Hootsbuddy posts on a similar theme as my last post. He quotes from a site called Repent America:
“Southern Decadence” has a history of filling the French Quarters section of the city with drunken homosexuals engaging in sex acts in the public streets and bars. Last year, a local pastor sent video footage of sex acts being performed in front of police to the mayor, city council, and the media. City officials simply ignored the footage and continued to welcome and praise the weeklong celebration as being an “exciting event”. However, Hurricane Katrina has put an end to the annual celebration of sin.
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That’s all I’ll allow myself to post of what’s written there. Go read it all …. if you want. Lord, may we devote our minds to praying for victims, not dancing on graves.
H/T: The Anchoress
Yeah, I’ve been thinking about this “us” and “them” mentality. The conclusion I come to is that they ARE “us” and we ARE “them”. All the social/spiritual problems we have, like racism and pharisism, start when one group puts themselves in a category and imagines that being in that category makes them somehow better than the rest of creation. Jesus is all about redeeming all of creation. I’m not a universalist, but God is not just concerned with individuals.
If God’s wrath is being poured out, it is on all of us not just the “homos” or whatever. One of the most prominent seminaries in the world is in New Orleans. Some of the students there are my friends. Anyway, I guess that relates to your post…
Thank you for linking. There have been several visits from your site.
The site I noticed sank as quickly as it rose, which is a good sign. Unfortunately he speaks for a good many well-meaning people who subscribe to that view.
It hit a nerve with me. After thinking about the responses I saw to the site, and the traffic form both here and The Anchoress, I spilled out a long-winded reflection that I posted this morning. I added a link in the first post to my essay.
No problem, Hootsbuddy. I’ll stop by to check out your new post tomorrow!
I’ve struggled with how to approach gays as a Christian. You provide a refreshing opinion about the subject which doesn’t discount spiritual truth yet still treats them as people.
Thanks for the insight.