Thursday, January 06, 2005
Those *Darn* Gay-Enablers and Arminian Churches
concerning a protest in Tucson.
The protest will be conducted by Wingspan, "Southern Arizona's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Community Center." It will be protesting Pastor Fred Phelps of www.godhatesfags.com and www.godhatesamerica.com fame who himself is appearing in Tucson to protest the play "The Laramie Project" put on my Rincon High School.
Obviously, I cannot offer my support to the LGBT community for religious reasons but neither do I offer my support to a man whose theology and actions are questionable (he has tenants of Calvinist in his theology among other things). By this I do not mean that I support homosexuality and will, in fact, oppose it based upon Biblical doctrine; however, this man has twisted biblical doctrine to fit his media mongering.
Besides, I can think of better things to do at 7 a.m. in the morning. Likewise, I doubt my "Arminian" theology will be thought well of. After all, he is protesting local "apostate, Arminian, pro-gay churches...for creating Tucson's satanic zeitgeist." In other words, he means First Southern Baptist Church, St. Augustine Cathedral, St. Alban Episcopal Church, First Methodist Church, St. Andrews Presbyterian, and St. Andrews Episcopal.
After attending First Southern Baptist Church a few times, I do find that it is a bit worldly, trying to appeal to the college students with their music and inappropriately dressed pastor; but otherwise, I did not find anything too objectionable about its doctrine. But obviously, Fred Phelps has. Then again, he is a five-point Calvinist with a bone to pick.
However, he did make a legitimate point. It is the churches of this town who have let us down. It is their job to pray, to evangelize, to win people over to their Lord and Master. It is the Christians of this town who have not done the God-given commandment of sharing the gospel.
So yes, Phelps has it right in one way...but so wrong in so many others.
It looks to be a fun week before school starts.
UPDATE: Garrett O'Hara pointed out that Fred Phelps never showed. Good thing I decided it was a waste of time to even go to the churches or school.
I admit it. I have a guilty pleasure otherwise known as Livejournal, the online diary website filled to the brim with teenage angst. Anyway, while browsing the u_of_a community, I discovered a post by
The protest will be conducted by Wingspan, "Southern Arizona's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Community Center." It will be protesting Pastor Fred Phelps of www.godhatesfags.com and www.godhatesamerica.com fame who himself is appearing in Tucson to protest the play "The Laramie Project" put on my Rincon High School.
Obviously, I cannot offer my support to the LGBT community for religious reasons but neither do I offer my support to a man whose theology and actions are questionable (he has tenants of Calvinist in his theology among other things). By this I do not mean that I support homosexuality and will, in fact, oppose it based upon Biblical doctrine; however, this man has twisted biblical doctrine to fit his media mongering.
Besides, I can think of better things to do at 7 a.m. in the morning. Likewise, I doubt my "Arminian" theology will be thought well of. After all, he is protesting local "apostate, Arminian, pro-gay churches...for creating Tucson's satanic zeitgeist." In other words, he means First Southern Baptist Church, St. Augustine Cathedral, St. Alban Episcopal Church, First Methodist Church, St. Andrews Presbyterian, and St. Andrews Episcopal.
After attending First Southern Baptist Church a few times, I do find that it is a bit worldly, trying to appeal to the college students with their music and inappropriately dressed pastor; but otherwise, I did not find anything too objectionable about its doctrine. But obviously, Fred Phelps has. Then again, he is a five-point Calvinist with a bone to pick.
However, he did make a legitimate point. It is the churches of this town who have let us down. It is their job to pray, to evangelize, to win people over to their Lord and Master. It is the Christians of this town who have not done the God-given commandment of sharing the gospel.
So yes, Phelps has it right in one way...but so wrong in so many others.
It looks to be a fun week before school starts.
UPDATE: Garrett O'Hara pointed out that Fred Phelps never showed. Good thing I decided it was a waste of time to even go to the churches or school.
posted by Laura Keslar at 9:32 PM | |
