Current Events

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Preserving Marriage
California Homosexual Agenda
Moral Issues and The Presidential Campaign 2012

Obama, touting gay marriage stance, calls for repeal of Defense of Marriage Act

May 15, 2012 - At a fundraiser hosted by the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Leadership Council, President Obama went beyond his recent statement that same-sex couples should have the right to marry. He spoke in favor of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act which was passed in 1996.

Source: Fox

Prophetic Significance of Homosexuality

Franklin Graham: Obama Has ‘Shaken His Fist’ at God

May 10, 2012 - Franklin Graham, who had actively supported the successful push to amend North Carolina's constitution to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman, voiced strong disappointment over President Obama's affirmation of same-sex marriage. He said,

“President Obama has, in my view, shaken his fist at the same God who created and defined marriage. It grieves me that our president would now affirm same-sex marriage, though I believe it grieves God even more.”

Source: NewsMax

Gay marriage issue: Who does it hurt most, Obama or Romney? - Christian Science Monitor

Helping Someone Escape Sin Is Not Judgmental - Dan Delzell - Christian Post

Obama backs gay marriage, answering speculation on 'evolving' position

May 9, 2012 - President Obama finally clarified what he had earlier called an evolving opinion about same-sex marriage.

"At a certain point, I've just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," Obama told ABC News.

The President he said his position has changed, "as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships..."

Source: Fox

Responses to Obama's same-sex marriage announcement - CNN

Obama's spiritual adviser disappointed in stance on gay marriage - MyFox Orlando

Romney reaffirms belief in marriage as between man, woman - Fox

House panel votes to ban same-sex marriages on US military bases - Fox

Christian Leaders Criticize Obama on Gay Marriage Stance - NewsMax

Obama's Marriage Payoff: Hollywood Cash - NewsMax

Responding as President Affirms Same-Sex Marriage - Links to great articles - Manhattan Declaration

North Carolina approves amendment banning gay marriage

May 9, 2012 - North Carolina became the 30th state to adopt a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman. Final results are not yet in, but with 35 percent of precincts reporting, 58 percent were in favor of the amendment.

In the final days before the vote, members of President Barack Obama's cabinet expressed support for gay marriage and former President Bill Clinton recorded phone messages urging voters to reject the amendment.

Source: Fox

President Obama 'disappointed' with North Carolina ban on gay marriage - Fox

Colorado lawmakers reach impasse on civil unions - Fox

Methodists Uphold Policy that Calls Homosexuality ‘Incompatible with Christian Teaching’

May 7, 2012 - Delegates to the United Methodist Church’s General Conference in Tampa, Florida, stood against approval of homosexuality.

Despite emotional protests and fierce lobbying, United Methodists voted on May 2 to maintain their denomination’s stance that the practice of homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching.”

Source: Christianity Today

Andy Stanley Sermon Illustration on Homosexuality Prompts Backlash

May 4, 2012 - A illustration in a recent message by North Point Senior Pastor Andy Stanley raised more questions than it provided answers. He talked about a man who left his wife for another man. He condemned the adulterous relationship (since the man was married) and called adultery sin, but did not label homosexuality as sin. So far, Stanley has not commented on the issue.

Source: Christianity Today

'Gay' anti-bully activist 'savages' Christians

Homosexual activist Dan Savage, recently invited to be the keynote speaker at a high school anti-bullying conference in Seattle, Wash., promptly used his podium to bash Christians so severely, droves of the students fled the auditorium, some say victims of bullying themselves.

His profanity-laced speech claimed that the Bible was wrong about a lot of things. He called it “a radically pro-slavery document.” And he said it was wrong about sexuality as well.

Source: WND

Kirk Cameron is right

Mar. 14, 2012 - Actor Kirk Cameron was a guest on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight last Friday.

The host asked for his comments on homosexuality, and Cameron told the truth: “I think that it’s … unnatural. I think that it’s … detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization.”

Source: World

Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional: On to the Supreme Court?

Feb. 7, 2012

A federal appeals panel in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a decision that could lead to the Supreme Court’s consideration of the controversial social issue.

Since the court did not address the issue of whether the Constitution protects the rights of same-sex couples to marry, it is likely that their ruling will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Source: Washington Post

Three GOP Candidates Blast Ruling Overturning Calif. Gay Marriage Ban - Newsmax

Joel Osteen Affirms Homosexuality is a Sin

Jan. 17, 2012 - Joel Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church, the largest church in America, with average attendance of over 43 thousand per week, spoke out about homosexuality.

Osteen made headline news this week, when comments he made to Oprah about homosexuality being a sin, were criticized by a number of secular news agencies. However, Osteen did also receive strong support from conservative Christians across the nation.

He said being gay is a sin and one should ask forgiveness for it, but that God doesn't categorize it as a worse sin than others, like being proud, or not telling the truth.

Source: Christian Post