Anglican Mainstream

By Randy Thomas, Exodus

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Last spring I visited a London to go to a conference held by True Freedom Trust which has a similar ministry as Exodus.  I went simply to listen, learn and fellowship.  I did not ask any political questions but one day at lunch I was shocked at the number of people sharing how they had been persecuted at work and in general for their own testimonies.

 

They weren’t the stereotypical bible thumpers by any stretch of the imagination and yet some , when asked by others for their opinion, these humble folk were run off from their job or put on probation/suspension (in their work setting) for holding to a biblical view of sexuality.  One man deleted his blog, which was anonymous to begin with, out of fear that the government might harass him and he would lose his job.

 

It wasn’t just about a Christian who had never had a gay thought in their lives talking with a gay person at work.  These were same sex attracted Christians (in the past or current) talking about their own views for their own lives and biblical sexuality in general.

 

It would be good to emphasize that freedom of speech also has great responsibility.  For Christians it is a very high responsbility because the scriptures are very clear that every word we speak matters to God.

 

Given the hard line dogmatic approach of some gay or pro-gay politicians/activists, it is important to speak out of honesty, integrity, clearly and directly.  Informed by truth, contextualized by grace and empowered by love for those who have no interest in loving you back.   While this is a “win” for this public policy battle, remember, we aren’t called to “win.” We are called to be faithful.

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