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By Heather Clark<\/strong>
\n Christian News Network<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Just days after word broke that Rob Bell, author of the best-selling and controversial book Love Wins<\/em>, which challenges the Christian teaching of Hell, came out in support of the homosexual lifestyle, Bell has reiterated his beliefs to the media.<\/p>\n

This week, Odyssey Networks<\/em> posted a video interview with Bell, during which he further outlined his stance, stating that he believes that the push for homosexual \u201cmarriage\u201d is actually a move of God.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing right now in this day, I believe, [is] God pulling us ahead into greater and greater affirmation and acceptance of our gay brothers and sisters and pastors and friends and neighbors and co-workers,\u201d Bell asserted. \u201cAnd we\u2019re realizing that God made some of us one way and some of us another.\u201d Click here<\/a> to continue reading and to view video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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