Friday, June 20, 2014

Father, forgive them!



St. Paul. A.M.E Church Pastor RON RAWLS of St. Augustine, Florida shared his anti-Gay and anti-Gay marriage views after the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision in the Windsor case. RAWLS compared Gay people to Michael Vick and dogfighting (among other sickeningly trite tropes, false analogies and Lashon hara directed against GLBT people).
God forgive him for spreading anti-Gay hatred in our community, based on Biblical misinterpretations. Pray for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZybdlZ6llc
http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2013-06-26/some-gay-ruling-great-others-its-awful?page=9

Rev. RAWLS June 19th demanded to tear down Historic Echo House and put up a parking lot, threatening to move his church out of the City of St. Augustin if he does not get his way. The demands were at a meeting of the Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) of the City of St. Augustine. See Item 5C, http://staugustinefl.swagit.com/play/06192014-645
God forgive him. Pray for him.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.
Leviticus 18:22
It is against the teachings of the Bible to partake in homosexuality. What do you suggest the Rev. do? You sir are NOT tolerant of Christians but you force your beliefs down peoples throats claiming tolerance...
Hypocrite, you offer prayers for these people to a G-d that you clearly do not worship, and do not love.

Ed Slavin said...

Only fundamentalists like the Taliban, local KKK preacher, el. believe in scriptural inerrancy. When was in third grade, my priest explained that Adam and Eve was a fair tale. Believe what you want, but don't inflict your hatred on our government, which is secular. As Bill Leary told the KKK on December 10, 2012, "I was elected to make secular decisions"

Anonymous said...

You are extremely wrong in that statement! Followers of Christ believe in the inerrancy of the Bible you cannot pick and choose as you please. I dont undrrstand your version of Christianity, you have quoted Matthew before saying you cannot serve 2 masters. Do you understand the meaning of that verse? You cannot serve G-d and serve the world. I do not wish to bomb others for their beliefs and surpress the african american people and I dont hate gays but no as a Christian I do not agree with their lifestyle. You are one of those who claim tolerance for all no one is allowed to disagree with anothers lifestyle, where do you draw the line? Im just saying people have different values and beliefs you trying to stop others from being real Christains is intorelant so dont point fingers. You name call and you go to extremes... I think it is time for you to go back to Tennessee. You wanna talk about your sins being found out you sir seem to be a bully manipulating vunerable people in times of need to profit beyond what is acceptable. Is this blog your way of staying relivant?
Also if you dont believe in the truth of the scriptures why do you use them? How do you know which ones are really from the mouth of G-d?

Ed Slavin said...

Anonymous KKK preacher thinks we must all believe as he does or we're wrong or damned, something like that. How pitiful. He's no mensch and no theologian. Pray for him!