By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:16:32 +0000

Preventing the government from fighting hate crimes against law-abiding, taxpaying, gay Americans is NOT “treating our fellow citizens with the kind of civility we would want to receive ourselves.” If the government refused to do anything about hate crimes against Southern Baptists, how loud would we hear these same people screaming for intervention? It’s sad and abhorrent that many South Carolina Southern Baptists are so pro-hate crimes that they refuse to help fight them and prefer to pretend like their refusal is “love.”

By: Tom Brown

Tom Brown — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:28:40 +0000

Let’s offset this discouraging report with the good news that the gay-affirming International Christian Community Churches, based in Asheville, had a successful convocation in Greenville S.C. Nov. 6-8. About 70 people from 7 small churches, mostly in the Carolinas, gathered to celebrate that “God’s kingdom is breaking forth” for gay people and everyone else. This was another example of the diversity that is growing within the Christian faith; there are now about 5,000+ local churches welcoming gay people in North America. Please don’t think the Southern Baptists are the only ones who can define what it means to be Christian. A highlight of the conference was the screening of the indie film, “Veritas: Gay in God’s Army,” by Talmadge Heyward, of Asheville. His powerful film presents the stories of several LGBT people who overcame rejection by their families and recovered their self-esteem through their faith. The film, scheduled for a Bravo showing next year, is available now to local churches, and I strongly recommend it.

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By: Michael

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