When Sin Is No Longer A Sin! : Part 2

WHEN SIN IS NO LONGER A SIN! : PART TWO

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Last Updated : July 23, 2006

Flee From The Light, Reinterpret The Bible Through Deception
Presbyterian Struggle, Baptist And Episcopalian Compromises,
'We Are All Normal', Political Maneuvers, Howard Dean And
Gay's Vermont Victory, Bill Clinton - Destroyer Of Morality,
Gay Comic Book Heroes, 'Corpus Christi' And Ungodly New York

As we saw in part one, because many gays and lesbians have
rejected the truth of God's Word, they have had to convince
themselves that sin is no longer a sin. For some, this has
meant totally throwing out the Bible as the inspired Word of
God, being as they cannot stand in the Light of its truth;
while for others, it has meant trying to reinterpret it. In
the case of the former, I am reminded of the following words
spoken by Jesus in chapter three of the Gospel of John:

"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth
the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved." John 3:19-20, KJV

In short, some people seem to think that they can keep their
sins from being exposed by God's Word, by simply rejecting
it, or else by trying to hide from it; but as we saw in part
one, nothing is hidden from the face of the Lord. All will
be revealed in His time. In the case of the latter group, as
we also saw in part one, Satan has indeed raised up an evil
seed of false clergy who have perverted the true meaning of
the Scriptures, and popularized the false doctrine that God
loves and accepts each and every one of us just the way we
are; even if some people do happen to be gay or lesbian. In
their delusion, these deceivers have nullified the doctrine
of repentance which was preached by John the Baptist, by the
Lord Himself, as well as by all of His Apostles, including
Paul. Remember again that Jesus said 'Go, and sin no more.'
He did not say, 'I love you and forgive you, but go and keep
on sinning'. These modern false prophets remind me of two
additional warnings which were issued by the Apostle Paul.
He wrote:

"But evil men and seducers shall wax [grow] worse and worse,
deceiving, and being deceived." 2 Timothy 3:13, KJV

"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transform-
ing themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel;
for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be
transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end
shall be according to their works."
2 Corinthians 11:13-15, KJV

These false apostles, these deceitful workers, these false
ministers of righteousness, as Paul calls them, are not only
deceived themselves, but they are leading others into their
same web of delusion and sin. As we saw in part one, some of
these clergy are preaching exactly what the gay and lesbian
community wants to hear; and that is that sin is no longer
sin. There should be no doubt then, that America is in fact
spiritually eroding from within! Exactly how divided are the
spiritual leaders of America? Consider the following article
circulated by the Associated Press in June of 2,000. It is
quite revelatory:

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Presbyterians to debate church's role in same-sex unions

June 25, 2000

LONG BEACH, California (AP) -- Presbyterian leaders
gathering here this week will debate whether to ban
blessings of same-sex unions even if the ceremonies stop
short of marriage, the latest ecclesiastical conflict over
recognition for gay and lesbian couples.

Organizers of the annual meeting of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A) hope a consensus reached at the weeklong gathering
that convened Saturday will unify factions of
traditionalists and reformers threatening to fragment the
church over the issue of homosexual unions.

"The differences are real and serious ... and I hope the
discussion will enable us to focus on the fundamental nature
of our responsibility," said the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick,
who is required to remain neutral on policy debates in his
supervisory position in the denomination's General Assembly

The 560-member General Assembly is the chief policy-setting
body for the 2.6 million-member church.

Issues of gay rights have dominated other major religious
gatherings this year. The United Methodist Church last month
upheld its doctrine banning gay ordination and the
sanctioning of same-sex unions. In March, the Central
Conference of American Rabbis voted to let rabbis choose to
preside at same-sex union ceremonies.

Homosexual advocates said they are optimistic that the
Presbyterians will decide to permit recognition of same-sex
couples because recent rulings by the church high courts
have favored gays.

"This church is so close to doing right. But then, they've
had 27 years of discussion. It's time to decide -- are we
welcome in their churches, or are we not?" said the Rev. Mel
White, of the largely homosexual Metropolitan Community
Churches based in West Hollywood that are not Presbyterian.

A group of Presbyterian delegates, or commissioners, will
meet Tuesday to discuss proposed amendments to the
denomination's Book of Order, or constitution, that seek to
explicitly prohibit same-sex unions.

A fourth proposal up for debate suggests that churches be
permitted to determine their own policies on ministering to
gays and lesbians, said the Rev. Charles Proudfoot, a
spokesman for the assembly.

The committee's recommendations will go to the full assembly
later this week, where approval would require a simple
majority.

If the measures are passed, they would go before the
ordained Presbyterian ministers and elders nationwide for
approval.

Opponents to same-sex unions argue the church should not
condone homosexual couples because their lifestyles conflict
with biblical principles.

"I believe same-sex unions are just a way to get people to
start approving of (gay) marriages, and that's just not
appropriate," said the Rev. Greg Loskoski, of Savannah, Ga.,
a member of the committee debating the issue.

Supporters of same-sex unions plan to protest at the
convention, saying church discrimination against gays and
lesbians prevents them from fulfilling their faith.

Soulforce, a multi-faith coalition of gays, lesbians and
supporters, has scheduled a protest Sunday where dozens
expect to be arrested while forming a human chain and
blocking one of the many entrances to the convention center
following the Presbyterian convention's opening worship
service.

"Gays and lesbians across this country are saying that if
the church can't grow up and accept reality, then we don't
need the church," said White, co-founder of Soulforce. "We
can find ways to worship on our own."

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Thankfully, in this case, the Presbyterian church held to
its Christian convictions, and defeated the gay and lesbian
agenda by a very narrow margin. A week later, the Associated
Press reported the following:

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Presbyterian Leaders Vote Against Commitment Ceremonies For
Gays

July 1, 2000

LONG BEACH, California (AP) -- The chief policy-making body
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted by a narrow margin
Friday to recommend barring its ministers from officiating
commitment ceremonies for gay couples.

The measure still must be ratified by scores of ministers
and elders nationwide before it can become part of the Book
of Order, the constitution for the 2.6 million-member
denomination.

It passed the church's General Assembly by a vote of
268-251, with four abstentions. If the ministers and elders
in the church's 173 presbyteries approve, the ban would be
put into effect at next year's meeting of the General
Assembly.

A similar ban on gay commitment ceremonies was approved the
church's General Assembly in 1994 but failed to win
ratification.

After the vote, gay-rights advocates streamed out of the
meeting, many of them in tears.

"We are crying out for justice and we are crying out for
this church," the Rev. Jane Adams-Spahr of San Rafael said
as she led a group of some 50 opponents of the ban in
prayer.

Several said they were still hopeful that the church's
presbyteries would not uphold the ban.

No state has officially legalized gay marriage, but a new
Vermont law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples
took effect Saturday, and other states have debated similar
laws.

A month ago, the church's highest court ruled that local
congregations may conduct such religious ceremonies
celebrating homosexual unions as long as those ceremonies
stop short of marriage.

But the amendment approved Friday night, if ratified, would
overpower that ruling by prohibiting church officers from
performing gay commitment ceremonies and barring such
ceremonies from church property.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) prohibits homosexuals from
serving as ministers but does not exclude homosexuals from
the church.

Proponents of the ban argued that the Presbyterian Church
must stop blessing same-sex unions because that implicitly
condones homosexual behavior, which the church views as a
sin.

Other supporters said recognizing gay couples could cripple
the church's missionary work in countries with conservative
values.

The Rev. Charles Castles of San Joaquin, whose presbytery
proposed the amendment, said he considered Friday's vote a
"step of the journey" toward clarifying the church's stance
on homosexuality.

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As the previous reports reveal, the Presbyterians are by no
means the only church which has had to struggle with the gay
and lesbian issue; and sadly, as we saw previously, some of
America's churches have completely abandoned their long-held
Christian convictions and values, and have yielded themselves
to political and societal pressure. Take, for example, the
following report included in the July 3rd, 2000 issue of the
Baptist Information Service newsletter, which discusses two
Baptist churches in the American Northwest:

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American Baptists Embrace Sodomy

"At its convention in Salt Lake City in May, the Northwest
region of the American Baptist Church voted against
banishing two Seattle churches that accept homosexual
pastors and welcome practicing homosexuals as members. The
vote was 161 in favor and 92 against.

The churches are Seattle First Baptist and University
Baptist. The latter is pastored by a woman, Anne Hall, and a
homosexual male, Tim Phillips.

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What a tragedy indeed! Once the loathsome disease of compro-
mise takes root, it seems to spread quickly, very much like
an uncontrollable cancer. In July of that same year, the
Associated Press published the following reports regarding
ongoing discussions within the Episcopalian church. Sadly,
rather than fully reject the ungodly demands of the gay and
lesbian community, the Episcopalians embraced a sickening,
look-the-other-way compromise:

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Episcopalians mull couples' rites

DENVER (AP) - Episcopalians disappointed that church
policy hasn't fully embraced same-sex unions may end up
with the next best thing: A rite for people in monogamous,
committed relationships. Officials meeting at the
Episcopal General Convention were to consider a
proposition Tuesday that would develop rites for Episcopal
couples - both homosexual and heterosexual. Acceptance of
homosexuals in all aspects of the church is one of the
biggest issues at the 10-day convention. There was
speculation that the 1,000 delegates might try to avoid
conflict by sticking with the status quo: tacit approval
of dioceses that bless same-sex unions. But a committee
shelved that plan and proposed developing rites for those
in monogamous and committed relationships. The plan would
have to pass the 824-member House of Deputies and the
300-member House of Bishops.

Episcopalians nix gay rites

DENVER (AP) - Episcopal bishops argued vigorously for
ceremonial rites for same-sex unions Wednesday, a day
after the provision was narrowly rejected by clergy and
lay delegates at the church's national convention. The
church's House of Deputies, fearing such a bold step would
divide the church, rejected a provision Tuesday to add
rites for all unmarried couples, however it approved
provisions calling on the church to support unmarried
couples in monogamous relationships. While the measure
doesn't mention homosexuals, it is seen as a response to a
push for the church to bless their relationships. The
resolution also acknowledges that individual dioceses will
continue to bless same-sex unions without churchwide
sanction. Several bishops said Wednesday that is not good
enough.

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While these news reports concentrate on the sick compromise
which is now occurring within the American Christian church,
please understand that the gay and lesbian community is in
fact advancing their agenda worldwide. This is NOT just an
American phenomenon. For example, also in July of 2,000, the
Associated Press reported the following development occurring
in Norway:

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Norway approves gay clergyman

OSLO, Norway (AP) - Norway's minister of churches has
upheld the appointment of an openly gay clergyman - a
precedent-setting ruling that defies the state Lutheran
church's religious guidelines. Minister of Churches and
Education Trond Giske announced Thursday that he had hired
Jens Torstein Olsen. The decision makes Olsen the first
clergyman hired to preach in the Church of Norway while
openly living in a homosexual relationship. The appoint-
ment has caused furious debate that some fear could split
the church. Gay marriages are legal in Norway, with all the
rights of heterosexual marriages except church weddings and
the right to adopt.

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There should be no doubt then, that the gay and lesbian
community has carved deep inroads into organized religion;
not only in America, but in other countries as well; and
they have absolutely no intentions of stopping there. They
are not happy with just living their own delusion; it is
their ultimate goal to convince the rest of the world that
their lifestyle is normal and acceptable behavior. They want
to convince the rest of us that, contrary to what the Word
of God clearly tells us, sin is no longer a sin. They want
everyone to embrace them as normal people, who are just like
the rest of us, but are they? While we have now taken a look
at the religious angle of their agenda, you are undoubtedly
aware of the fact that there are other techniques which the
gay and lesbian community is employing, in order to achieve
their goals. Let us discuss some of them.

In addition to coercing the religious establishment into
accepting their ungodly lifestyle, another obvious part of
their program is to gain influence with certain sympathizers
within political parties and institutions, with the ultimate
goal being to convince them to modernize and amend certain
laws of the United States of America so that homosexuals and
lesbians are not only protected by law, but are also granted
certain rights and privileges which, until recently, were
only bestowed upon heterosexual, (or male-female), marriage
relationships. Aside from gaining political ground, just as
they have been doing in the religious arena, their intention
seems to be to envelop these unnatural relationships in an
aura of decency, normalcy and respectability; and gaining a
legal status will do exactly that. As more and more priests
and politicians begin to bestow their blessings upon these
relationships, more and more people will likewise begin to
view gay and lesbian unions as a normal part of American
life. Not only that, but the belief that such relationships
are sinful will slowly begin to slip into the past; and that
is exactly what they want to happen. They want to replace
God's Standards, with man's standards.

As most of my readers will know by now, the gay and lesbian
community gained a great victory in this area on April 26,
2000, when Howard Dean, the misguided governor of the state
of Vermont, signed into law, a bill which created a legal
status for gay and lesbian unions, known as 'civil unions',
which bestows upon them many of the same rights which are
enjoyed by normal married couples. Following is an article
from the Associated Press which contains the details
regarding this historical law:

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Vermont governor signs bill creating marriage-like 'civil
unions'

April 26, 2000

MONTPELIER, Vermont (AP) -- Gov. Howard Dean signed a
first-in-the-nation law Wednesday granting gay couples
nearly all of the benefits of marriage.

"I think it is a courageous and powerful statement about who
we are in the state of Vermont," the Democrat said. "I also
believe that this legislation speaks to the heart of this
state, and certainly to my heart."

The legislation creating marriage-like "civil unions"
reached the governor's desk shortly before lunch time, just
a day after the House gave its final approval. And by the
time of a 2 p.m. news conference, he had already signed it
out of view of TV cameras, photographers and reporters.

Dean said he signed the bill privately because he did not
want the ceremony to be a triumphal party by supporters of
the law. Instead, he said, it was time for the state to
begin healing.

"In politics, bill-signings are triumphal," he said. "They
represent overcoming of one side over another. These
celebrations, as the subject of the matter of the bill, will
be private."

The law will allow gay couples to form civil unions
beginning July 1. That will entitle them to all of the
hundreds of rights and responsibilities available to married
couples under Vermont law in such areas as taxes,
inheritance and medical decision-making.

Other states will probably not recognize Vermont civil
unions, and such status will not entitle gay couples to any
the benefits available to married couples under federal law
in areas such as taxes and immigration.

Nevertheless, no state has gone further than Vermont is
giving gay couples something approximating marriage.

The bill came about after the Vermont Supreme Court
unanimously ruled in December that gay couples were being
unconstitutionally denied the benefits of marriage. The
court left it up to the Legislature time to decide whether
to let gays marry or to create some kind of domestic
partnership.

The legislation passed after strong debate in which
opponents argued that homosexuality is "against natural
law." Opponents have warned that they will make their anger
known at the polls in November when members of the
Legislature are up for re-election.

Under the law, gay couples will be able to go to their town
clerks for licenses and have their unions certified by a
judge or member of the clergy. Breakups will be handled in
Family Court, just as divorces are, although they will be
called dissolutions.

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Several months after this bill became law in Vermont, state
Representative, Nancy Sheltra, launched a counterattack. She
insisted that the law had to be repealed, before it spread
to other states as well; but to this date, over a year later,
the law still remains in effect; and other states, such as
Hawaii, are currently going through their own legal wrangles
over the gay and lesbian issue. While the passage of this
law has been a very public event, and has stirred up a lot
of heated debate on both ends of the political and religious
spectrum, it is important that you realize that these are
not the only areas where the gay and lesbian community has
been busily implementing its sick agenda. In fact, once you
have read the remainder of this series, I think you will
easily come to understand that they no doubt prefer that you
do not realize the full extent of their evil program for the
psychological readjustment of American society.

This series would not be complete if I did not dedicate at
least a few words to mentioning one man in particular, who
has been extremely instrumental in promoting and advancing
the gay and lesbian cause. For a period of eight years, that
is, from the very first week that he entered the Oval Office
of the United States of America, this man, motivated by his
wayward, ungodly, liberal beliefs, contributed greatly to
the destruction of the moral fiber of Christian America. He
did this by his own poor, personal example when he chose to
have an affair with Monica Lewinsky and then lied about it;
he did this when he chose to support the right to abortion;
and he most certainly did this when he opened the floodgates
to homosexual and lesbian rights within America. This is the
very same man who in September of 2,000, five months after
the Vermont bill had been passed, said:

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'More and more people are identifying with our common
humanity. Increasingly, society is moving to higher and
higher levels of decency and justice.'

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'Higher and higher levels of decency', Mr. Clinton? Based
upon whose standard? Certainly not God's! The homosexual and
lesbian community could not have asked for a better defender
of their cause, or a better president than Clinton; because
this sinful man gave them the green light. He basically told
them that it was safe to come out of the closet now, and to
openly flaunt their sins before the American public; and as
we all know, that is exactly what they have been doing ever
since; and not only have they come out of their closet, but
they have been fighting tooth and nail in order to achieve
greater and greater rights; which has now culminated in a
legal status, which they believe will give them greater
respectability before the American public; but what about
God???

If you the reader seriously think that I am over-exaggerat-
ing this point, then stop for a moment, and think about what
occurred while Clinton was in office, and what continues to
happen today. Stop and ask yourself if these things would
have happened if a more conservative God-fearing president
had been voted into office during those eight years. Clinton
flashed the green light, and it was as if someone had said
'Follow the leader!'. The movie screen and the television
screen have become flooded with gay and lesbian characters.
There are books, magazines and other publications dedicated
to the gay and lesbian cause, and they are not just geared
to adults who are of that sexual persuasion. This garbage is
being printed for our children as well. In July of 2000, the
following news item was included in a newsletter I often
receive from the Baptist Information Service:

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Sodomite Super Heroes

"The comic book company that gave us Superman will now give
us the first super heroes that will fight crime as a couple
- not as Batman and Robin - but as a cohabitating homosexual
couple. The dashing duo named Apollo and Midnighter, appear
in the D.C. Comics series 'The Authority,' . . . Apollo and
Midnighter will be like any other super heroes, fighting
crime and saving the world. It's just that at the end of
their adventures they will go to bed."
(Sword of the Lord, June 23, 2000)

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The movie, television and publishing industries are not the
only places where the gay and lesbian community is applying
pressure, and concentrating their efforts on changing the
psychological landscape of America. During the last quarter
of 1998, a blasphemous play entitled 'Corpus Christi' made a
brief but popular showing at a theater located on West 55th
Street in Manhattan, N.Y.; however, stiff opposition by the
public caused it to be terminated. What was the reason for
the sudden termination? The ungodly play depicted Jesus as a
gay man who engage in homosexual acts with his followers. It
is my understanding that this building was later condemned
and torn down. This is not the only kind of ungodly filth
which is coming out of New York. In February of this year,
the Associated Press news agency published the following
report regarding a controversial photography exhibit, also
in New York:

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Nude female Jesus photo stirs chaos

NEW YORK (AP) - A photography exhibit that includes a work
depicting Jesus as a naked woman is stirring debate at the
same museum where a dung-decorated painting of the Virgin
Mary sparked a heated six-month legal battle. The work "Yo
Mama's Last Supper" features the photographer, Renee Cox,
nude and surrounded by 12 black apostles. It is part of an
exhibit of 94 contemporary black photographers opening
Friday at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Cox, a Jamaican-born
artist who was raised Catholic, said the Last Supper image
highlights legitimate criticisms of the church, including
its refusal to ordain women as priests. "Get over it!" she
said. "Why can't a woman be Christ? We are the givers of
life!" Another artist's photo collage depicts a topless
woman, crucified. "I think what they did is disgusting, it's
outrageous," Mayor Rudy Giuliani said, adding that anti-
Catholicism "is accepted in our city and in our society."
Giuliani said Thursday he is appointing a task force "that
can set decency standards for those institutions that are
using your money, the taxpayers' money," including the
city-subsidized museum. In 1999, the museum's "Sensation"
show featured an elephant dung-embellished Virgin Mary. The
mayor froze the museum's annual $7.2 million city subsidy -
about a third of its annual budget - then sued in state
court to evict the museum. The museum filed a countersuit in
federal court, where a judge ruled that the city had
violated the First Amendment and restored the funding. This
time, Giuliani said he would go all the way to the U.S.
Supreme Court, whose decisions he said are based on "showing
decency and respect for religion.

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Speaking of New York, how ironic that the Clintons have set
up shop there, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is now a Senator
from that State. Undoubtedly, the gay and lesbian community
of 'The Village' are happy to have such powerful and loyal
supporters as residents of their state! We will continue
exposing the gay and lesbian agenda in part three. I trust
that you will join me.

Go To Part Three . . .