tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post3587150294758866517..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: HOMOPHOBIC PROFESSING CHRISTIANS DEFAME CHRISTIANITYJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-60842121700153516432011-06-10T20:46:04.412-07:002011-06-10T20:46:04.412-07:00Thank you so much, Mark. You have a great weekend...Thank you so much, Mark. You have a great weekend too. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-40245755911720193132011-06-10T19:38:28.886-07:002011-06-10T19:38:28.886-07:00Thank you for those very cogent analyses, Don and ...Thank you for those very cogent analyses, Don and Rev. Jerry. Have a great weekend!Mark Kassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154446387148438291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-24778150099494643742011-06-09T14:14:40.643-07:002011-06-09T14:14:40.643-07:00Mark:
Your question about my nickname has now bee...Mark:<br /><br />Your question about my nickname has now been answered on my blog.<br /><br />"Bishop" Eddie Long, and other repressed Gay religious leaders like Donnie McClurkin and Ted Haggerty, have a lot of repenting to do. Forgiveness is available to them, but they've got to seek it out! At present, they are unrepentant. They continue to break God's Commandment not to bear false witness. Worse, they bring falsehood into the pulpit. On top of that, they bring ignorance and hatred, too! And there are so many people who seem unable to resist charismatic clergy. They're like puppets on a string! <br /><br />There is a terrible punishment awaiting these clergymen if they don't change their ways. Jesus Christ had a stern warning to preachers who put stumbling blocks in the path of those who seek salvation: "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!"(Matthew 18:7). <br /><br />I've said this before: You cannot stand before God wearing masks and disguises! There is no truth you can conceal from Him, especially not the truth of LGBT status, which He Himself designed and gave to us as a gift. To be Gay, Bisexual or Transsexual is to mirror the gender of God. What an insult to the Lord, for anyone to conceal such a blessing! It is sinful for a Gospel messenger to hide in the closet, and even more sinful for Him to try to closet others. But, having read my essay "Trouble The Waters", you know how I feel about this, Mark.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-20147656598415908482011-06-08T14:52:06.729-07:002011-06-08T14:52:06.729-07:00Hi Mark: Don Charles wrote: "It's frighte...Hi Mark: Don Charles wrote: "It's frightening, how prone so many Gay men are to slavish celebrity worship. They're like lambs to the slaughter for opportunists like Lady Gaga."<br /><br />Regarding your other well articulated point regarding those who support these hypocritical pastors, I'm reminded of Frederick Schiller's remark: "Against stupidity, even the gods contend in vain." Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-20771159807411069862011-06-08T12:23:08.209-07:002011-06-08T12:23:08.209-07:00Hello Rev. Jerry.
I was thinking of you, Don Char...Hello Rev. Jerry.<br /><br />I was thinking of you, Don Charles and this post when I was watching the news last night. <br /><br />Have you been keeping abreast of the sexual scandal and lawsuits around "Bishop" Eddie Long in Atlanta? And the other mega church pastors who are defending it?<br /><br />It's quite arrogant and galling, these homophobic gay bashing pastors who secretly harbor same sex desires! And the church members are in massive denial and don't even care there tithes are being used to pay off sexual coercion lawsuits and fund his lavish lifestyle! I saw so much of this in the Church of God in Christ. It's very sad how some of these pastors are clearly lying and hypocrites.<br /><br />I would love to hear your thoughts (and Don Charles, too) and hope this isn't too far off-topic ...<br /><br />Also, have you heard from Don Charles? Per his instructions, on Sunday I posted my question about his nickname to his excellent bog Ignorance is Plentiful. I also left two other comments. None have been posted. I hope he is not under the weather. <br /><br />MKMark Kassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154446387148438291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-2408380398451762902011-06-05T18:09:45.404-07:002011-06-05T18:09:45.404-07:00Thank you for responding, Rev. Jerry.
And thank y...Thank you for responding, Rev. Jerry.<br /><br />And thank you, Don. My apologies for going off-topic. I'd be delighted to comment at your blog. I enjoy your and Jerry's essays.MKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-23651045942183601772011-06-05T12:07:37.311-07:002011-06-05T12:07:37.311-07:00To MK:
Submit this question to me on my blog, Ign...To MK:<br /><br />Submit this question to me on my blog, Ignorance Is Plentiful, and I'll respond to it.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-10570551072345333952011-06-05T09:54:26.279-07:002011-06-05T09:54:26.279-07:00Hi MK. Thanks for your comment. I'll send it...Hi MK. Thanks for your comment. I'll send it to Don Charles. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-65121870466562145312011-06-05T03:57:57.413-07:002011-06-05T03:57:57.413-07:00Hello Rev. Jerry.
I like Genevieve's point a...Hello Rev. Jerry. <br /><br />I like Genevieve's point about church-based bigotry. The vast majority of anti-gay laws and activity are done in the name of religion, or aided and abetted by organized religion. <br /><br />Many LGBTs have been rejected by churches, or their spirit was broken by the church. Many other gay men are forced into the closet, or continue to attend antigay churches. One cannot blame many LGBTs for choosing not to associate with religion, or even rejecting religion altogether. It's their choice as an adult.<br /><br />BTW, I have a question for your friend, the writer and essayist Don Charles. Why is he nicknamed "Stuffed Animal" Was it a childhood nickname? Just curious.MKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-69916054193584717722011-06-01T11:19:33.547-07:002011-06-01T11:19:33.547-07:00I can't blame them either, genevieve. One of ...I can't blame them either, genevieve. One of our tasks is to show LGBT people that Christians worthy of the name are not homophobic and in no way reject any of God's children. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-6591674078816978152011-06-01T11:04:58.472-07:002011-06-01T11:04:58.472-07:00There's always been a bias against Christians ...There's always been a bias against Christians just as there is against LGBT people. It's grieving when the institutional has been at the forefront of bigotry and repression of LGBT people throughout the centuries. <br /><br />With the Christian right in the front lines of this bigotry, it's not surpising that LGBT reject Christ and Christianity. I can't really blame them.genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041499205158357183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-1653233980084121652011-05-26T18:41:07.448-07:002011-05-26T18:41:07.448-07:00I agree with you, tastetherainbow33, and I'll ...I agree with you, tastetherainbow33, and I'll do my best to answer your questions within the next day or two. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-62070704513816787932011-05-26T17:11:13.961-07:002011-05-26T17:11:13.961-07:00It is amazing isn't it how so many slights can...It is amazing isn't it how so many slights can be said against religion and Christianity without anyone batting an eyelash, but if a celebrity were to say the word "fag" it is made national news. This is sad. I don't understand why people think it is okay to trash any particular group. We are all people, we all deserve to have our opinion, even if we might not agree with one another. <br />I like how you mention that the homophobic clergy is doing the devil's work. I think it is these "Christians" that preach of hatred that give all of Christianity a bad name at times. I think this is a completely unfair assumption to be made.<br />In a totally unrelated note, I e-mailed your hotmail account with the first five questions of the interview if you are still interested. I would really appreciate it if you could send back your answers ASAP. Thank you so much, once again, for your time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-71414805228674077712011-05-26T11:29:38.392-07:002011-05-26T11:29:38.392-07:00Thanks Don Charles. These are excellent and appro...Thanks Don Charles. These are excellent and appropriate verses of Scripture as applied to professing "Christian" homophobes who deny the grace of God, thereby denying the Gospel, and who heap untold suffering on God's LGBT children, and have the temerity to do so in the name of God. Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-67889914751964172692011-05-26T10:04:50.771-07:002011-05-26T10:04:50.771-07:00Jerry,
The Lord had advice for the blasphemers an...Jerry,<br /><br />The Lord had advice for the blasphemers and the false prophets you're talking about:<br /><br />LUKE 12: 8 - 10<br />(Jesus Christ said) “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges Me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God."<br /><br />LUKE 12: 42 - 46<br />(Jesus Christ said) “Who, then, is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers!"DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com