Pope Francis, employing the usual double-talk of politicians, admitted that Roman Catholic teaching condemned homosexuality as a sin. Then, temporizing as politicians do, he noted that certain issues could reduce the sin to a non-sin, even to innocence.
Christians who read only the Bible for our beliefs escape the endless casuistry of Canon-law. Since Scripture clearly and consistently, with no deviation, condemns homosexuality as a sin that demands repentance, we believe it’s a sin that demands repentance, as Paul clearly taught in I Corinthians 6:9-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reparations to blacks for the slavery of their ancestry simply adds another layer of egotism to black culture’s already-ballooning refusal to accept personal responsibility for its future. They have previously claimed their ancestors worked without pay. True enough. Well . . . think of it from this perspective: where their ancestors WORKED FOR NOTHING, irresponsible blacks in America have, at least since the 1960’s lived on welfare—in essence being paid to NOT WORK. That left black boys and men free to be serial fornicators and adulterers, impregnating girls and women, then leaving them in the care of welfare while they proceeded to their next conquest. Billions of dollars have been GIVEN to blacks since the 1960’s. Those unearned sums have more than repaid what their ancestors weren’t paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A bonus not in the U-T In all the meetings church leaders have held to discuss methods of numerical growth, has anyone suggested a return to personal evangelism? That is, equipping willing disciples with simple methods that teach Christ to neighbors, friends and relatives. They don’t need to memorize scripture, or employ sales pitches as if we’re selling a product. Consider personal evangelism instead as simple as reading the Gospel of John with a prospect, noting the person of Christ in the personality of Christ. After all, Christ’s words convinced heathen Samaritans that he was the Savior of the world John 4:42. His words can’t possibly have a lesser impact today.
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