Matthew Vines, a Harvard-educated gay man claiming to be a Christian has sparked a great deal of controversy in the church community with his incorrect fault analysis on why the Bible does not condemn homosexuality. He has launched a new leadership training conference aimed at teaching Christians how to lead LGBT-friendly churches and communities. In a video announcing the project, Vines says The Reformation Project will "train, connect and empower gay Christians and their allies to reform church teaching on homosexuality from the ground up." Vines gained a wide recognition and stirred controversy last year with his hour-long YouTube video , which has gained over half a million views, where he presented a detailed argument on why he believes the Bible does not condemn gay people. The young Christian also did an exclusive interview with The Christian Post where he detailed how he arrived at his argument, which caused a great deal of discussion and debate in the Christian com...
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Did God design some people to be homosexuals?
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Image via Wikipedia Many people who experience same-sex attraction come to believe and adamantly claim that they were “born that way.” That would mean God intended for them to accept their homosexual orientation and adopt a gay identity, right? The short answer is “No!” But clearly the reigning sentiment in our society is that homosexuality – attractions, orientation, identity and behavior – is genetic. In both news and entertainment programs this idea is often stated as fact, as something that all intelligent people believe. One reason for this is the pressure applied by powerful special interest groups. The Wall Street Journal reported on August 12, 1993, that to suggest that current biological-cause theories are unsubstantiated is to risk one’s career. New York psychiatrist William Byne said, “I’m told my criticism is not politically correct…What they are saying, therefore, is that I should subjugate scientific rigor to political expediency.” However, as Aldous Huxley said, “Fact...