tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post5533704020431094002..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: FLEE TOXIC CHURCHES AND CLERGYJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-71858131055501659092010-09-18T08:27:46.176-07:002010-09-18T08:27:46.176-07:00Thanks so much, Len. What you wrote means a great...Thanks so much, Len. What you wrote means a great deal to me, and I'm very appreciative. When people call themselves "Godly," they deny and betray the very trait that they are applauding in themselves! As you know, there is a great difference between Christ's Church and the institutional Church, and there is all too often very little overlap between the two. My very best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-57529097006609719462010-09-17T20:46:12.040-07:002010-09-17T20:46:12.040-07:00I love it when you get tough and draw the line wit...I love it when you get tough and draw the line with ¨ignorant and/or mendacious clergy¨...I cross posted again today and I throughly see how your message applies to extremists of all stripes...it certainly applies to Anglican fear/hatemongers who pride themselves on their holiness...they actually mention how ¨Godly¨ they are! YIKES!<br /><br />Thanks again, Jerry,<br /><br />LenLeonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-3435587748088726162010-09-17T12:42:06.268-07:002010-09-17T12:42:06.268-07:00Hi Don Charles: It's hard to tell if this mess...Hi Don Charles: It's hard to tell if this message has been heeded, or to what degree it has been heeded, but we do know that there are seemingly fewer people attending institutional churches, and it may well be that increasing numbers of Christians are coming to the realization that what is preached in most churches is both antagonistic to the Gospel, and is also inconsistent with Christ's teachings regarding loving and not judging or condemning others. <br /><br />And, this is a message that must be reinforced for it is crucial that LGBT people finally come to understand that they are being lied to when homophobic rhetoric is spewed out of the mouths of ignorant and/or mendacious clergy. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-13959823356673303432010-09-17T10:08:02.146-07:002010-09-17T10:08:02.146-07:00You and I have sent out this important message man...You and I have sent out this important message many times, Jerry. I wonder when it will ever get through? I don't see any evidence that it's been heeded yet.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com