Condemn Bigotry The First Chance You Get

When Obama, Edwards and Clinton where asked yesterday to comment on General Pace’s remarks that homosexuality was immoral only Edwards forcefully condemned it. Clinton and Obama, after being given several chances to do so yesterday, finally did today. Good for them (better for Edwards who didn’t hesitate to say what was right).

My post on this yesterday received a reaction that was pretty diverse.

John wrote:

Rev. Currie, I was uplifted to read your comment on the article re: Sen. Obama's statement on gays and immorality. You wrote in no uncertain terms that gays are not immoral and it is not a sin. I was even more pleased when I checked out your website and saw that your congregation is in Portland. I am a gay man born and raised in Eastern Oregon, and I left that rural setting after high school to relocate to a more tolerant (at least at that time, 30 years ago) Southern California. Thank you for your leadership and compassion on this issue. I think of the brave gay men and women who are putting their lives on the line in combat service for this country who are yet again the target of political posturing and scapegoating. And that's not to mention the young people still struggling to come to terms with their sexuality and self esteem who are confronted by the ignorance and intolerance of General Pace's remarks. God bless you.

Amber e-mailed (five times actually) to say (among other things):

I am a conservative, Bible believing Christian who looks to a grammatical-historical method of interpretation of the Bible. I believe that the Scripture is God-breathed and inerrant. Jesus is God in flesh, he was born to Mary (a virgin) and lived a perfect life. That ALL his teachings are that of the Almighty God. I believe that the only way to salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. I believe that all who have put their faith in Jesus Christ, are indwelled with the Holy Spirit. I believe that all Christians are called by God to bear fruit and to spread the Good News of Christ to ALL the nations. I believe that the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, just as adultery, lying, stealing, etc. The wages of sin is death, but we have the free gift of God through Jesus' work on the cross to be redeemed. So I do love my fellow man and whatever their sin may be, I am called to show them God's love and through doing that show them that God calls them to repent of their sins. I am called to repent of my sins as well. It is not discrimination to teach what God's word says. That's like saying that I am discriminating against Liars,Thieves, & Murders because what I say they do is wrong, immoral and sinful. And by the way, I have choosen to follow Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.

And then there were a few from people like this….

HELL NO HILLERY DOESN'T LIKE F****S LIKE THE REST OF DECENT PEOPLE YOU ARE SICK F*****G CREEPS >>>>>>>> BOB LUCAS

My two cents today are the same as yesterday: Homosexuality is not immoral and it is not a sin.