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Amid ongoing "gay pride" celebrations and the push for gay marriage, influential evangelical John Piper wants to put it all in perspective for the church. "My sense is that we do not realise what a calamity is happening around us," Piper, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis , wrote in a commentary on Thursday. "Christians, more clearly than others, can see the tidal wave of pain that is on the way. Sin carries in it its own misery." It's been nearly a week now since marriage for gay and lesbian couples was legalised in New York and since hundreds of thousands of Americans celebrated homosexuality with gay pride parades , not only in New York but also in Piper's home state of Minnesota . Homosexuality and its celebration are nothing new, the Reformed pastor clarified. "[Homosexuality] has been here since we were all broken in the fall of man," he wrote. "What’s new is not even the celebration of homosexual sin. Hom

MINNEAPOLIS, November 9, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A Minneapolis -area priest has called for the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt after the archbishop supported Minnesota ’s effort to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex “marriage.” Fr. Michael Tegeder  wrote a letter to the editor  of the Minneapolis  Star-Tribune  oh Thursday requesting that Archbishop Nienstedt “prayerfully consider stepping down from his office.” Fr. Michael Tegeder did not defend heterosexual marriage. Calling Nienstedt’s support for the marriage amendment a “misguided crusade,” he suggested that the archbishop’s resignation would be “healing for our state” and “would show some magnanimity on [Nienstedt’s] part.” Tegeder has long been a dissenter from Catholic teaching on the issue of homosexuality. He and the archbishop have clashed repeatedly over the issue. Last year, Fr. Tegeder refused to comply with Archbishop Nienstedt’s request that all priests read a “marriage praye

MINNEAPOLIS , November 2, 2012, - Two new television ads presented to voters by pro-marriage organizations are featuring victims of bullying by homosexual activists and their allies, whose habitual tactics of slander and intimidation were not widely reported by the mainstream media. One video sponsored by the Family Research Council and aired in opposition to homosexual “marriage” in Maryland , shows 14-year-old Sarah Crank and her mother describing  the viscous attacks  against Sarah by homosexuals following the girl’s testimony in favor of traditional marriage in the Maryland state legislature in January. ( Story continues following video .) The video shows quotes from public comments made on the Internet including “I hope you get raped by your married parents,” and “Stupid bitch, I hope you die on your birthday!”  “It never occurred to me in a million years that they would think about publicly attacking a child, publicly bullying a child,” says Crank’s mother

Minneapolis, MN , October 29, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews ) – They used to call them “swingers.”  Not anymore.  These days, like most “alternative lifestyle” groups, they’ve adopted a new, more clinical-sounding description – polyamorist – and incorporated it into the names of a small but growing number of advocacy and social networking organizations.  As the battle over the true definition of marriage heats up nationwide, they want a place on the front line. Polyamorists now want a seat at the table of "equality" and "tolerance." “ Polyamorist ” means “lover of many,” and it’s exactly what it sounds like.  Polyamorists maintain more than one sexual relationship at a time, with the full consent and knowledge of all partners.  Some are married to one partner but maintain a rotating stable of lovers.  Others join together in more lasting unions between multiple partners – for example, a threesome or foursome (which they call ‘triads’ and ‘quads,’) wherein all part

MINNEAPOLIS, MN , September 19, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Archbishop John Nienstedt of the diocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis stood on the steps of his State Capitol Tuesday and issued a call to all his fellow Minnesotans – Catholics and non-Catholics alike - to vote in favor of an amendment that would preserve the true definition of marriage. “What we so rarely hear on the discussion on the marriage amendment is that it is meant to be a positive affirmation of both the beauty as well as the importance of this fundamental union for society,” said Nienstedt, “and even more so for the children who are born of that relationship, that is to say the next generation to come.” “I ask all Minnesotans - all Minnesotans - to join us in voting yes on November 6th.” Archbishop John Nienstedt The archbishop was joined by about 40 Minnesotan clergy from a variety of denominations.  The main group opposed to the marriage amendment has been at pains to convince believers that s

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota , July 30, 2012 – Target is promoting their wedding registry with a focus on homosexual “marriage”. A new ad released last month depicts two men holding hands with the slogan, “Be yourself, together.” The retail giant has angered both pro-family and pro-homosexual activists as they have apparently flip-flopped in their approach to same-sex “marriage”. In 2010 Target faced some backlash from homosexual political groups after they gave $150,000 to MN Forward , a political group that supported Tom Emmer , the pro-life, pro-marriage Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota . More recently they have been criticized for their decision not to sell an album by Frank Ocean , who recently came out as homosexual. But last month the chain began selling same-sex “marriage” wedding cards, and they have supported pride parades in Minneapolis for a number of years. In May, Target sold gay pride t-shirts ad gave the proceeds to the Family Equality Council , a h

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota , July 18, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Target is now selling greeting cards for gay ‘marriages,’ as of the middle of June, adding to their previous support for the homosexual agenda . The cards, produced by Carlton Cards , include phrases like “Mr. & Mr.” and “Two very special women, one very special love.” “Target is focused on diversity and inclusivity,” spokesperson for Target Molly Snyder said, adding that they offer “wedding cards relevant for everyone,” including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender couples. Target faced some backlash from homosexual political groups in 2010 after they gave $150,000 to MN Forward , a political group that supported Tom Emmer , the pro-life, pro-marriage Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota . However, Target has been supporting gay pride events in Minneapolis for a number of years, and in May sold gay pride t-shirts and gave the proceeds to the Family Equality Council , a homosexual political

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA , May 23, 2012, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Two years after funding a pro-marriage politician, the Target Corporation has decided to fund an organization dedicated to same-sex “marriage.” Target has announced it will make a donation  worth up to $120,000  to the Family Equality Council (FEC), a homosexual political advocacy group. LGBT groups put Target in a bulls-eye after it donated money to a pro-marriage candidate in 2010. In the month of June, the chain will donate the proceeds from  online sales of a special collection of shirts, including one  designed by singer Gwen Stefani , to the organization.  The Minneapolis-based retailer faced backlash in 2010 after it gave $150,000 to MN Forward , a political group that supported Tom Emmer , the pro-life, pro-marriage Republican candidate  for governor of Minnesota. He narrowly lost to pro-abortion Democrat Mark Dayton . At the time, the corporation resisted calls to make an equal contribution to a ho

Image via Wikipedia Jesus died so that heterosexual and homosexual sinners might be saved. Jesus created sexuality, and has a clear will for how it is to be experienced in holiness and joy. His will is that a man might leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and that the two become one flesh ( Mark 10:6-9 ). In this union, sexuality finds its God -appointed meaning, whether in personal-physical unification, symbolic representation, sensual jubilation, or fruitful procreation. For those who have forsaken God’s path of sexual fulfillment, and walked into homosexual intercourse or heterosexual extramarital fornication or adultery, Jesus offers astonishing mercy. Such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God ( 1 Corinthians 6:11 ). But last weekend this salvation from sinful sexual acts was not embraced. Instead there was massive celebration of sin. One estimate  said