Day of Silence- Followup
Author: DavidJones // Category: Ethics, Family, Pop Culture, Youth CultureIt has come to my attention that there has been some confusion about my recent post on the Day of Silence, and on the article “Breaking the Silence” in CLEAR Horizon student magazine for Spring 2009. Hopefully I can clear up a few of those issues.
First and foremost, let me say that I do believe homosexuality is a sin. I believe the Bible is very clear about this fact. I also do not believe Christians should promote “tolerance” of all lifestyles, religions, etc. I believe God made man to be with woman, and a sexual relationship should only exist within the confines of a monogamous marriage between man and woman.
I am also not an advocate of the Day of Silence. Since the Day of Silence will occur in many schools, I believe Christians should have a plan concerning how they will approach this day. As I said in my previous post, inaction can be dangerous. However, I do not support nor do I promote the Day of Silence.
I apologize if anyone was confused by anything I said. I have updated the previous post on the Day of Silence to try to clear up some of the issues that came across as blurry.
For more information about this topic, visit Jonathan Yandell’s blog by clicking here: www.JonathanYandell.com and Part II
For Randall House’s followup to “Breaking the Silence” please visit Danny Conn’s blog by clicking here: www.Outpostx.net
February 25th, 2009 at 11:43 am
When the Christian community has been “taught” for years to distance ourselves from “them” (as if they have some kind of infectious disease); it is hard for those same folk to hear the truth that we should love them and reach out to them with the love of Christ. It does not mean that we condone their actions or support their protest. It simply means that we love them enough to share with them about the love of God.
I love that passage in I Corinthians 6 where Paul talks about “and such were some of you.” The “some” that he was speaking about where those who were previously engaged in sexual immorality (including homosexuality), but have since become believers in Christ. My point is that someone had to of reached out to them in love and share with them about Christ.