What Has Happened to Christianity In America?
By EOM Staff
We all know that this country was founded on freedom of religion. That means we are all free to practice any religion we choose, or no religion at all. There is no religious test for running for the office of President of the United States. But for some time, religion has been working it’s way into our political process. I believe that’s bad for all of us.
A pastor in North Carolina, Charles Worley, told his congregation that he has a solution for the problem of gays and lesbians. His solution? “Build two large pens, electrify the fences, separate the gays from the lesbians and drop food to them. Because they can’t escape and can’t reproduce, they will eventually die off.” Really? Put them in pens? Remind you of anything? Auschwitz, perhaps?
Another pastor, Tim Rabon has said that the next step for the states that allow gay marriage might be re-defining marriage “to be between a man and a beast”. He actually believes we’re not far from that.
Sean Harris is a pastor in Fayetteville. He has encouraged his congregation to become physically abusive to their children if they exhibit signs of being gay. We all remember Michele and Marcus Bachmann’s “pray away the gay” theory, I guess Pastor Harris believes you can beat away the gay.
Ron Baity says that homosexuality is a perverted lifestyle. He told his congregation that “lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgender people should be prosecuted.” Should we send Americans to prison for being gay? Sounds like Nazi Germany again, doesn’t it?
I have known gay people in my life. They have all been kind, considerate and caring people. I think if we each look into our extended families, among our aunts and uncles, cousins and so on, we will find a family member who is gay. Would you want your cousin put in an electrified pen? Do you think your aunt will someday want to marry a farm animal? Do you think your uncle and his significant other should go to prison?
From a historical perspective, blacks and women have had to fight hard for the rights that were freely given to white men. All gay people want is to be treated like the rest of us. They are fighting for their rights now. I believe we should fight alongside them. They are our brothers and sisters.
As far as the pastors mentioned above…they aren’t true Christians. No true Christian would be so full of hate.
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