Can Christians Be Gay?

Written by Bill Shepson

On a cool spring morning in midtown Orlando, Florida, dozens of motorists clamor for parking spaces on a grassy field. Men and women, trying to make the church service on time, grab their Bibles and rush toward a quaint, wooden building. Children on their way to Sunday school wave at their friends while running on the tree-lined sidewalks. After receiving a warm greeting by ushers, church members hurriedly find their seats. Almost 200 people pack the small sanctuary. By the end of the day, more than 400 will have attended one of the church’s three Sunday services. Read more

A Biblical Response to the Pro-Gay Movement

I was in the midst of a busy afternoon of correspondence at Love In Action, the ex-gay ministry where I work, when the phone rang. It was John, a friend I had known since we’d served together in short-term missions in Europe. 

 

“Bob,” he said, “you won’t believe what I just heard on the radio.” John had been listening to a local talk show. The guest was a member of the local pro-gay church.

 

“This guy was talking about Genesis 19,” John reported. “He said that God didn’t destroy Sodom and Gomorrah for their homosexuality. According to him, they were punished for their inhospitality toward the foreign guests. I couldn’t believe it! Have you ever heard of this?” Read more

Homosexuals and the Church: Will we offer hope?

John Paulk will never forget the 1986 gay Pride Parade in Columbus, Ohio. A well-known female impersonator, he was riding in the back of a red Mustang convertible dressed in a white linen suit and blond wig. 

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What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality?

Religious trends during the past few decades have made today’s debate over homosexuality almost inevitable. In a growing number of denominations, the Bible’s moral statements are increasingly seen as irrelevant to our culture. The latest findings of science and an individual’s personal experiences are treated as higher authorities than the Scriptures. Read more

Responding to Pro-Gay Theology, Part III: Scriptural Arguments

Written by Joe Dallas

Scriptural Arguments
This part of the pro-gay theology offers what appears to be a series of conservative, fundamentalist responses to conservative, fundamentalist objections. That is, it meets every Bible verse referring to homosexuality head on, and attempts to explain why each verse is misunderstood today. It is the boldest part of pro-gay theology, and, for many Christians, the most difficult for which to give response.  Read more

Responding to Pro-Gay Theology, Part I: Social Justice Arguments

Written by Joe Dallas

Major denominations ordaining homosexuals, priests and clergy presiding over same-sex weddings, sanctuaries invaded by boisterous gay activists, debates over homosexuality ripping congregations apart-who would have guessed we would ever reach such a point in church history?   Read more

Responding to Pro-Gay Theology, Part II: General Religious Arguments

Written by Joe Dallas

General Religious Arguments 

A recent poll showed 66% (two thirds) of Americans no longer believe there is such a thing as “absolute truth.” More disturbing, though, was the fact that 53% of those not believing in absolute truth identified themselves as born again Christians; 75% of whom were mainline Protestants.[61] 

If “absolute truth” no longer exists, even in the minds of half the “born-again” population, it logically follows that doctrine, and the Bible itself, is given less credence. Pollster George Gallup Jr. noticed this in The People’s Religion: American Faith in the 90′s. “While religion is highly popular in America,” he states, “it is to a large extent superficial. There is a knowledge gap between American’s stated faith and the lack of the most basic knowledge about that faith.”[62] Read more