Comments on: Love, Marriage, and the Church http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/ My soul looks back and wonders Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:56:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: More on Gay Marriage « How I Got Over http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-370 More on Gay Marriage « How I Got Over Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:57:18 +0000 http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-370 [...] even wrote a blog post in favor of gay marriage earlier this year that you really must read if you haven’t [...] [...] even wrote a blog post in favor of gay marriage earlier this year that you really must read if you haven’t [...]

]]> By: Meg http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-42 Meg Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:45:22 +0000 http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-42 My name is Meg Ashworth and I am currently working on the marketing campaign for Denise Jackson's (wife of Alan Jackson) new book It's All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life. This winter, this book and its message has been seen in Country Weekly Magazine, Country Music People, Christianity Today, Today's Christian Woman, Christian Reader among others. This book holds a powerful message about the restoration of marriage and is igniting discussion everywhere about the power of love. I am sharing all of this with you because you are the creator of a strong and popular blog and you truly stand as a source of inspiration for women and marriages. I would love to send you a complimentary copy of It's All About Him, in hopes that you would first enjoy the book, and secondly champion the message on your site and open up the channels of discussion. In addition, if you would like, we can send you banner ads or free copies of the book to give away on your site. I would be happy to answer any questions as well as provide any details about the book and Jackson's message. Thank you for the time and if you would indeed enjoy a copy, please reply with your mailing address. Sincerely, Meg Ashworth My name is Meg Ashworth and I am currently working on the marketing campaign for Denise Jackson’s (wife of Alan Jackson) new book It’s All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life. This winter, this book and its message has been seen in Country Weekly Magazine, Country Music People, Christianity Today, Today’s Christian Woman, Christian Reader among others. This book holds a powerful message about the restoration of marriage and is igniting discussion everywhere about the power of love.

I am sharing all of this with you because you are the creator of a strong and popular blog and you truly stand as a source of inspiration for women and marriages.

I would love to send you a complimentary copy of It’s All About Him, in hopes that you would first enjoy the book, and secondly champion the message on your site and open up the channels of discussion. In addition, if you would like, we can send you banner ads or free copies of the book to give away on your site.

I would be happy to answer any questions as well as provide any details about the book and Jackson’s message. Thank you for the time and if you would indeed enjoy a copy, please reply with your mailing address.

Sincerely,
Meg Ashworth

]]> By: ~Erin~ http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-39 ~Erin~ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:32:21 +0000 http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-39 I really enjoyed reading this article. I am so very tired of hearing about homosexuality being a sin and having people use the church to bash gays. It is rediculous. NO one should be able to dictate who a person loves and how far their relationship is permited to go. It is wonderful to have found something arguing FOR homosexuals based on religious bias. Great job! I really enjoyed reading this article. I am so very tired of hearing about homosexuality being a sin and having people use the church to bash gays. It is rediculous. NO one should be able to dictate who a person loves and how far their relationship is permited to go.
It is wonderful to have found something arguing FOR homosexuals based on religious bias.
Great job!

]]> By: John Pageless http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-15 John Pageless Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:55:58 +0000 http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-15 Another argument might go something like this: Lets presume that homosexuality is a sin. How do we deal with such a fact without violating the Golden Rule? I certainly wouldn't want someone else telling me who I can and cannot love. I wouldn't want someone else trying to control my sex life. Despite the presumption that homosexuality is a sin, it doesn't violate the Golden Rule if it is consensual - so you cannot claim to be protecting anyone... The only way someone can find away to deal with homosexuality in a manner that does not violate the Golden Rule is to respect that person's choice. ... Then again, I don't believe that homosexuality is a sin, so perhaps I bias. ;-) Namaste. Another argument might go something like this:
Lets presume that homosexuality is a sin. How do we deal with such a fact without violating the Golden Rule? I certainly wouldn’t want someone else telling me who I can and cannot love. I wouldn’t want someone else trying to control my sex life. Despite the presumption that homosexuality is a sin, it doesn’t violate the Golden Rule if it is consensual – so you cannot claim to be protecting anyone…

The only way someone can find away to deal with homosexuality in a manner that does not violate the Golden Rule is to respect that person’s choice.

… Then again, I don’t believe that homosexuality is a sin, so perhaps I bias. ;-)

Namaste.

]]> By: Jay http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-13 Jay Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:15:39 +0000 http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-13 "My Dear Children, It WAS Adam and Steve, not Adam and Eve. That's what you get for letting a man translate. Love, God" “My Dear Children,

It WAS Adam and Steve, not Adam and Eve. That’s what you get for letting a man translate.

Love,

God”

]]> By: bethduncan http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-11 bethduncan Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:27:39 +0000 http://sethpickens.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/confession-of-a-baptist-preacher/#comment-11 I like your way of looking at things, Seth Pickens! Yes, we do tend to blow the "gay sin" way out of proportion in regards to other sins. And everything you say about "Adam and Steve" is true. I like your way of looking at things, Seth Pickens! Yes, we do tend to blow the “gay sin” way out of proportion in regards to other sins. And everything you say about “Adam and Steve” is true.

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