tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post5887572088084742399..comments2023-05-26T01:08:22.886-07:00Comments on The Religion Virus: Gay Student Ousted from Christian ChoirCraig A. Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10569974341270668010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-28078332114830045872011-09-15T12:36:36.110-07:002011-09-15T12:36:36.110-07:00Anon – your comment is exactly why Christianity is...Anon – your comment is exactly why Christianity is dying. So many of you are incredibly judgemental. The idea that this young man wasn't a "real" Christian would be laughable if it wasn't such a hurtful and un-Christian claim. I wrote several chapters about this very topic in my new book, <a href="http://www.thereligionvirus.com/buyit.php?s=b&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com/dp/B005C20ARO" rel="nofollow">Is Christianity Dying?</a>. Your attitudes towards homosexuality are immoral and reprehensible. You don't even know what your own Bible has to say about homosexuality, do you? <a href="http://religionvirus.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-go-crazy-just-read-bible.html" rel="nofollow">Read this</a> ... with an open mind ... if you want to learn what your own Bible has to say about homosexuality.Craig A. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569974341270668010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-46846305167027277862011-09-15T10:07:00.428-07:002011-09-15T10:07:00.428-07:00You say the man was one of their own. Yes he was ...You say the man was one of their own. Yes he was in the choir but no he wasn't a true believer in Christ based on the apparent discovery that he at some point decided to live in a sexually impure way according to the bible. Yes there are churches who have gay clergy, however those operating a church this way are considered unorthodox and to be false teachers not devoted Christians. <br /><br />It seems obvious that a church or christian group doesn't want a person who is living in an unrepentant sinful lifestyle working with them. I don't see why this would be newsworthy. The bible speaks of church discipline and require that if a member will not repent and abandon a sinful lifestyle the church is to cast them out; to not even break bread with them until they abstain and reconcile.<br /><br />I disagree with your blanket statement that, "Christians, Jews and Muslims are taught from an early age to accept authority without question, to ignore obvious contradictions and hypocrisy, and to value faith over rational thought." Many have come to faith in Christ as a result of carefully weighing the evidence against and for Christianity. Of course there are some who blindly accept whatever is taught from the pulpit but not all as you suggested. The apostle Paul in the new testament even praised the bereans who were a group of people that researched what he preached in an effort to discern whether or not what he taught was congruent with the rest of scripture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-82577390927734491622011-09-02T10:24:43.404-07:002011-09-02T10:24:43.404-07:00Yes, they will know we are Christians by our love,...Yes, they will know we are Christians by our love, by our love.... just not that gay kind of love! What hypocrites those faith-heads really are. I used to be one of them too.Eric Amundrudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381224391260954323.post-10774117934490516512011-09-02T09:01:16.548-07:002011-09-02T09:01:16.548-07:00Great post, Craig. I'm reminded of the quote a...Great post, Craig. I'm reminded of the quote attributed to Einstein. "You can't solve problems by thinking at the same level that created them."Mr Atheisthttp://wegoats.comnoreply@blogger.com