Two major “evangelical” churches in California have changed their views of homosexuality. Last year, Ken Wilson of the Vineyard Church in Ann Arbor said that Jesus gave him “a strong nudge” to write a letter to his congregation entitled “An Evangelical Pastor’s Path to Embracing People who are Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender into the Company of Jesus.” He claims that he no longer believes that the Bible forbids “sexual relations between those of the same gender” (“Minister Claims,” Christian News Network, Apr. 20, 2014). The Jesus that Wilson is dealing with is obviously not the Jesus of the Bible, who taught that marriage is for one man and one woman (Mat. 19:4-6). This month, Fred Harrell of City Church in San Francisco, which is associated with the Reformed Church in America, announced, “We will no longer discriminate based on sexual orientation and demand lifelong celibacy as a precondition for joining” (“Megachurch Leader Drops Celibacy Requirement for ‘Gay Members’--as Long as Sex Is in ‘Marriage,’” Christian News Network, Mar. 28, 2015). (Friday Church News Notes, March 27, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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