I’m Almost Ashamed to Acknowledge This

Many of the individuals who stop by here know that I have faith.  It developed in me through my upbringing in a Dutch Christian Reformed Church.  Quite a conservative bunch too I might add.  My faith is personal and, for the most part ineffable.  Except for two very important things.  My faith recognizes that the most important gift to man is his reason and that each individual is indeed sovereign.

Last night, while reading some blogs, I stopped by Arthur Silber’s and read a post Arthur titled Worthy of Death.  The post notes an op-ed written by one Susan Sanford and published in the Daily Mountain Eagle.  The piece is titled Sodom and Gomorrah revisited.

Arthur, righteously, excoriates Sanford, and labels this as a “vile piece of filth.”  I totally agree.  Why am I almost ashamed to acknowledge this?  Because I know there are individuals who actually believe what Sanford so execrably pens.  I know individuals who have set aside reason to embrace the passages Sanford quotes from the Bible.  It saddens me that I do and I cringe, CRINGE, at this rush to judgment by individuals who profess to accept Christ.

Plucking slivers they shove enough boards into their eyes to erect a monument of epic proportions to fools.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/26 at 07:38 AM

  1. I don’t know Mr. Venlet, I think you are off base on this one.

    It seems to me that Ms. Sanford is merely stating her case that the Bible specifically, and Judaism/Christianity in general consider homosexuality a sin. She goes on to explain that this is not just some bigotry that Christians have dreamt up recently. And that according to their holy book of sacred writing, which they believe comes directly from their God, it is clear that God considers homosexuality a sin.

    Then She sites specific passages from the Bible which support her argument.

    And I think she is correct. Clearly the God of Christianity, and the Bible itself state that homosexuality is a sin.

    Now if you want to debate that homosexuality is not a sin, that is certainly your right, but it seems rather foolish for you to argue that Ms. Sanford has written a “piece of vile filth” when she is merely stating the obvious. You may not like the fact that Christianity doesn’t approve of homosexuality, but that doesn’t change the fact that Christianity clearly has a negative view of Christianity.

    Are you denying that Christianity asserts homosexuality is immoral?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  02/27  at  12:33 PM

  2. No Serpent, I am not denying the Christianity asserts homosexuality is a sin.  I am simply attempting to work the board out of my eye.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  02/27  at  02:52 PM

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