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Desmond Tut won't worship a homophopic God?

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When Pope Francis declared last week, “who am I to judge?” in reference to gay people who “seek the Lord,” the media went haywire. Dr. Al Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has a helpful article telling everyone to calm down, as the Pope hardly said anything new. All Christians believe that sinners need to be treated with respect and compassion, as Jesus modeled and commanded. And when a person who is struggling with any sin, and is “seeking the Lord” he should not be judged or condemned, but rather helped and counseled. So, the Pope and I agree on something (I know, it’s a cold day here too). There is another prominent cleric, whom I seldom agree with on the issue of homosexuality, who made a cameo appearance in last week’s prurient media cycle. The colorful Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu has amassed an impressive treasury of struggle credentials (the Apartheid version of ‘street cred’). As a Black man staring down the barrel of White South Afric

Desmond Tutu and a homophobic heaven?

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Desmond Tutu 2007 at the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag in Cologne 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) By the world's standards, Desmond Tutu , the retired archbishop of South Africa , is an intelligent and influential man. A social rights activist who became known worldwide in the 1980s as a staunch opponent of apartheid, Tutu has been a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize , the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism , the Pacem in Terris Award , the Sydney Peace Prize , the Gandhi Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal for Freedom.1  Yet, in the eyes of the Lord God, Desmond Tutu is a fool ( Rom 1:22 ). He has ignored scripture completely, and affronted the holiness of God and the righteous of Christ. There can be no other conclusion based on his odd comments. Related articles Desmond Tutu Says He'd Pick Hell Over A Homophobic Heaven (queerty.com) [Nobel Peace Laureate] Tutu Says He Cannot Worship 'Homophobic' God (transcend.org) Archbishop: I

Former Polish president Lech Walesa cleared of 'hate crime' allegations over gay comments

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English: Lech Walesa in 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) GDANSK, Poland , March 15, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Prosecutors have confirmed that no charges are pending against former Polish president and leader of the Solidarity movement Lech Walesa , following a complaint alleging that he promoted hatred against homosexuals. While giving his views during a TVN24 interview on recent debates in parliament about legalizing civil partnerships for homosexuals in Poland , Walesa said, “ Homosexuals should sit on the last bench in the plenary hall, or even behind the wall, and not somewhere at the front.” As a tiny minority, homosexuals should not be overrepresented. “A minority cannot impose itself on the majority,” Walesa added. “They must know they are a minority and adapt themselves to smaller things.”  He added that homosexual politicians should not have important posts within parliament and "gay pride" marches should take place on the outskirts of cities and not

Liberian President remains firm: no legalization of homosexual acts

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Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf poses for a photo in the Pentagon Oct. 24, 2007, before sitting down to substantive, bilateral security discussions. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) ROME, March 20, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – In an interview with the UK Guardian newspaper yesterday, the president of Liberia , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , said that the question of legalization of homosexual acts is off the table, despite criticism and international pressure. “We like ourselves just the way we are,” she said. “We’ve got certain traditional values in our society that we would like to preserve,” President Johnson Sirleaf added. The interview was being conducted jointly with Tony Blair , former UK Prime Minister and now head of the Tony Blair Africa Governance Initiative (AGI), a group that assists African governments meet their economic and social reform goals. The group is currently working in Rwanda, Sierra Leone , Liberia and Guinea to help achieve targets in public services, rural