Southern Baptists of Texas severs ties with church for welcoming gays

[Bluebear]

The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention has severed ties with a small Texas church over its relation to a ministry that welcomes and affirms homosexuals. The church is the first to have been disaffiliated from the Convention.

In a statement to the Associated Press on Thursday, SBTC Spokesman Gary Ledbetter explained that the executive board voted unanimously this month to "disaffiliate" Faith Harbour Church in Baytown, Texas, because it believed the church violated a constitutional provision against endorsing homosexual behavior.

Ledbetter said investigations began after convention members heard that a website linked with Faith Harbour contained welcoming and affirming language toward homosexuals.

"This is a destructive lifestyle, the Bible describes it as sinful," Ledbetter said, according to AP. "And we can see anecdotes in our own society that it is not a positive lifestyle for those that are in it."

http://www.christianpost.com/article/church/2475/section/texas.southern.baptists.disaffiliate.church.over.gay.row/1.htm

[seabeyond]

1. they day they kick out all divorce people, people that eat shell fish

or wear blended materials, is the day i will quit calling them hypocrits

[Bluebear]

2. Sorry, those rules don't apply anymore.

:eyes:

[blonndee]

3. Matthew 23:13: "But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in , neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in."

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Who would Jesus kick out?

Mark 11: 17 " 'My house will be called
a house of prayer for all nations'

[mcctatas]

5. Apparently the Texas baptist translation of that is

Mark 11: 17 " 'My house will be called
a house of prayer for all nations, unless they are men who like to kiss other men or women who wear comfortable shoes" Friggin fundies make me ill:puke:

[mykpart]

6. If they really believe these are sinners,

who needs the church more, "sinners" or folks who are already perfect?

[WernhamHogg]

7. "Ledbetter said..."

"Ledbetter said investigations began after convention members heard that a website linked with Faith Harbour contained welcoming and affirming language toward homosexuals."

"Welcoming and affirming language towards homosexuals"?!?!?! Oh the HORRORS!!! What is this world coming to when a church welcomes EVERYONE?!?! What would JESUS say about this "welcoming" nonsense???

:sarcasm:

[kevinbgoode]

8. Well, I have a new headline for them too. . .

How about "God Severs Ties With Southern Baptists of Texas - Cites Corruption and Willful Ignorance As Sources of Abomination for Membership."