Obama appoints open homosexual to faith-based office Jim Brown and Jody Brown - OneNewsNow - 4/7/2009 8:00:00 AM
The head of a conservative activist group says President Obama's appointment of a leading homosexual activist to his faith-based council is an ominous sign that he may enforce a "pro-homosexuality orthodoxy" on religious groups receiving federal funds, which is itself a form of bigotry.
Barack Obama has appointed outspoken homosexual activist Harry Knox to the White House Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Knox, who is the director of the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Religion and Faith program, will serve a one-year term on the 25-member Council. Two years ago during an appearance on MSNBC, Knox argued that scientific evidence supports the notion that certain people are born homosexuals. "What's clear from our experience and from science is that being gay or lesbian is an immutable, unchangeable gift from God -- one for which I'm very grateful," he said.
According to the HRC website, Knox is a former licensed pastor of a United Methodist Church in Georgia, and was denied ordination because of his sexual orientation. Last month, Knox was critical of Pope Benedict's statement that condom usage increases HIV infections. That stance, said Knox, "is hurting people in the name of Jesus." He has also referred to "lesbian and gay" ministerial candidates as "gifted ministers."
HRC cites Knox as "instrumental in creating a national network for 22 progressive state clergy coalitions" across the U.S. But Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, says the HRC staff member is at the forefront of a movement that seeks to rewrite the Bible to support homosexuality.
"Harry Knox is part of an organization which is fundamentally bigoted against Christians and promotes the exclusion of Christians from various fora," he contends. "For example, Human Rights Campaign used its influence to kick me off a diversity panel that I was supposed to be part of on dealing with faith and controversial issues, including homosexuality."
While the HRC staffer claims he "will support the president in living up to his promise that government has no place in funding bigotry against any group of people," LaBarbera says Knox will be "using his influence to keep Christians out of government-funded programs." http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Defa ... ?id=479808
I hope America is paying attention.
The LIBERAL LEFT have frequently attempted to establish an aggressive campaign against Christianity because of its opposition to the HOMOSEXUAL lifestyle. They are attacking organizations like the BOY SCOUTS ( of which yours truly was a member ) for adhering to the same convictions. And over this past weekend during the Miss U.S.A. Pageant, Miss California Carrie Prejean was asked a question concerning Gay Marriage by pageant judge Perez Hilton ( a flamboyant homosexual himself ).
During the show, Perez asked Carrie, "Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?"
In her response, Miss California revealed that she believed marriage should be between a man and a woman. She stated the following:"Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. Um, we live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage and, you know what, in my country and in, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman," Carrie said to a mix of boos and applause. "No offense to anybody out there. But that's how I was raised and that's how I think that it should be between a man and a woman."
This answer obviously didn't sit well with Mr. Hilton. As you know by now, Miss California lost to Miss North Carolina.Perez Hilton further admitted to Access Hollywood after the pageant,
"The way miss California answered her question lost her the crown, without a doubt!" Hilton went on to say, " Never before that I'm aware of has a contestant been booed at Miss USA."
Jesus said the following:
Matthew 10: 32-33 "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven."
All I can say to Carrie Prejean about her answer to Perez Hilton is simply this.........."WELL DONE"! ;-)
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The sad thing is that America is not paying attention. No one has the guts to stand up and say enough is enough. Too many Christians have lost their faith that God; can G.R.O.W. [God Rewards Our Works].
ReplyDeleteI for one would love a good reward from the Father, instead of having to listen to all of this pitiful excuse of life.
JWayne (mod from Christ First Forum)
A CHANGE IN MY OPINION (well, sort of).
ReplyDeleteA few of my friends at Christ First Forum have brought to my attention an Old Testament verse with an interpretation I had not considered.
"Then he drank of the wine (a sin) and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent, and Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him."
(One has to ask themselves, 'what did his younger son do to his father?' We know he looked upon his nakedness,and it was wrong. This implies to me it was an 'homosexual act',and 'sin~')
"Then he said: "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.”
And he said: “ Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant. May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.”
In all honesty, I had not considered this verse to have homosexual implications. I will put aside my "BOTH' view for now to study this further.
There may be TRUTH in what they say.