On our website in the Pastor’s Blog is an article, “The Church Will Survive Gay Marriage if It Sticks to Its Guns” by David French.
This is the most useful article I have read in the last week. The author talks in calm and practical terms reminding us of who we are as God’s people. Wherever we are in the world there will always be challenges to our beliefs. How do we stand strong? How do we weaken and compromise ourselves? He says, "The church can and will survive persecution. It will not survive faithlessness." The Church Will Survive Gay Marriage if It Sticks to Its Guns by David French June 29, 2015 2:02 PM @DavidAFrench The Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision is only three days old and already there are calls to end the tax exemption not just for religious schools, but for churches as well. Already we’re seeing public expressions of contempt for clergy, like this one reported by Father Jonathan Morris: Read More
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