant and ignorant Anglicans and I don't mean the Royal Family. To satisfy the Anglicans in South East Asia, South America and Africa he He said that you MUST toe the line on homosexuality or get put out to the curb. Now I expect this kind of blind loyalty in dogs, Baptists and Republicans, but out of Anglicans?
Hey if you wanna hate then become a Southern Baptist, after all they are the epitome of Christ's love. If you want to follow Christ's teachings then go to the Episcopal Church or the United Church of Christ or the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). They practice such ungodly things as feeding the hungry (without making starving people sit through a sermon to get their meal), clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned and show compassion toward their fellow man (no exceptions). I challenge anybody to show me in the Bible where Jesus says, " Love your neighbor as yourself, except for homosexuals, liberals, the poor and anyone that dosen't belong to your church". Isn't going to happen anytime soon. Yes I know what Leviticus says. Well here is what the bible also says:
Leviticus 19:19 - 19 "You must obey all my decrees.
"Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread. (NLT)
Better throw out those clothes with the cotton/polyester blend and farmers, God better not catch you planting the soybeans alongside the corn. Christians: 1 - Hypocrites: 0
Leviticus 20:9 Anyone who dishonors father and mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense. (NLT) Gotta keep those rugrats in line.
Christians: 2 - Hypocrites: 0
Matthew 5:32 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery and anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. (NLT) Anyone condeming homosexuality should focus on their own damn family first. Did you marry a divorced woman? If so you are an A..D..U..L..T..E..R..E..R. Christians: 3 - Hypocrites: 0
For the women out there:
1 Corinthians 11:5-6 - 5 But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.6 Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering.(NLT)
I don't remember seeing many women with covered heads in evangelical churches.
Christians: 4 - Hypocrites: 0
1 Corinthians 14:34-35 - 34 Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says. 35 If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings. (NLT) Is that a woman giving a testimony I see? Leading a Sunday School class? (gasps!) AND giving a devotional!?!?!? Surely not!
Christians: 5 - Hypocrites: 0
Galatians 5:3-4 - 3 I'll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses.4 For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God's grace. (NLT) Just like his daddy and granddaddy before him. Sorry no pork chops, cheeseburgers or shrimp for you.
Christians: 6 - Hypocrites: 0
Here's an idea: try reading the WHOLE Bible before you open your mouth!
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