How do we protect both heterosexual & gay marriage from Christian Evangelical preachers?

Question

I'm of course referring explicitly to Ted Haggard and his travesty of a heterosexual marriage, a wife & 5 kids plus closet casual sex with a male prostitute and drug taking all whilst trying to prevent equal civil rights for openly gay honest folk who want their committed relationships recognised in gay marriage.

Answer 1

Yeah, so much for evangelical fundies going on about the sanctity of marriage -- when one of their great leaders is violating his marriage vows, his vows to God and to all of the millions of followers who supported him, and lying about all of it (until the truth was proved).

The attached article is very interesting.

Answer 2

I can tell you are a gay liberal even asking a stupid question like that.

I haven't heard of any preachers putting down heterosexual marriage. Have you?

As far as protecting Gay Marriage from preachers (and I assume you mean others that oppose gay marriage), You can't!

It should be simple to understand, if you want to do anything that is against the mainstream behavior, you should be ready to face criticism and other consequences.

Answer 3

I'm so tired of them running this country. Time to send the right people into office, and make those people accountable to US not the preachers.

Answer 4

We cannot.

We can try our best, however, to keep the wall of separation between Church and Hate intact, by being voices of acceptance and love.

Answer 5

Protect? I think they need delivered! They may find legal marriage but never a Godly marriage.

Answer 6

The practice of homosexuality is destructive to the human soul. God makes it clear that homosexuality is a sin (Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Jude 1:7; 1 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 21:8). Supporting gay marriage is a sin because it means to support homosexuality and the perversion of Holy Matrimony. If a nation legalizes gay marriage, that nation will be cursed.

Homosexuality is caused by iniquity. Iniquities (tendencies that cause one to sin) pass down the generation line (Numbers 14:18). When one accepts Lord Jesus as their Saviour, God forgives their sins and removes their iniquities (evil tendencies) in the subsequent transformation process which makes one more and more like Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Hebrews 9:12-14
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Titus 3:5
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

After genuinely accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour, ALL sinners (those who practice homosexuality, alcoholics, liars, drug addicts, fornicators etc.) will be saved and transformed. Each believer is cleansed by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and receives the infilling of the Holy Spirit who renews them.

REDEMPTION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

Because mankind is incapable of meeting God’s standard of perfection necessary to abide in God’s presence (Romans 3:19-20,23), God sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the total debt for the believer’s sins and mercifully credits to his account Christ’s righteousness (Romans 3:21-28,5:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21). Jesus’ gracious act of atonement was complete and covers all sin (Colossians 2:13-14; 1 John 1:9). Salvation is not based on good deeds but according to the mercy of God (Titus 3:4-5). Believers are justified by faith; it is a gift by God’s grace (Romans 4:3-8; Ephesians 2:8-9). A true, living faith will result in a desire to live a holy, loving life of good works (Ephesians 2:10; Galatians 5:6; James 2:14-26), but failure to be absolutely successful at righteous living does not negate the believer’s justified status.

If you sincerely say this prayer, your sins will be washed away, you will be redeemed to God, be saved from eternal torment and inherit the Kingdom of God:

"Dear Jesus,

I am a sinner.
I repent of my sins.
Please forgive me and save me by your shed blood;
come into my heart.
I want to receive you as my own personal Lord and Savior.

Amen"

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Answer 7

In America you can't stop them from preaching against it because of our constitutional rights. You can try to pass legislation banning discrimination but you can't silence a preacher.

BTW, don't forget about the Catholics. We are fighting against you as well.

Answer 8

What do you mean 'protect'?

Answer 9

you cant and you shouldnt