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Pastor Louie Giglio, founder of the Passion movement, has been disinvited from giving the benediction at President Obama's inaugural ceremony because of a message he preached 15 or 20 years ago. His message at that time was that homosexuality is a sin and that the “only way out of a homosexual lifestyle … is through the healing power of Jesus.”
The Presidential Inaugural Committee and the White House have now declared historic, biblical Christianity to be out of bounds, casting it off the inaugural program as an embarrassment. By its newly articulated standard, any preacher who holds to the faith of the church for the last 2,000 years is persona non grata. By this standard, no Roman Catholic prelate or priest can participate in the ceremony. No Evangelical who holds to biblical orthodoxy is welcome. The vast majority of Christians around the world have been disinvited.
Senator Joseph McCarthy is famous for his hearings into communism in the 1950's. The dreaded question, "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the communist party?" was made famous from those times. Many Hollywood careers were ruined by the stigma attached to these investigations. The Hollywood left, of course, has always roundly condemned these times as a blot on their society's history, but now we are seeing the same kind of dark days reappearing. This time the perpetrators are the same ones that probably would have been the victims of the original.
The old adage holds true - those who refuse to learn from history are condemned to repeat it. And they don't see the unfortunate hypocricy involved.
Take Care
2 comments:
I really have to disagree with the tone of this article, and the assumptions it draws going forward. Giglio was NOT "disinvited", he voluntarily withdrew from the inauguration. The White House did not ask him to do so; he chose to respond pro-actively in light of "a liberal watchdog group" who wished to create a controversy about a statement nearly twenty years old. Giglio, according to his own statement, felt it better to step back rather than being baited into a straw man argument - what a shame that others have been less successful.
While your point you make is valid, John, this is not the best way to expound upon it...why is no one else talking about the ridiculousness of reaching back two decades to find something to complain about, instead of trying to justify the basis of the complaint? Aren't we just lending credibility to the other side, by agreeing to fight on their terms?
Hi Nicky,
You are correct, of course, he did withdraw voluntarily, but under pressure. But from the same story, - this comment from the Inaugural Committee:
"“We were not aware of Pastor Giglio’s past comments at the time of his selection, and they don’t reflect our desire to celebrate the strength and diversity of our country at this inaugural. Pastor Giglio was asked to deliver the benediction in large part because of his leadership in combating human trafficking around the world. As we now work to select someone to deliver the benediction, we will ensure their beliefs reflect this administration’s vision of inclusion and acceptance for all Americans.”
And I'm not intending to fight on anyone's terms. I'm an observer, not a fighter. I just point out what's happening as an indication of the state of the culture.
Take Care
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