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We are not responsible for the outcome, only to be obedient. We must stop having tea in the parlor while there’s a fire in the kitchen. Let’s turn and face what we must, and feel confidence knowing Who we have at our backs.

by Linda Harvey
Mission America

American Christians are being led into homosexual “marriage” with hardly a whimper of protest.

The agenda is already everywhere we turn. My friend called me from the Ohio State Fair. She, her husband and two young daughters had just visited the arts pavilion. “You’ll never guess which wedding cake won,” she said.

“Two males or two females?” I asked.

“Two males–with rainbow decorations,” she told me. “And it was a very mediocre cake.”

Two decades ago I would have applauded Judge Vaughn Walker’s “courage” in overturning Proposition 8.I would have seen his judicial despotism as “progress,” and I would have ooed and ahhed over the same sex cake. Then Jesus Christ took hold of my life, and among many revelations, I saw homosexuality for the God-offending home-wrecker and life-wrecker it is. It’s becoming a nation-wrecker as well.

God graciously allowed me, a sinner, to be a part of his kingdom. And ironically, when the veil of deception fell from my eyes, I recognized for the first time the road to destruction America was travelling unless a miracle intervened. One of the major drivers of this hell-on-wheels, it became obvious, was homosexual activism.

So I consulted my new compatriots— believers in Christ— certain they would have wisdom to share, but I encountered mostly indifference. Yes, I do praise God for a few trusted fellow warriors who see the whole picture, but despite this and spotty resistance from conservative enclaves, relatively few American Christians contend with homosexual aggression. Like the creeping alcohol abuse of a wayward teen, though, ignoring it only ensures full-scale disaster somewhere down the line. And so, here we are. Click here to continue.

By Bob Unruh
WorldNetDaily

The openly homosexual federal judge in California who overturned the state’s constitutional limitation of marriage to one man and one woman ignored a warning from the state’s own Supreme Court about the coming chaos of polygamy and incest if same-sex “marriages” are established and now is the target of an impeachment campaign.

Judge Vaughn Walker, who openly has lived a homosexual lifestyle, yesterday issued an order that the state could not enforce its own constitutional requirement that marriage is between members of the opposite sex only.

The ruling from Walker said “race and gender restrictions shaped marriage during eras of race and gender inequality, but such restrictions were never part of the historical core of the institution of marriage.”

“Today, gender is not relevant to the state in determining spouses’ obligations to each other,” Walker said. “Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage.”  Click here to continue.

Charlie Butts, Fred Jackson, and Chris Woodward – OneNewsNow

On Wednesday, a judge struck down California’s same-sex “marriage” ban as a violation of the civil rights of homosexuals, but a pending appeal of the landmark ruling could prevent same-gender weddings from resuming in the state any time soon.
 
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker overturned the voter-approved ban known as Proposition 8 Wednesday, declaring that limiting marriage to a man and a woman serves no legitimate purpose and is an “artifact” rooted in “unfounded stereotypes and prejudices.”
 
While the ruling affects only California, the appeal will go to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over nine Western states. Walker said he would consider waiting for the Ninth Circuit to render its decision before he makes his opinion final and requires the state to stop enforcing the ban. The judge ordered both sides to submit written arguments by Friday on the issue.  

Judge should have recused himself
On two separate occasions, voters in The Golden State declared traditional marriage as the law of the state — once as a state statute and then as a constitutional amendment. Bryan Fischer, director of issue analysis for the American Family Association, calls Walker’s decision a tyrannical, abusive, and utterly unconstitutional display of judicial arrogance — and argues that members of Congress should immediately launch impeachment proceedings against Walker. Click here to continue reading.

MINNEAPOLIS- This week’s General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will consider redefining marriage to include same-sex couples and allowing ministers to perform same-sex weddings.

Carmen Fowler, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, believes those sorts of initiatives are to blame for the denomination’s declining membership.
    
Her group supports upholding the church’s traditional definition of marriage.
    
The PCUSA’s newly-elected moderator, Cynthia Bolbach, supports gay marriage but told the assembly on Saturday that the denomination has become paralyzed.
    
Fowler says that’s what happens when a church body becomes disconnected from its head — Jesus Christ. Click here for source.

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 By Robert Barnes
Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — A landmark federal trial that could lead to a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry ended Wednesday with competing views about the traditional role of marriage and whether the battle represented the latest frontier of the nation’s civil rights struggle.

LTRP Note: The following fictionalized account is written by former homosexual, now on-fire beleiver in Jesus Christ and free lance writer for the faith John Lanagan. If you would like to read his testimony, click here. Lighthouse Trails believes that the homosexual lifestyle is part of the New Age movement (i.e., the “death” religion) along with evolution, abortion, and mysticism. The fact that emerging church leaders de-emphasize the serious and dangerous nature of homosexuality further illustrates the true essence of the emerging church.

by John Lanagan
My Word Like Fire Ministries

Attack of the Evange-hellicals
Chapter One: How to silence the black Bishop

Bishop Lionel Daniel sat behind his desk and glumly surveyed the various contracts, agreements, commendations, and position papers that needed his signature. He hadn’t finished Sunday’s sermon–and it was already Thursday afternoon.

He was behind schedule with his book, The Homosexual’s Bible, but knew he could catch up by burning a little midnight oil. His publisher was excited about the first draft, and the book–although unfinished–had already received a good deal of national attention.

As senior pastor of Preach Christ Church, by far the largest African-American congregation in the Washington D.C. area, Daniel had preached against legalizing same-sex marriage. He had taken the battle to national talk shows, written a number of articles about the issue, and engaged in spirited public debate with gay marriage proponents.

His exchange on the Zack O’Rourke program with gay advocate Mike Minor was O’Rourke’s highest rated show ever.

When it came to defending the Bible, Bishop Daniel never backed down. He was persuasive, eloquent, and unfailingly polite. White liberals had a hard time dealing with him, as they always did when someone with darker skin didn’t tow the party line. Several pontificating, white conservatives discovered the Bishop could not be manipulated or pressured.

Despite strong opposition, it was no surprise when same-sex marriage became legalized in Washington D.C. The ruling came through the courts–the citizens had not even been allowed to vote on the issue.

As Bishop Daniel had predicted, the same-sex marriage victory was just the beginning. Pro-gay advocates continued to work tirelessly in the arenas of education, housing, and media. So Bishop Lionel Daniel continued to be in demand as a speaker and writer. He hadn’t had a day off in close to three months. Click here to continue reading.

from the Independent (UK)
(courtesy of True Discernment blog)

Gay men and women will finally be allowed to marry in churches after the House of Lords dramatically voted in favour of lifting the ban on religious premises holding same-sex partnerships. 

 The amendment to the Equality Bill, which was tabled as a free vote by gay Muslim peer Waheed Alli, received overwhelming backing in the Lords, including from a number of prominent Anglican bishops.

Under current UK law religious venues are forbidden from holding civil partnerships, although some liberal denominations within Christianity and Judaism have been willing to bless gay unions once a partnership ceremony has taken place elsewhere.  

The lifting of the ban, which still needs to be approved by the House of Commons, will now give religious venues the option of conducting civil partnerships – but it will not compel them to do so, as some traditionalists had feared.  

Lord Alli denied the suggestion that religious communities would be forced to accept gay marriages.  . . . . . . (source)

By Peter J. Smith
LifeSiteNews.com

SAN FRANCISCO – The US Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Texas mother challenging her former lesbian partner’s claim to be the second parent of her daughter, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

Kristina S. had conceived her now six-year-old daughter Amalia through artificial insemination during her domestic partnership with lesbian Charisma R. However, Kristina left the partnership three months after her daughter’s birth.

The former partner initiated a legal challenge to gain visitation rights, but her case was not considered by state judges until the California Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that homosexual partners involved in the process of conceiving and raising their partner’s child had legal rights as “co-parents.”

Charisma had not seen the little girl for five years when an Alameda County judge in California ordered that visits commence based on the state high court’s ruling.

Since the US Supreme Court refused to review the case, the decision of California’s First District Court of Appeal will stand that Christina is the legal “co-parent” and has visitation rights.

Kristina S. was represented by the civil advocacy group, Liberty Counsel, which argued to the high court that the California judiciary was replacing the natural family with a judicial definition. Click here to continue reading.

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