[Vision2020] The Great Debate

[rvrcowboy]

Keely, you did a good job last night until the discussion turned into a debate over whether homosexuality was a Biblical sin or not.  I am not arguing with your views here (even though I disagree with them).  I am just pointing out the fact the debate was supposedly centered on the effect Christ Church was having on Moscow and the surrounding area but it turned into little more than a debate over the acceptance of homosexuality.  

To be honest, I am not surprised over this, it is what one should have expected from any debate in Moscow.  Also, I stopped listening just before the first break, at 9:17, because I had some business to attend too.  I had lost interest by that time anyway, since the topic of the debate had turned into the single issue of homosexual accpetance.  Perhaps it got better after the break.

Still, I thought you did a good job and was impressed with your presence and knowledge.  Kudos from me on your courage and presentation, even if I did not agree with all you had to say I had a lot of respect for how you handled yourself and how you presented.  I also thought Doug Wilson did a good job for the most part.  I will admit I thought he was a little evasive on a couple of points but I also thought the moderator allowed the debate to dwell on the single topic of homosexuality far too long.  This gave the apperance the debate was really just a cover to further some agenda of acceptance by the homosexual community over the airwaves.  Too bad, the debate was quite interesting up to that point.

Thank you for the opportunity to get to understand you better and to get to know a little more about Christ Church also.  By the way, I do definately believe a practicing homosexual can be a Christian.  I also believe homosexual activity is a sin and do not believe any rational person can read the Bible (any version) and conclude differently.  I say that while admitting I am not a Biblical scholar or seminary trained in any way.  I agree with you that Jesus' overwhelming message is that we love one another.  I just don't believe that loving one another justifies our sins.  Please understand, I don't rate the sin of homosexuality any differently than adultrey, rape, cheating, stealing, or any other sin.  Also, please believe me that I have been guilty of sins of my own and am still working on correcting many of them so I am not trying to be judgmental of you.  I am as much a sinner as anyone.

All that having been said, I apologize for the many slams I have leveled against you in the past.  It was not Christian of me and I am ashamed of them.  I don't have to agree with you in order to accept you as a person and honor and love you as a fellow Christian, something we all forget to often.  Sometimes I, like most, let the flow of venom in the forum infect my judgment and bring out the worst side of me.  

Have a wonderful day...

God bless,

Dick S.

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