The Revealing

The church is in an influx of confusion and is in need of a cleansing. Some groups have gone as far to insist the office of the Apostle is coming back. These groups have already started acting as if they are Apostles. Don’t be fooled, and have no part of it. These men haven’t met the requirements of the office. They weren't chosen, they didn't witness his resurrection. Paul the last of the Apostles was in the presence of the Messiah. He was commissioned and personally taught by him. These movements are nothing but farces. As far as the cleansing is concerned, it is getting back to truths. The transitional period the church is going is the revealing of past and current ignorance. How disturbing is it to have a young boy singing homos are going to hell. This kind of activity is silly as well as reckless. The only reason we know of the incident is that someone you tubed it. Another incident that went viral was when a NC preacher said they should build a high electric fence and put all the gays in it. This behavior in the pulpit is irresponsible and it hurts the church more than you think. For all the gay and lesbians out there, the church is missing opportunities to witness. The second error is, think of the many other people that are listening to this hate being spewed. You are turning people off not on. It’s okay to preach the sincere word; it’s not okay to add to the sincere word.

Andrew Sullivan who’s article that was featured in Newsweek questioning the church was correct in many ways. He’s a bit delusional. Protestantism claims to be the truth, it doesn't view the Catholic Church as credible. Andrew seems to link both as one, it is at best misleading. Why don’t they deal with their overreaching issues that have plastered headlines and continue to be in the headlines? Andrew is also openly gay, which I don’t mind. The problem I have is he wants to spread the ills of the church but doesn't want to deal with his personal sins.

It is true the church is starting to go through a revealing; simply for it to deal with homosexuality and gay marriage. The church is being outed, as it should be outed. In order for the body to be cleansed, it has to be vulnerable in order to get back on the right track. The second issue is doctrine. The church has to get back to truths and stop putting personal convictions on people. God is going to do a great work, but the people’s hearts and minds must be receptacle to God’s truths and workings. A divided church cannot be effective!

The Ecclesia is Scared

I had a way, I figured a way out, a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers, but couldn’t get it past the Congress. Build a great, big, large fence — 150 or 100 miles long — put all the lesbians in there. Fly over and drop some food. Do the same thing for the queers and the homosexuals and have that fence electrified so they can’t get out. Feed ‘em. And, you know what, in a few years, they’ll die. You know why? They can’t reproduce. Charles L. Worley

These are the words spoken by a NC preacher on his views about homosexuality. He is proving first hand that he's ignorant. Secondly he's showing a total disregard to what his mission is or better yet his commission. With those remarks, it's makes me wonder, where did he get his license from. This is important, not something we should be playing with. People need answers and solutions. Especially the very folk you are denigrating by acting silly and being obnoxious. We are called to love and we chastise in kindness. How can anyone take you as a Pastor seriously when you have an open platform and this is how you use it. If you're worried about your crown it's probably going to be without jewels. The saying is about the church being the most segregated day on Sunday and Christians are single handily destroying America is true. Religion is suppose to be pure and undefiled but how can you tell, when it's in bed with politics and every other ilk. We must be the change we envision. It's time for the Ecclesia to stand up and be counted, it's time it speaks out against ignorance. Time the church show some type of cohesion or can it. The church is so divided with so many sect, off shoots etc. Charles L. Worley, please wake up and start preaching the good news and stop sending people to a hole in the ground. Don't forget, you are responsible for you actions. Make God and his angels rejoice, not get sick.

Ellen Degeneres or as some call her Ellen Degenerate is the face of an updated JC Penny. Penny's has continued to be a mainstay in the face of better retailers, such as Macy's, Belk, as well as others. It is the middle of America store that is looking for something bigger. A recent change in their logo, a new spokesperson(Ellen) and they get attacked  from the "Right."

One Million Moms came out in opposition to the partnership with Ellen. Moms is a religious right organization that is tired of the filth that's being directed at children. The Moms have every right to protest but isn't JC Penny a private entity? I understand their plight, I have places I will not frequent, it's a personal fight with certain companies. In life we have to choose our battles and Moms has chosen theirs but it's time religious groups realize that people and organizations have the right to coexist and do business as they see fit, even if you disagree with the lifestyle of the person the business decides to partner with.

Groups also have to be careful in their repute to protest certain stores and look at the sordid histories of all companies. Don't marginalize one company because of a lesbian spokesperson, what about the companies that participated in Apartheid?