Pastor Rick Warren Removes Anti-Gay Statements From Saddleback Church Website
Was this legal in the first damn place? I was pretty shocked to discover this kind of information listed on a church website. I was aware this type of discrimination existed, but I can't believe that someone would put it on a website. Why would you want to attend a church that told you that you were not acceptable as yourself? Whether you believe in or support homosexuality or not, this kind of exclusion is dangerous. And is it really Rick Warren's place to judge people?
Folks really need to think about these kind of positions. So, if you're gay, you can't be a member, but if you beat your wife and children, have been married multiple times to someone of the opposite sex, are a racist, or a serial killer, you can be a member of Saddleback Church as long as you are not gay. And what if Pastor Warren decides that being a free African American is a "lifestyle" or being an independent woman is a "lifestyle"? Folks keep forgetting how the bible was used to enslave blacks and subjugate women.
And what kills me is that there are plenty of black and white churches just like Saddleback Church that have all these negative views of homosexuality, but have a significant gay membership. Does Pastor Warren actually believe that his church does not have gay members? And just because an gay individual decides to deny their sexual orientation and not engage in sexual activity, does not make them suddenly straight. Even if they marry or have children to fit in, they are still gay. Just look at former Pastor Ted Haggard. Isn't interesting how the Christian right NEVER talks about this dude anymore?
I think it's time folks start minding their own business.
