Open Letter to Christian Leaders

Open Letter to Christian Leaders.

I received this from Christian Liberty Press today and thought it worthwhile to share. It really is sad and disturbing how many so-called Christians endorse the sin of homosexuality, whether personally, through TV shows they watch, or simply turning a blind eye to it in conversation. I do not think this is what our Lord has called us to in saying we are to be SALT and LIGHT in this world. Our lives are not our own, and what we subscribe to directly impacts our Christian witness...our effectiveness as people called out and set apart (supposedly). We may be the only interaction someone lost has with the saving Gospel--are we tainting this critical message through a lifestyle that is contrary to God's holy standard? I'll stop for now, but read on--Ann

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Christian Educator An Open Letter to Christian Leaders in America August 26, 2014 Dear Christian Liberty Family, Greetings to you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I want to share with you all an important letter written by Pastor Scott Lively of Springfield, Massachusetts. Pastor Lively is one of the most courageous men I know in standing for the truth of God's Word. I met Pastor Lively about three years ago when he came to our building to receive an award given by another organization that was using our facility here in Arlington Heights. His visit will not be forgotten, because our ministry was attacked due to his visit. Early in the morning on October 15, 2011, at least one person smashed several windows and a glass entrance door. The paving brick that was used to do some of the damage was directed against Pastor Lively as you will see in the photos below. Threats against our ministry were also made in e-mails and an online forum. Below the two photos, you will find an important letter written by Pastor Lively. The message he shares is vital for all Christians to hear, especially Christian leaders. Please share this information with others and also learn more about how you can support the brave ministry of Scott Lively. In Christ, Pastor Calvin Lindstrom

On June 28, 1969 the homosexual political movement, which had previously defined its goal as “the right to be left alone,” took a militant turn. At the Stonewall Bar on Christopher Street in New York City, “gay” activists rioted against police who tried to arrest an underage “drag queen” prostitute. That episode of violent rebellion is now commemorated annually as “Gay Pride Day.” Their inspiration was Herbert Marcuse, the German-born philosopher and political strategist who headed the “Frankfort School” of Cultural Marxism. From a perch in the highest branches of American academia Marcuse railed against “the repressive order of procreative sexuality” and called for the “disintegration of the…monogamic and patriarchal family.”* In 1972, two hundred homosexual organizations, representing the entire LGBT movement, met in Chicago to outline their Marcusian agenda: a blueprint for supplanting Biblical morality with sexual anarchy — in essence, the overthrow of family-centered Christian civilization. In 1973, their “long march through the institutions” began with the political takeover of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to redefine homosexuality as psychologically healthy. In 2013, after just forty years, the last secular institution to resist LGBT bullying was finally subdued: the Boy Scouts of America. One last barrier to “gay“ cultural hegemony remains: the Christian church. All of the battle-hardened “gay rights” activists with all of their formidable resources are mobilized for an assault on Christianity itself under the hijacked rainbow banner of “Gay Theology.” Indeed, the process has already begun, like the retreat of the tide before the tsunami. Recently I debated a young Christian pop star named Vicky Beeching on a British news program. Beeching, an attractive and charismatic woman with a large following among young people, has “come out” as a lesbian to tremendous fanfare by the secular media. She will undoubtedly lead many astray, but, importantly, she is only one agent among tens of thousands poised to lay siege to Biblical truth both from without and within the church walls. In late 2013 I began working on a simple tool to warn and equip the church to resist the impending onslaught. That finished tool is a brochure titled “NOT Just Another Sin” which succinctly summarizes the Biblical case against homosexuality from Genesis to Revelation. In short, the Bible identifies rampant homosexuality in society as the harbinger of God’s wrath. It is decidedly Not “just another sin.” This is not a marketing campaign. We are not offering the brochure for sale. We simply want your help to quickly disseminate the brochure to every Christian leader in America. We will provide as many copies of this brochure as you can use at our cost of $.07 per piece plus shipping and whatever donation you feel led to offer.** Alternatively, if you provide us an up-to-date list of pastors or other leaders we will send it to them ourselves (but please provide help with postage). Or if you desire to print your own supply, we will send you the artwork. If for any reason you dislike the brochure, we exhort you to take action in your own way to spread the warning and rally believers against this dangerous modern heresy called “gay theology.” Finally, if you have the courage to risk slander and persecution for associating with us, I am one of a small group of highly educated and experienced pro-family advocates available on a limited basis for speaking, seminars and Christian media interviews at sdllaw@gmail.com. The “perilous times” of II Timothy 3 have come. Let us stand together in Truth as His remnant, Pastor Scott Lively, J.D., Th.D. * Facts cited in this letter are documented in my article “Gay Agenda? What Gay Agenda?” at www.scottlively.net ** Donations should be made out to Abiding Truth Ministries, PO Box 2373, Springfield, MA 01101 or online at www.defendthefamily.com/help/donate.php