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It is as if the sins of adultery or fornication are wrong, but a sort of normalized wrong, whereas homosexuality is a “weird” or “unusual” sin. What we fail to recognize is that every sin from the mildest gossip to the wildest orgy is a mark of the fall, proof of sins twisting God ’s good creation. Last week I wrote about how Christians should respond to NBA player Jason Collins coming out as gay. Later a young gay man challenged me as to why Christians feel the need to respond with such bold clarity to homosexuality while not doing the same to other cultural sins. He pointed out some of the well-publicized stories of sexual infidelity and divorce in the NBA, as well as the underground culture in pro basketball involving groupies and prostitutes. Why, he asked, does homosexuality get skewered while behaviors like these are often overlooked by Christians? It is a fair and thoughtful question, and it deserves an honest and thoughtful answer. The short answer as to why writer

Singing from the same sheet: Churchgoers sing a hymn during a meeting at St Mary 's Catholic Church to voice their support for heterosexual marriage Groups supporting and opposing the Marriage Equality bill, which would legalise same-sex marriages, gathered at separate events in Blenheim yesterday. A crowd of about 110 people attended St Mary's Catholic Church to pray in support of heterosexual marriage, while a small group of about 14 people supporting the bill gathered in Seymour Square at the same time. Near the start of the church meeting, Blenheim Assembly of God minister Dennis Humphreys prayed for wisdom to tackle the issues. Wairau Presbyterian parish minister Brendan O'Hagan said his public statements about the marriage equality bill had been a stand for marriage, not against particular people. "It's an issue that I'm standing for and against, an issue, an idea and an assumption." Marriage was ordained by God and his tru

History of the Boy Scouts of America (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) For over a century, the Boy Scouts of America have stood for honor and traditional Judeo-Christian values , and taught millions of young people leadership and life skills by faithfully applying those values in their own lives. It's not surprising that advocates of alternative "values," such as gay and lesbian activists, would challenge these traditional family values. Indeed, homosexual activists argued that the Boy Scouts should change their values and allow openly homosexual men to serve as scoutmasters with the responsibility of mentoring impressionable youth. But thirteen years ago, in  Boy Scouts of America v. Dale , the Supreme Court of the United states upheld the right of the Boy Scouts to make their own decisions about membership, despite a New Jersey law that would have required them to accept an openly homosexual Scoutmaster . The Scouts won that fight, but only because they were ab

Latest New Member in East Belfast Welcomed (Photo credit: DUP Photos ) BELFAST, October 10 2012,  (LifeSiteNews.com)  - The Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland rejected on October 1 a move to install “gay marriage” in the province. The private member’s motion was put forward by the far-left Green Party and republican party Sinn Fein. The Green’s only representative in Stormont, Steven Agnew , said it would be message to homosexuals that “we see their love as equal”. The motion was soundly defeated by the dominant Democratic Unionists (DUP), only three of whose 45 members voted in favour. 45 of the total of 95 Members, 47.37 per cent, voted in favour, including 37 Nationalists, 3 DUP, and 5 “others” according to the government’s information. The motion could not have made a change in the marriage law that has to be ratified in the province by Westminster. But the BBC and other observers noted that had it passed, it would have increased pressure in Stormont to accept a c

ABC NEWS Australia reports: Republican White House challenger Mitt Romney , wooing social conservatives, has adamantly rejected same-sex marriage and trumpeted his belief in Christian values and the family. Three days after Barack Obama became the first US president to back gay and lesbian marriage , Mr Romney told university graduates on Saturday (local time) that the "pre-eminence of the family" remains at the heart of the principles that underpin the nation. "As fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate," the presumptive Republican nominee told the class of 2012 at Liberty University , the biggest Christian campus in the United States . "So it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. Marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman," he said, raising a loud cheer from a crowd of more than 25,000 - the biggest so far in this campaign season. Mr Romney, who did not directly refer

Image via Wikipedia DUNDAS, Ontario , February 17, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A Hamilton-area public school is drawing fire from parents after holding a school-wide gay-straight alliance assembly in November with a guest speaker who tried to convince the audience that biblical teaching on homosexuality is obsolete, archaic and “wrong.” Parkside High School in Dundas held the assembly Nov. 23, inviting the entire student body of approximately 480 students, in addition to faculty. Parkside High School The speaker identified herself as a lesbian “youth worship leader” from a synagogue and held herself out to be an authority on Old Testament Scripture, a concerned parent informed LifeSiteNews.  The information has been confirmed by at least two other families. When informed of parents’ concerns, Parkside’s principal Paul Barwinski did not deny the information. “If there are any students or parents that have concerns please have them contact me directly,” he said. LSN’s source reported

Bishop Mark Davies ordained as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Shrewsbury (Photo credit: Catholic Church (England and Wales) ) Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia The Catholic bishop of Shrewsbury in northwestern England has urged MPs to resist the efforts of the coalition government and Prime Minister David Cameron to impose “gay marriage.” Bishop Mark Davies said “politicians of Christian conscience” must protect the “ God -given meaning of marriage for the sake of all generations to come.” Bishop Davies delivered the comments in a homily during the diocese’s annual celebration of marriage, at St Wilfrid ’s Church in Northwich , Cheshire, on Saturday, the Daily Telegraph reports. He criticized the idea that “progress” always means a “continuous shifting” away from society’s Christian foundations. He called the proposal to allow homosexual partnerings to be called marriage a “seismic shift in the foundations of our society.” The comments follow the news that more than 100

SEATTLE , January 30, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – In news that will come as a heavy blow to many coffee lovers, Starbucks has officially backed homosexual ‘marriage.’ In a January 24 letter to U.S. partners, Kalen Holmes, Starbucks executive vice president, expresses support for the homosexual “marriage” legislation in Washington State .  The “important legislation,” says Holmes “is core to who we are and what we value as a company.” The legislation  has been decried  by pro-family advocates as a major threat to freedom, since it would force religious institutions to open the doors of their facilities for homosexual “ marriages .” The letter, which boasts of the company’s LGBT activism begins, “Starbucks is proud to join other leading Northwest employers in support of Washington State legislation recognizing marriage equality for same-sex couples.” The letter concludes: “We look forward to seeing this legislation enacted into law.” “I’m disappointed that Starbucks wants to redefi

JOLIET, January 27, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – In a  hard-hitting statement  Illinois Bishop Daniel Conlon has decried his state’s refusal to provide funding to Catholic adoption agencies over their refusal to adopt children to homosexuals, and defended the Church against charges of discrimination. “Are a bigot? If you are a believing Catholic, chances are many people will consider you a bigot,” the bishop wrote. “To believe, as Catholics do, that homosexual acts are disordered, as well as immoral, is considered a form of prejudice against people with same-sex attractions.” Bishop Daniel Conlon The state stripped funding from Catholic adoption agencies this past summer after the legislature passed a same-sex civil unions bill. Though the bill’s promoters had actively campaigned to dispel the “myth” that it would affect faith-based adoption agencies, after it passed the state immediately moved to end its contracts with Christian adoption agencies that refused to offer same-sex adopti