Why i do not celebrate gay pride christian post
We’re currently in the plump of LGBT Pride month. Even before the first day of June, rainbow flags have fluttered over streets and in store windows. “Love is love” is plastered on shirts and signs everywhere we turn.
There is an breeze of confusion in the world we live in. A world where genders and pronouns are constantly changing. A world where definitions are fluid. A world where you and I are told we can discover our have truth.
What should Christians consider in a culture fancy this? Is LGBT Parade month a bad thing? Do LGBT rights merely promote equality? Is there anything wrong with the rainbow flag? Shouldn’t we be able to care for anyone we want?
In a culture of confusion, it’s often difficult to discern truth from lies. As believers who seek to uphold the truth and honor Christ’s name, we must turn to Scripture so we can linger steadfast in a raging storm of confusion.
What Is Love?
Love is often defined today as “an intense feeling of deep affection.” According to this definition, love wavers depending on how one feels from moment to moment. Admire is subjective, meaning that it changes based on the individual. One may love someone of the opposite sex, while another may
If you are not notified, we are in the month of June and June is known as Pride Month. Pride Month is a month-long celebration where the LGBTQIA+ collective showcases and celebrates their individual sexual identity. It traces its roots to the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which started on June 28, 1969, when police raided a gay lock in the Stonewall Inn, New York City. Over time LGBTQ activists pressed for greater public recognition until President Bill Clinton officially declared June “Gay and Lesbian Pride Month” in 1999. Not satisfied with this, the campaign continued to gather momentum, pressing into the halls of government, the board rooms of corporations and the classrooms of our schools.
The result is that over a relatively concise period of time we have experienced perhaps the largest moral revolution in all of human history. A revolution that not just embraces homosexuality, but every other sexual self one can imagine, hence the “+”. And far beyond just tolerating another’s sexual identity, it says you must openly hug and celebrate it. Perhaps this is something you are facing as a Christian in your institution and workplace and are unsure what to perform. I would like to give you five
Why I do not celebrate gay pride
By Michael Brown, Op-ed Contributor
If you ask my detractors, they would tell you that the reason I do not rejoice gay pride is that I’m a bigot. A hater. A homophobe. A transphobe.
And I perceive their perspective.
After all, no matter how Christian I claim to be, if I tell a gay couple I do not trust they are truly married in God’s sight, that feels like hatred to them.
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If I tell a miss who identifies as a man that I still think she is a woman, that feels like hatred to her.
From their perspective, I can realize how unchristian my position seems, how bigoted, how biased, how primitive.
After all, they would be quick to show out, there are gay parents who are more dedicated to their kids than some unbent parents.
There are transsexual men and women who are compassionate, gentle, caring souls.
There are people all across the LGBT spectrum who aid the poor, who care for the oppressed, who affection the loveless, who are outstanding bosses or employees or friends or neighbors.
Wh
What would Jesus execute with pride parades?
By David Closson, Voices Contributor
I recently came across my old WWJD wristband. These wristbands, which reached summit popularity in the 1990s, reminded wearers to consider “What Would Jesus Do?” as they went about their evening. Although the statement and the wristbands are less commonly used today, the question, “What Would Jesus Do?” was posed in an article I came across recently that discussed Pride Month.
The same author published another article earlier this month that made the same indicate, namely that Jesus never condemned homosexuality and that if He were alive today, He would wave a rainbow flag and parade in a Event parade.
While conservative Christians may be tempted to dismiss these articles as clearly unbiblical, I trust it is naïve not to occupy with these arguments. In fact, studies have shown that those who distinguish as Christian are increasingly open to pro-LGBT messaging and are willing to reconsider the Bible’s teaching on homosexuality. In fact, according to a 2020 study by the Cultural Analyze Center, 34% of evangelicals reject the idea that marriage is a bond between one guy and one chick. Despite professing f
In June 1970, the first Pride marches took place in three cities in the US. Two years later, London held its first Pride event. In the nearly five decades since, there has been huge growth. This month will see Pride flags all over schools, supermarkets and city centres around the world.
So how should the Church respond? It is easy to notice afraid, to fear that an alternative religion is taking over our universal spaces, forcing us to join in the worship. For many, that will lead to anger.
For others, perhaps particularly those productive in the public sector or who have children in school, there’s confusion. How do I respond when my children or I am invited (or instructed) to participate in a Pride event?
Understanding the origins of Pride is important
My prayer is that, as followers of Jesus, we think clearly where Pride is concerned. But don’t be surprised if it also leaves you feeling conflicted because, as we wrestle with the question of responding to Pride, we need to consider two streams of thought.
Creation
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27).
Here, we see the basis for