Reminds me of the Bert Thompson affair, (see news article) a Ph.D. writer for the Apologetics Press anti-evolution ministry, who has written such real winners as "An Investigation of the Biblical Evidence Against Homosexuality" and “This is the Way God Made Me”—A Scientific Examination of Homosexuality and the “Gay Gene”, in a display of stunning hypocrisy, when he was himself fired (but apparently they don't mind publishing his articles still) after being caught in a web of deceipt involving young boys. He also spent about 10 pages of his book, "The Many Faces and Causes of Unbelief", discussing how hypocrisy plays a role in causing unbelief and is one of the most awful of sins that Jesus condemned.
More than a few forums mentioned this, including christianity.com, unforunately the article that Christianity.com sponsored has been removed. But the blogosphere has very little to say. However, the original source news article is still up. See the evowiki as well. It is quite obvious the whole thing has been kept quite "hush-hush". See this blog, or this blog, or this mixed bag of emotions in letters to the editor in response to the original news article, for more. Note, again, that the incredible hypocrisy extends to the Apologetics Press, as they keep those "anti-gay" articles posted on their website, with Thompson's name amazingly still attached to them.
Also reminds me of Roy Clements, and the way the Xian community that trumpeted him as one of the "most gifted Bible expositors of our time" now has totally turned the cold shoulder to him.
There was another really active "former homosexual" who became heavily involved in Christian evangelism specifically reaching out to gays. Turns out, after a few years on the touring circuit and endorsements by Falwell et al, the guy was living a double life, even though he spent almost every day of his life preaching against "the gay sin".
What these people are all missing is that God dislikes seafood (calls it an "abomination") as much as gays. [wink wink]
Mike Rogers (click at your own risk, as there are some racy ads in the sidebars) makes a living at ousting closeted Congressmen/women who vote conservative, anti-gay legislature into effect while leading a double life. Ed Schrock takes the cake as the politicial-closet queer-hypocrite-extraordinaire. Jim West, quasi-conservative who voted against gay rights, is yet another sad hypocrite.
I suppose all the hypocrisy bears witness to the fact that gays are still pretty afraid to live openly in society. That is sad. But I know many "out" persons, and so I think a lot of it has to do with your family and friends being religious/conservative -- how much more likely are you to hide your true self?
I can think of a parallel which is actually applicable to me -- I pretended to believe in god for a while although I no longer did. Atheists and agnostics are more prominent than polls would have you believe, and some of them probably stand behind pulpits every Sunday. You have to wonder how many ministers are also closeted gay or lesbian, working in a conservative church, considering these same points I've made. Hopefully a day will come when people can be who they are without fear, and without hypocrisy.
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Technorati tags: Fundamentalism, Hypocrisy
More than a few forums mentioned this, including christianity.com, unforunately the article that Christianity.com sponsored has been removed. But the blogosphere has very little to say. However, the original source news article is still up. See the evowiki as well. It is quite obvious the whole thing has been kept quite "hush-hush". See this blog, or this blog, or this mixed bag of emotions in letters to the editor in response to the original news article, for more. Note, again, that the incredible hypocrisy extends to the Apologetics Press, as they keep those "anti-gay" articles posted on their website, with Thompson's name amazingly still attached to them.
Also reminds me of Roy Clements, and the way the Xian community that trumpeted him as one of the "most gifted Bible expositors of our time" now has totally turned the cold shoulder to him.
There was another really active "former homosexual" who became heavily involved in Christian evangelism specifically reaching out to gays. Turns out, after a few years on the touring circuit and endorsements by Falwell et al, the guy was living a double life, even though he spent almost every day of his life preaching against "the gay sin".
What these people are all missing is that God dislikes seafood (calls it an "abomination") as much as gays. [wink wink]
Mike Rogers (click at your own risk, as there are some racy ads in the sidebars) makes a living at ousting closeted Congressmen/women who vote conservative, anti-gay legislature into effect while leading a double life. Ed Schrock takes the cake as the politicial-closet queer-hypocrite-extraordinaire. Jim West, quasi-conservative who voted against gay rights, is yet another sad hypocrite.
I suppose all the hypocrisy bears witness to the fact that gays are still pretty afraid to live openly in society. That is sad. But I know many "out" persons, and so I think a lot of it has to do with your family and friends being religious/conservative -- how much more likely are you to hide your true self?
I can think of a parallel which is actually applicable to me -- I pretended to believe in god for a while although I no longer did. Atheists and agnostics are more prominent than polls would have you believe, and some of them probably stand behind pulpits every Sunday. You have to wonder how many ministers are also closeted gay or lesbian, working in a conservative church, considering these same points I've made. Hopefully a day will come when people can be who they are without fear, and without hypocrisy.
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Technorati tags: Fundamentalism, Hypocrisy
